March 5, 2026 (MADISON, Wis.) – On Thursday, Feb. 19, Lake Ridge Bank celebrated the grand opening of its larger, full-service location at 2605 Kennedy Road in Janesville with a ribbon cutting, facility tour and social event.

Forward Janesville CEO Shar Hermanson shared a few words about what Lake Ridge Bank’s growing presence means to the region’s business community during the ribbon cutting ceremony. Lake Ridge Bank President Paul Hoffmann and CEO Jim Tubbs also spoke during the event, sharing their excitement for this expanded commitment to Janesville and the surrounding area. 

“Community banks make communities stronger,” said Lake Ridge Bank President Paul Hoffmann in a separate statement. “Focusing our efforts and attention on local businesses, local projects, and local people who want to make our area a better place to live, work, and play creates a more stable and vibrant community as a whole. And based on the community’s response to our expanded services, Janesville agrees!”

A financial partner for the Janesville farming and ag community since 2014, Lake Ridge Bank’s new office space officially opened its doors on November 3, 2025. Janesville businesses, nonprofits, individuals, and families now have access to the full suite of services offered throughout the bank’s network of locations in Rock, Dane, Green and Sauk counties, including:

• Personal Banking
• Business Banking and Treasury Management services
• Ag Lending and Crop Insurance
• Mortgage Lending
• Wealth Management
• Executive Banking

For more information about how Lake Ridge Bank does things differently, visit lakeridge.bank.

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Lake Ridge Bank’s mission is to “build prosperous communities, one relationship at a time.” For more than 100 years, this has meant getting to know each of our clients to offer personalized services to meet their specific financial goals. Lake Ridge Bank offers a full line of financial products and services. We focus on offering products and services to make your banking easy. Our business banking and mortgage lenders are trusted leaders in their field with the expertise to provide the right loan at a competitive for our clients. As a community bank, we are dedicated to reinvesting in, and making our communities great places to live, work and raise a family. Visit lakeridge.bank to learn more about how we can help you.