Press Release:  Arcadian Bank Hartland Storm Damage

December 16, 2021

Arcadian Bank sustained significant damage to its Hartland bank building during the severe weather storms on the evening of December 15th.  There was extensive damage to the exterior of the building, mostly on the southwest side, with windows blown out and debris scattered inside.  Some of the brickwork on the east side was also torn off.  The interior, other than miscellaneous debris, is mostly intact.  At this time it is unknown specifically how much structural damage was sustained. The safe deposit vault was undamaged and remains secure with plans being made to relocate the safe deposit boxes to our Albert Lea location. If access to a safe deposit box vault is needed urgently, please contact our Albert Lea or Freeborn locations to discuss.

Rest assured that our customers’ accounts and information is safe.  Our Albert Lea and Freeborn locations are open and fully operating.  All accounts are accessible, and any banking transactions can be conducted from our Albert Lea and Freeborn locations or online.  The Hartland branch will be closed until further notice, and staff members will be temporarily reassigned to other branches.

“We try to plan for things like this, but no amount of planning can prepare you for seeing sections of the 100+ year old building where our bank started turned into rubble.  Nobody was hurt, and buildings can be repaired or rebuilt.  This is a sad event to end the year, but we will persevere.” says President Mark Heinemann.  We remain positive and fully dedicated to the community of Hartland.  Our core values and mission statement will ensure that our organization and customers will get through this unfortunate event.

We are COMMUNITY OWNED COMMUNITY FOCUSED and truly appreciate the thoughts and kind words during this time.  If you have any further questions or need assistance please call 507-373-1945.

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