South Dakota Bancshares, Inc

BankWest, a subsidiary of South Dakota Bancshares, is one of the largest financial institutions in South Dakota. True to its history, the bank remains privately held by a group of civic-minded shareholders who believe in putting customers and community first. The bank currently has three offices in Pierre along with offices in Mitchell, Rapid City, Kadoka, Vivian, Kennebec, Onida, Selby, Gregory, and Winner, S.D. In its 100-plus year history, BankWest has witnessed the granting of South Dakota statehood; the economic prosperity during the railroad boom; the hardships of the Great Depression; transferring from a national to state banking charter; changing its name from Pierre National Bank to BankWest.