Thursday, January 22, 2026

Edina Country Club
5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina


Mentorship Happy Hour with Jim Vitt

Jim Vitt joined Associated in August 2010 as Vice President & Relationship Manager and was promoted to the Market Manager for the Minnesota Commercial Real Estate team in 2014. He is responsible for all aspects of the commercial real estate portfolio including strategic leadership, marketing, and credit quality as well as providing a satisfactory return to the bank.

Vitt brings 30 plus years of commercial real estate finance experience to Associated. He previously held the position of Managing Director of a boutique Commercial Real Estate Development Company where he was responsible for originating and structuring traditional build-to-suit and multi-tenant retail development projects as well as structuring multiple sale leaseback transactions. Before that, Vitt served as Portfolio Manager and Lending Officer, Commercial Real Estate, at the former Richfield/M&I Bank (now BMO Harris Bank) where he was responsible for the origination and structuring of secured real estate loans.

Vitt holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Saint Thomas, where he majored in Economics and minored in Business Administration and French. He is currently a member of the Minnesota Shopping Center Association, NAIOP, Urban Land Institute and the Twin Cities Housing Alliance. He also serves on the board of directors for 2 non-profit organizations: HIRED and Restart MN, Inc.

Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC) is one of the top 50 publicly traded U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Associated is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services through approximately 240 banking locations serving more than 150 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas. Associated Bank, N.A. is an Equal Housing Lender, Equal Opportunity Lender and Member FDIC. More information about Associated Banc-Corp is available at www.associatedbank.com.

Fine Print:

  • Open to DL mentees only. Limited to 10 attendees.
  • If this fireside chat sells out, we will start a waiting list.
  • If you register but can no longer attend, email NAIOP and we will offer your spot to another mentee.
  • Deadline to register: Jan. 21

Times

4:00-6:00 pm

Location

Edina Country Club
5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina

Cost

Free (open to DL mentee program participants only)

Questions

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Speaker


 

Jim Vitt

Jim Vitt

Senior Vice President, Minnesota Market Manager
Associated Bank