Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Great Western Bank has broken ground on its first branch in Cedar Rapids, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The office is expected to open in midsummer 2019 with a staff of about 10 and will focus on commercial banking services, private banking, including wealth management, and a full slate of personal banking services. Great Western Bank, which has branch locations in 43 other communities across Iowa, including eight branches in Greater Des Moines, has more than 170 locations in nine states.