Equitable Building owner declares dividend
Springfield, Mo.-based Great Southern Bancorp Inc. declared a dividend of 18 cents per share for the first quarter, payable on April 13 to shareholders of record as of March 31. Great Southern Bancorp is the holding company for Great Southern Bank, which last September acquired the Equitable Building at 604 Locust St. in Des Moines in a sheriff’s sale. The company, which has retail banking centers in Iowa and total assets of $3.4 billion, paid $2.8 million for the 97,000-square-foot building and an additional $800,000 for a parking garage.