Business briefs News-Chronicle ASHWAUBENON Bank Mutual plans grand opening Bank Mutual will hold grand opening events for its new Ashwaubenon office at the corner of Oneida Street and Willard Drive beginning Monday. The new office replaces a smaller building at the site. Events planned include cake on Monday, events for children including face painting from 3-5 p.m. Dec. 9, free popcorn Dec. 10, and a visit from former Green Bay Packers player Brian Noble from 10 a.m.-noon on Dec. 13. There will be drawings for different prizes each day. GREEN BAY IMA holds December meeting The Packerland Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants will hold its monthly meeting Dec. 16 at the Wellington Restaurant in Ashwaubenon. Speakers will be Patrick Webb and Gregory Kuehl of the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District. For more information, call Melissa Wegner, 715-526-7564. MANITOWOC Bank approved as rural housing lender The First National Bank in Manitowoc, which has offices in Ashwaubenon and Bellevue, has received Guaranteed Rural Housing lender status from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development office. The GRH program is aimed at low to moderate-income homebuyers in areas under 20,000 population that are not part of a larger urban area. For more information, call 920-683-5710.