First Business Bank welcomed Jon Auge as vice president of Equipment Finance. He is based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Auge has more than 10 years of experience in specialty lending and equipment finance. He enjoys working with driven business owners and specializes in helping small- to medium-sized businesses achieve their business growth goals through financing and equipment financing solutions.

A nationwide direct lender, First Business Bank’s Equipment Finance team works with equipment vendors to help their customers finance equipment. The team specializes in financing new and used equipment up to $10 million and brings experience in many industries, including transportation, towing and recovery, healthcare, agriculture, construction, printing and graphic arts, veterinary, machine tool, rental equipment and more.