CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Interest and fees on loans
Taxable	$ 304,130	$ 202,004	$ 170,081
Tax exempt	3,885	1,664	470
Interest and dividends on securities
Taxable	13,153	14,132	9,086
Tax exempt	16,396	19,553	13,033
Other interest income	5,703	2,214	549
Total interest income	343,267	239,567	193,219
Interest on deposits	137,791	36,281	14,827
Interest on borrowings
Short-term	8,441	272	7
Long-term	0	127	297
Total interest expense	146,232	36,680	15,131
NET INTEREST INCOME	197,035	202,887	178,088
Provision for credit losses	5,850	9,375	1,077
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	191,185	193,512	177,011
NONINTEREST INCOME
Wealth advisory fees	9,080	8,636	8,750
Investment brokerage fees	1,815	2,318	1,975
Service charges on deposit accounts	10,773	11,595	10,608
Loan and service fees	11,750	12,214	11,922
Merchant and interchange fee income	3,651	3,560	3,023
Bank owned life insurance income	3,133	432	2,467
Interest rate swap fee income	794	579	1,035
Mortgage banking income (loss)	(254)	633	1,418
Net securities gains (losses)	(25)	21	797
Other income	9,141	1,874	2,725
Total noninterest income	49,858	41,862	44,720
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	59,147	58,530	57,882
Net occupancy expense	6,360	6,287	5,728
Equipment costs	5,632	5,763	5,530
Data processing fees and supplies	14,003	12,826	12,674
Corporate and business development	4,807	5,198	4,262
FDIC insurance and other regulatory fees	3,363	1,999	2,242
Professional fees	8,583	6,483	7,064
Wire fraud loss	18,058	0	0
Other expense	10,757	13,124	8,905
Total noninterest expense	130,710	110,210	104,287
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE	110,333	125,164	117,444
Income tax expense	16,566	21,347	21,711
NET INCOME	$ 93,767	$ 103,817	$ 95,733
BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES (in shares)	25,604,751	25,528,328	25,475,994
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (in USD per share)	$ 3.67	$ 4.07	$ 3.76
DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES (in shares)	25,723,165	25,712,538	25,620,105
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (in USD per share)	$ 3.65	$ 4.04	$ 3.74