Community Bank breaks ground on new HQ
Photo by Jess Mancini Work at a site for a new headquarters for the Community Bank of Parkersburg continued while a ground breaking for the new 22,000 square foot banking facility was held on Wednesday morning at Eighth and Avery streets.
Photo by Jess Mancini The location on Avery Street for the new Community Bank of Parkersburg. The facility should be completed by the end of 2027.
Photo by Jess Mancini Lindsey Piersol, executive director of Wood County Economic Development, tells the crowd the development authority is excited to be part of the Community Bank project.
Photo by Jess Mancini Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce speaks Wednesday at the ground breaking for the new Community Bank on Avery Street.
Photo by Jess Mancini Jill Parsons, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley, was among the enthusiastic speakers Wednesday morning at the ground breaking for the new Community Bank on Avery Street.
Photo by Jess Mancini The Community Bank board of directors turned over the ceremonial first shovels of dirt Wednesday morning at the ground breaking for the new bank headquarters on Avery Street in Parkersburg. From left, Ray Fanta, Mayor Tom Joyce, Joe Weaver, Randall E. Snider, Paul Hoblitzell. Ed McDonough, Diana Everett, Andy Daniel of 3D Construction and Michael Mills of the Mills Group.
Photo by Jess Mancini Spectators collect under the shade of the tent Wednesday morning at the ground breaking of the new Community Bank on Avery Street.
Photo by Jess Mancini Some of the crowd Wednesday morning for the ground breaking of the new Community Bank of Parkersburg at Eighth and Avery streets. An investment of about $15 million, the 22,000 square foot, three-story facility is to be completed by the end of 2027, bank President and CEO Susan A. Barber said.
Photo by Jess Mancini Susan A. Barber, president and CEO of Community Bank, leads the ground breaking Wednesday morning for the new headquarters at Eight and Avery streets in Parkersburg. The 22,000 square foot facility should be completed by the end of 2027.
An artist conceptualization of the new Community Bank banking facility in Parkersburg.
Photo by Jess Mancini Work at a site for a new headquarters for the Community Bank of Parkersburg continued while a ground breaking for the new 22,000 square foot banking facility was held on Wednesday morning at Eighth and Avery streets.
Photo by Jess Mancini The location on Avery Street for the new Community Bank of Parkersburg. The facility should be completed by the end of 2027.
Photo by Jess Mancini Lindsey Piersol, executive director of Wood County Economic Development, tells the crowd the development authority is excited to be part of the Community Bank project.
Photo by Jess Mancini Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce speaks Wednesday at the ground breaking for the new Community Bank on Avery Street.
Photo by Jess Mancini Jill Parsons, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley, was among the enthusiastic speakers Wednesday morning at the ground breaking for the new Community Bank on Avery Street.
Photo by Jess Mancini The Community Bank board of directors turned over the ceremonial first shovels of dirt Wednesday morning at the ground breaking for the new bank headquarters on Avery Street in Parkersburg. From left, Ray Fanta, Mayor Tom Joyce, Joe Weaver, Randall E. Snider, Paul Hoblitzell. Ed McDonough, Diana Everett, Andy Daniel of 3D Construction and Michael Mills of the Mills Group.
Photo by Jess Mancini Spectators collect under the shade of the tent Wednesday morning at the ground breaking of the new Community Bank on Avery Street.
Photo by Jess Mancini Some of the crowd Wednesday morning for the ground breaking of the new Community Bank of Parkersburg at Eighth and Avery streets. An investment of about $15 million, the 22,000 square foot, three-story facility is to be completed by the end of 2027, bank President and CEO Susan A. Barber said.
Photo by Jess Mancini Susan A. Barber, president and CEO of Community Bank, leads the ground breaking Wednesday morning for the new headquarters at Eight and Avery streets in Parkersburg. The 22,000 square foot facility should be completed by the end of 2027.
An artist conceptualization of the new Community Bank banking facility in Parkersburg.
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A new banking headquarters under construction in Parkersburg was heralded Wednesday as a vision and a commitment to the community.
A ceremonial ground breaking was held for the new Community Bank at Avery and Eighth streets where a 22,000 square foot three-story facility will open by the end of 2027, President and CEO Susan A. Barker said. The value of the project is about $15 million, she said.
"When people see a ground breaking ceremony, they often see a construction project," Barber said. "What I see is an investment in the future. This new building represents our confidence in Parkersburg, our commitment to serving our customers and our commitment to continue as a local independent community bank."
The engineers, architects and contractors for the project are the Mills Group, Allegheny Design Services, GPI, Triad Engineering and 3D Construction.
"It's about creating a home for an institution that has been part of the community," Michael Mills, a founder of the Mills Group, said.
Community Bank was established in 1917 in the 500 block of Juliana Street, having moved to its current location in the 600 block four years later. The site will eventually become part of the new North Tower at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center, a project estimated at about $150 million.
Wednesday morning's ceremony included numerous representatives of the city, business and development groups and the bank board of directors including Randall E. Snider, long-time president and now chairman of the board. Snider retired in 2019.
The new bank will be larger, Snider said.
"We're growing," he said. "This will be a more modern building."
Among speakers were Chamber of Commerce President Jill Parsons, Amanda Stevens of Downtown PKB, Delegate Bob Fehrenbacher, Mayor Tom Joyce and Lindsey Piersol, executive director of Wood County Economic Development.
The land is owned by the development authority and will be until the completion of the project, Piersol said.
"We're really excited to be a part of this," she said.
The project is a significant capital investment in Parkersburg, Barber said.
"And we're proud to be part of the momentum and energy that continues to make this area a great place to live, work and do business," she said.
"Community Bank has always been focused on relations with customers," Barber said. "This building isn't just about bricks and mortar, it's about creating a place where those relationships can continue to grow for generations to come."