January 27th, 2023248Des Moines, IA—Choice Creative Solutions is excited to announce the return of Credit Union relEVENT. The conference will take place June 25-28th in Las Vegas, Nevada at The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Resort. Attendance for the 2022 event increased nearly 50% and event organizers expect another increase this year.
relEVENT 2023 features great keynote speakers including Motivational Speaker and Bestselling Author Erik Qualman, Former Harley-Davidson Executive Ken Schmidt and Credit Union President Josh Cook, with more speakers to be announced in the coming weeks. “Our speaker lineup is set with intention,” says Choice Creative Solutions...
January 27th, 2023094Tuscaloosa, AL: A rich, hand-painted mural decorating the University Blvd. facing exterior of Alabama ONE’s Branch and Resource Center in Alberta was designed and painted by artist, Banks Compton. The mural displays several components that celebrate the history of Tuscaloosa and Alberta City including the former Leland Center Sign as well as an old newspaper clipping of the West Alabama Fair once held at Jaycee Fairground in Alberta. Chief Growth Officer, Martin Houston stated, “Alabama ONE’s decision to open the Alberta branch, invest substantially in technology and commission an artist to paint a mural honoring Tuscaloosa and...
January 27th, 2023089Pensacola, Fla. (January 27, 2023) – Pen Air® Credit Union (Pen Air) held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, January 26 announcing the new Beulah Road location. The new facility will be located within the Publix Shopping Center off Beulah Road and serve as a connection point between Baldwin County, Alabama and Escambia County, Florida.
“Beulah was chosen as a direct result of the tremendous growth within the Northwest segment of Escambia County,” says Lee Morgan, President & CEO for Pen Air Credit Union. “We believe the new location will provide our members a convenient banking center that removes barriers, leverages our...
January 26th, 2023093DULUTH, GA (January 26, 2023) – Marking an exciting milestone in its branch transformation plan, Georgia United Credit Union has broken ground on a state-of-the-art 3,000-square-foot new Cumming branch location that will redefine the banking experience for members.
With a contemporary design and layout that focuses on nurturing deeper connections between members and the credit union’s team members, the full-service Cumming branch location set to rise from the Georgia red clay at 731 Atlanta Highway serves as the new standard for future Georgia United branches and branch remodels.
“In addition to featuring our new interactive ATM+...
January 25th, 2023274Kennesaw, GA – January 24, 2023 – Credit Union of Georgia announces the new hire of Melissa Botkins as the Vice President of Mortgages. Melissa has spent over 20 years in the Mortgage industry, most recently as the Mortgage Manager at Commonwealth Credit Union in Frankfort, Kentucky.
She recently relocated to Georgia to join the Credit Union of Georgia team. Botkins is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and enjoys boating, reading and spending time with her family. In this new role, Botkins will oversee and assist with the planning, direction, growth and management of Credit Union of Georgia’s Mortgage Department. She will...
January 24th, 2023074Warner Robins, GA — Robins Financial Credit Union lives out their mission every day to be Member Focused, Financial Partners and Community Proud. They supported their community in numerous ways in 2022, as reflected in their Community Impact Report.
Robins Financial invested over $730,000 into their community in 2022 through charitable donations to 163 local non-profit organizations. Some of these donations and sponsorships included Robins Financial’s annual Community Project, which provides a higher level of giving to non-profits focused on improving their communities and saw $410,000 donated to 21 local organizations; their annual...
January 24th, 2023072Pensacola, Fla. (January 24, 2023) – Pen Air® Credit Union (Pen Air) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Pen Air Scholarship Program. Scholarships will be awarded based on academic performance and passion for helping others.
“Pen Air knows the importance of investing in our community. By offering these scholarships we are helping local high school graduates get the tools they need to be prepared to go out into the community and make an impact,” says Casey Brueske, Community Education Development Specialist for Pen Air Credit Union.
Applicants for the 2023 program must be a local graduating high school senior, primary member...
January 19th, 2023356Atlanta, Ga. (Jan. 19, 2023) – On Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, the LGE Community Outreach Foundation presented $303,317 to local nonprofit organizations at LGE Community Credit Union’s annual Christmas breakfast, which was hosted at NorthStar Church in Kennesaw. With these donations, the LGE Foundation surpassed the $2 million overall giving milestone since its inception in 2009.
The event recognized nonprofit organizations throughout metro Atlanta, and each organization was invited to speak and share donor impact stories with the credit union’s approximately 300 employees. Nonprofits that received donations from the LGE Foundation...
January 17th, 2023138MIRAMAR, Fla. – Tropical Financial announced today that they have partnered with the Florida Panthers as their “Official Credit Union” for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 National Hockey League seasons.
“From our senior leadership to our credit union membership, we are proud to partner with the Florida Panthers,” said Rick Shaw, president/CEO of Tropical Financial. “We will have a unique opportunity to share our story with Panthers fans and deepen our commitment to the local community.”
With $1 billion in assets, Tropical Financial is one of the largest not-for-profit credit unions based in South Florida. It serves nearly...
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