Unified Bank has officially broken ground on its new state-of-the-art banking center, which will be located at 836 National Road on the bustling Route 40 Corridor in the Woodsdale-Section of Wheeling, West Virginia. The new banking center will be situated next to CVS Pharmacy at the site of the former A.C. Buffet. Unified’s new location will serve as a regional West Virginia banking hub for the Bank, which has been proudly serving the Ohio Valley since its founding in 1902. Unified’s new banking facility will have over 8,000 square feet of space that will house both retail and commercial banking services for the growing bank. Unified anticipates employing twelve full-time team members at this new facility.

Unified’s Chairman, President, and CEO, Scott Eversion, said the new Wheeling Banking Center will have retail services on the first floor with offices for a Retail Banking Executive, a Mortgage Loan Originator, a Customer Service Supervisor who will oversee both new accounts and teller operations and several Customer Service Representatives. There will also be a large conference room that will be utilized for loan closings and customer meetings, along with a dedicated area for safe box services. The second-floor level of the banking center will house the commercial team, with offices for multiple commercial lenders, treasury management personnel, document production, a large conference room, storage areas, and a kitchen break room for all team members.

Pictured with Unified shovels left to right, Unified board member Erin Carenbauer Ball, Unified Commercial Banking Executive Shelly Carenbauer, Unified President, Chairman, and CEO Scott Everson, Unified board members Gary Glessner, and Bethany Schunn.

A three-lane drive-up banking center will be located separately from the main building, which will be approximately 300 feet behind the main banking center building. This facility will house two Customer Service Representatives and will also have an island ATM, which will provide twenty-four hour-banking services. For customer convenience, Unified’s drive-up banking center will be easily accessible from a dedicated entrance/ exit on Leatherwood Lane, off of National Road.

Everson commended City Manager, Bob Herron and former Mayor, Glenn Elliott for their strong support and cooperation for this project along with that of the city council. He stated, “Unified Bank has long served the Ohio Valley and has built a very solid and loyal customer base in the Wheeling market. Being able to finally fulfil our existing customers’ appeal to build a banking center to more directly serve them in this very appealing and vibrant community is highly gratifying for our Company. Our roots are truly in this valley and our vision is to create better lives and futures for the people and communities that we proudly serve. We will eagerly stand by the side of this community and its citizens by giving back and supporting many community projects and events. We certainly look forward to the opportunity of not only better serving our existing clientele; but, also, introducing the Unified Way to and serving many new customers within the greater Wheeling market!”

Solidus, a banking industry planning/design/construction management company from East Hartford, Connecticut, has designed a very attractive building to fit the property well and will oversee the construction, which will be accomplished by utilizing the services of many local businesses and tradespeople. The estimated completion of the new banking center is the third quarter of 2025.