Belco Community Credit Union, Harrisburg, Pa.,held a ground breaking ceremony on the future site of the creditunion’s new branch on Paxton Street, Harrisburg. About 20professionals attended the ceremony, including Lonny Maurer,president/CEO of Belco Community Credit Union, who welcomed creditunion and local officials to the site, where construction began inSeptember. The new 3,290-square-foot facility was designed byOverton and Associates LLC to benefit credit union members as wellas the local community. The new facility will replace an existingdowntown Harrisburg branch on North Second Street. The new branchis scheduled to open late spring 2013 and will be located on theproperty of Belco’s Operations Center.

CorePlus Federal Credit Union, Norwich, Conn.,said it plans to open two new locations in 2013. The full-servicebranches will be located inside the two Walmart Supercenter storesin northeastern Connecticut. The existing Walmart store on SchoolStreet is undergoing full refurbishment and transition into aSupercenter. The second location will be in the newly builtProvidence Pike Supercenter in Brooklyn, Conn.. It is anticipatedthat the stores will be ready by late fall 2013. Both storelocations will provide CorePlus Credit Union with an opportunity tooffer a full range of deposit and lending services, including “LoanZone” consumer based loans, credit cards, home equity and mortgageproducts in a high traffic retail environment. Each location willoffer an onsite ATM and nationwide shared branching services formembers of participating credit unions.

Grow Financial, Tampa, Fla., announced that its19th branch opened in downtown Tampa. The new branch is located onTampa Street. The new downtown branch features an innovative andrefreshing alternative to traditional bank lobby designs, acontemporary color scheme and unique interactive technologyshowcasing a new virtual money machine. In addition to the newdowntown branch, Grow Financial also plans to open new branches inLakeland and Wesley Chapel in 2012 and 2013.

Jersey Shore Federal Credit Union, Northfield,N.J., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its newest office locatedin the Hamilton Mall. credit union board members, executives,staff, mall management and Hamilton Township officials were presentto celebrate the event. Chairman John DiNofrio and HamiltonTownship Mayor Roger Silva cut the ribbon, formally opening the newoffice. Jersey Shore FCU CEO Virginia Williams invited thecommunity to participate in the celebration, citing grand openingspecials that included CD specials, loan discounts, free checks,giveaways, and much more. The new branch features complimentarycoffee and an Internet café. Jersey Shore Federal Credit now has atotal of five offices and plans to open an office in GallowayTownship in 2013.

Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Va., openedits 14 location in Maryland at Governor’s Plaza in Glen Burnie,Md.. More than 21,000 local members, including the men and women ofthe United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, the civilianemployees of the Department of Defense and their families can nowshorten their commute to their credit union, Navy Federal said. Incelebration of the opening, members can receive exclusive offerssuch as specials on checking accounts and certificates.

OnPoint Community Credit Union, Portland, Ore.,announced the opening of a new branch in Sellwood on SE 13th Avenuein Portland. A grand opening event with special activities includedrefreshments and the chance to enter to win a prize drawing for$500 in gift cards for SE Portland neighborhood merchants. KevinKelly has been named as manager of the Sellwood branch. He will beresponsible for managing branch staff, coordinating day-to-dayoperations, attending community events, increasing loan activityand developing new business relationships. Kelly has been withOnPoint for six years, most recently as assistant branch manager atLloyd Center branch.

Pen Air Federal Credit Union, Pensacola, Fla.,announced the opening of its newest branch. The branch opened lastmonth and on South McKenzie Avenue in Foley, Ala. It will be thethird branch in Alabama for the credit union. This new full-servicebranch features safe deposit boxes and a drive-up ATM available24/7. With the Foley branch opening, the Pen Air FCU location atthe Wharf in Orange Beach will close its doors and relocate intothe Foley branch.

Service Credit Union, Portsmouth, N.H.,recently celebrated the opening of its 40th branch worldwide. Thenew full-service branch with a deposit-taking ATM is located onAshleigh Drive inside the Walmart Supercenter in Derry, N.H. Thefull-service branch offers complete seven-day banking services,mortgages, consumer loans, and a full-service ATM.

Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union, Tampa,Fla., marked the grand opening of its newest branch on N. ArmeniaAvenue in West Tampa with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The first 25people who opened an account at the branch will received $5 towarda new account, and all new and current members were be entered intoa drawing to win one of two Apple iPads.Members of the communityare invited to join the credit union in celebrating the opening ofits first branch in five years, for a total of 51 branchesthroughout 15 counties in the state of Florida. In addition to theWest Tampa branch, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union also plansto open another branch in 2012 in Chiefland, Fla. VyStarCredit Union, Jacksonville, Fla., has partnered withRibault High School to establish a student-operated credit unionbranch on the school campus. The branch marks the second branch inDuval County and the fifth high school branch in northeast Florida.The VyStar Credit Union Ribault branch will be open only to RibaultHigh School students, teachers and staff members. The branch willbe staffed entirely by Ribault High School students. VyStaraccepted applications from students within the VyStar Academy ofBusiness and Finance at Ribault High School. n