Garner, NC . . . North State Bank moved into its new banking office on Highway 70 West in Garner today after having served the area from an office at Garner Village for the past three years, according to Larry D. Barbour, president and CEO for the bank.
“We have been looking forward to this day,” said Barbour. “Since we opened our office here, we have received great support from the Garner community, enabling us to grow to the fourth largest bank in market share in Garner in only a few short years. Now, we are pleased to show how much we appreciate that support by welcoming our customers into the new building. This facility will give us the opportunity to offer this community more banking services and greater convenience.”
The Garner office is a full-service office, featuring drive-through lanes and a drive-up ATM. North State also plans to expand its offerings to include brokerage services and a mortgage lender. The new 5,000 square foot facility, built by Annis Building Corporation, is located at 835 Highway 70 West. Chris Bruffey will continue to lead the staff at the new office, serving as vice president and Garner city executive. Allison Wilkins serves as branch manager, Sabrina Sorrell as loan administrative assistant, Erin Lesnicky as teller supervisor, and Kimberly Wall and Shelby McNeil complete the staff as tellers.
On Thursday morning, June 12, a ribbon-cutting and reception will be held at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the opening of the new office.
North State Bank is a full-service community bank, founded in 2000, headquartered in Raleigh and currently serves Wake County with two offices, one in Raleigh and one in Garner. As of March 31, 2003, the bank had total assets of $215 million.
www.northstatebank.com
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