The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Business

June 27, 2009

National City’s Farrell branch to close in October

PNC Bank said Friday it will close its Farrell National City branch this fall.

The closing, scheduled for October, is the result of a review conducted of all of National City’s offices. Reasons for closing the Farrell branch include a relatively low deposit base and other branches being nearby.

PNC Corp. bought National City in October and is in the process of merging the National City Bank branches into PNC Bank. The National City branches in western Pennsylvania will be renamed PNC Bank in November.

The Farrell branch is located at 713 Sharon-New Castle Road, a block from Farrell High School.

“We still have a strong commitment to the Shenango Valley,’’ said Pat McMahon, a PNC Bank spokesman. “We have offices in Sharon, Sharpsville and two in Hermitage. The Sharon branch is only about 1è miles from the Farrell branch.’’

Branch employees have been notifying customers this week about the closing later this year. McMahon didn’t know the exact number of employees at the branch but said an office of that size generally has about 10 or so workers.

PNC is working to see if those employees can be transferred to another branch or offered a job elsewhere within PNC Bank.

Text Only
Business
  • Authority OKs change order for temporary work

    Hermitage Municipal Authority begrudgingly approved paying more than $7,000 to move electric lines that will soon be abandoned.

    February 2, 2012

  • indianapolis.jpg Indy draws on super effort to overcome skeptics

    Leaders of Indiana's capital city spent years gussying up their downtown to prepare for Super Bowl XLVI -- by building big sports and convention venues and luring nice hotels, popular restaurants and a four-story shopping mall.

    January 31, 2012 1 Photo

  • Despite new construction, building slumps in city

    Although it’s hard to compare dollar values from today and even a few years ago, it’s safe to say there was not much new development in Hermitage in 2011.

    January 31, 2012

  • Distinguished service award going to Hudson

    On Feb. 2, Thiel College will recognize 10 faculty and staff members and John M. Hudson at the college’s annual Founders’ Day convocation in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center.

    January 27, 2012

  • Contractors, workers eye CHOICE housing jobs

    There are no guarantees that Shenango Valley residents will be among the workers who build a 34-unit apartment complex and 10 homes in Farrell, but an open house Wednesday gave them a chance to lay the groundwork to be considered.

    January 26, 2012

  • FNB: 2011 earnings up 16%

    FNB Corp. reported its fourth quarter earnings edge down slightly from a year ago but the results were due to a one-time credit a year ago of nearly $7 million. For all of 2011 earnings for the company were up 16 percent from 2010.

    January 24, 2012

  • Retiring Reichard feted for service to Penn-Northwest

    For more than a quarter of a century, Larry Reichard was the voice and spirit of Penn-Northwest Development Corp.

    January 20, 2012

  • GE receives order for 43 more locomotives

    GE Transportation on Tuesday said it signed a deal to sell 43 locomotives to Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa, which will benefit its Grove City plant.

    January 11, 2012

  • City planners prefer new facade for Chipotle

    A month after calling the proposed Chipotle Mexican Grill building “ugly,” Hermitage Planning Commission Chairman Charles E. Rogers was much more reserved in his comments about a revised facade.

    January 10, 2012

  • Kelly raps role of feds in Volt fires

    U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly complimented General Motors Co. for telling Volt owners to return the car to dealers for repairs, but continued his call for repealing the $7,500 tax credit for the plug-in electric-drive vehicles.

    January 9, 2012