2016 Vol. 100 No. 12

52 HќќѠіђџȱ юћјђџ ђѐђњяђџȱ2016 Continued from page 51. First Financial Bank, Columbus First Financial Bank has been focused on helping clients and the community on their paths to success for more than 150 years. The company ™›˜Ÿ’Žœȱ‹Š—”’—ȱŠ—ȱꗊ—Œ’Š•ȱœŽ›- vices products through its four lines of business: commercial and private banking, retail banking, investment commercial real estate and commer- Œ’Š•ȱꗊ—ŒŽǯ The bank opened its doors for business as First National Bank of Hamilton in Ohio in 1863 and is one ˜ȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ‹Š—”œȱ˜ȱ˜›Š—’£Žȱž—Ž›ȱ the National Bank Act with Charter No. 56; distinguishing First Financial as the sixth oldest national bank in the United States. First Financial now operates 101 banking centers in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, while ’œȱŒ˜––Ž›Œ’Š•ȱꗊ—ŒŽȱ‹žœ’—Žœœȱ•Ž—œȱ into targeted industry verticals on a nationwide basis. The company has a large presence in Indiana, with nearly half of its total banking centers currently located within the Hoosier state and regional hubs in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne. In addition to those Indiana cities, First Financial also has locations in Gary, Columbus, Hammond, The Fort Wayne regional hub of First Financial Bank is located in the newly named First Financial Center at the Anthony Wayne Building. 3KRWR FRXUWHV\ RI 6WHYH =LHJHOPH\HU Peoples Bank, Munster For more than 100 years, Peoples Bank has maintained a philosophy of commitment to the customer, a belief that has allowed it to thrive and continue to serve the people of northwest Indiana. It’s the same philosophy that drives Peoples now as it did when the ‹Š—”ȱꛜȱ˜™Ž—Žȱ˜›ȱ‹žœ’—Žœœȱ’—ȱŠ—ȱ East Chicago, storefront. The bank calls this commitment to customers “You First Banking,” ’œȱ™•ŽŽȱŠœȱŠȱꗊ—Œ’Š•ȱ™Š›—Ž›ȱ˜ȱ Š• Š¢œȱ™žȱŒžœ˜–Ž›ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ›—œȱꛜǯȱ ȱ is banking that is driven by relationships, not just transactions, so that the bank is available as customer needs grow and change. Because Peoples Bank is locally owned and managed, it can respond to customers quickly Š—ȱŽěŽŒ’ŸŽ•¢ȱ ’‘ȱ‘ŽȱœŽ›Ÿ’ŒŽȱŠ—ȱ œ˜•ž’˜—œȱ—ŽŽŽȱ˜ȱ–ŽŽȱꗊ—Œ’Š•ȱ goals. Headquartered in Munster, Peoples Bank provides a wide range of personal, business, electronic and wealth management products and services, as well as an exceptional banking experience at each of its 16 locations. ȱ œȱ–’œœ’˜—ȱ’œȱŒ•ŽŠ›ȱȭȱ˜ȱ’Ž—’¢ȱ and make the most of every opportunity to provide value to customers, shareholders and the community, while adhering to sound banking ™›’—Œ’™•Žœȱȭȱ‘Žȱ–ŽŠ—’—ȱ˜ȱȃ ˜žȱ First Banking.”  David A. Bochnowski (left) serves as chairman and director of Peoples Bank, Munster. His son Benjamin J. Bochnowski is bank president and chief H[HFXWLYH RIÀFHU United Bank, Evansville United Fidelity Bank, fsb, is headquartered in Evansville, where it has proudly served the surrounding community since 1914. The bank operates eight banking centers in Indiana: four in Evansville, one in Newburgh, one in Mount Vernon and one in Carmel. In addition, to further serve markets ’—ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ‘˜žœ’—ȱꗊ—ŒŽȱœ˜•ž’˜—œǰȱ United has expanded its operations out-of-state to Chicago, Cincinnati and Denver. United also has acquisitions pending in Fort Myers, Florida, and Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands. “We look forward to continued growth and the opportunity to provide the highest possible level of customer service along with a broad range of products and services for the markets we serve,” states Donald R. Neel, president and chief executive ˜ĜŒŽ›ȱ˜ȱ —’Žǯȱ ’—ŒŽȱ‘Žȱ˜ž—’—ȱ over 100 years ago, United Fidelity Bank has excelled in providing highly personalized community banking services.  United Bank is headquartered in Evansville. Shelbyville, Greensburg, Franklin, Carmel, Avon, St. John, Rochester, North Manchester, Hartford City, Schererville, Rossville, Rochester, ŠŠ¢ŽĴŽǰȱ ’‘•Š—ǰȱ •˜›Šǰȱ ’œ‘Ž›œǰȱ Delphi, Crown Point, Connersville, Taylorsville, Hope, Seymour, North Vernon, Aurora, Lawrenceburg and Bloomington. 

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