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BELLEVUE, Neb. – SAC FCU, originally the credit union for the Strategic Air Command, has hired Leo A. Daley to provide design and engineering services for its new $20-million, four-story corporate headquarters campus in Papillion, Neb.

PITTSBURGH – Century Heritage FCU, one of 19 local institutions sued by a legally blind consumer over the ATM provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, has agreed to upgrade its ATMs over the next three months to provide adequate access to the blind in exchange for dismissal of a class action suit.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Achieva CU, which is preparing to move to nearby Dunedin, has sold its 26,450-square-foot offices here for $2.8 million.

LAUREL, Miss. – Central Sunbelt FCU said it has joined CO-OP Network from CO-OP Financial Services.

OGDEN, Utah – Goldenwest CU plans to open a branch inside Dick’s Market grocery store in Centerville.

RALEIGH, N.C. – State Employees’ CU celebrated its 75th anniversary yesterday with the opening of a new branch in Durham Lowe’s Grove, the site of the state’s first rural credit union in 1916.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The planning board got a look at site plans for the AmeriCU CU branch proposed for the site of the old Salvation Army store.

SEATTLE – Sound CU has sold the old headquarters of Watermark CU, the Seattle-based credit union it acquired through merger last year to create a $1.1 billion regional giant.

SCRANTON, Penn. -- Cross Valley FCU opened a new branch this week and will open another in June.

PHILADELPHIA – American Heritage FCU opened its newest branch inside the ShopRite in Philadelphia.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – 3Rivers FCU unveiled technology at the former Tower Bank branch it is renovating it said is designed to provide easily accessible information, speed up loan applications and eliminate paper.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Achieva CU is moving its corporate headquarters from Clearwater to Dunedin this October.

For Bellco Credit Union, business is booming at the branch level.

The video ATMs that CO-OP Financial Services is rolling out in conjunction with Diebold are just part of a broader evolution in service delivery, according to Stan Hollen, CEO of CO-OP.

KENNEWICK, Wash. – Motorists entering this southeastern Washington city were greeted yesterday by a giant LED display that now wraps around two sides of the iconic “flashcube” building which was renovated recently by HAPO Community CU to house its headquarters and branch.

GROTON, Conn. – The Waterford Planning and Zoning Commission approved an application from Charter Oak FCU to build a new, 60,000-square foot, $16-million corporate headquarters at 1055 Hartford Turnpike.

If online and mobile channels are so crucially important, why don't credit unions spend the money to reflect that?

Online account opening has a strong future, but it's not there yet-and it's the primary reason the physical branch will have a robust role well into the near future, according to Scott Hodgins, research director for Cornerstone Advisors.

In a time most financial institutions are hesitant to open so much as one new branch, $130-million Community First Credit Union has found success opening three "smart offices" in the heart of California's wine country.

Most credit unions hang their hat on delivering great service to their members. But Partners FCU has the daunting task of pleasing The Walt Disney Co., known worldwide for going the extra mile to knock the socks off its customers.