Branch network

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Workers’ CU has applied to the Department of Banking to open an in-store branch, in Hannaford Brothers supermarket in Chelmsford.

DEARBORN, Mich. – The former Rouge (Works) Steel CU representing Ford auto workers, is celebrating its makeover to community charter as a result of its recent merger with Chief Financial FCU, with special loan and CD deals.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Lake Michigan CU plans to open a “second corporate office” in the current Rockford Construction Co. headquarters in nearby Cascade Township.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Escambia County Commission approved the sale of the 240-acre Langley Bell 4-H Center to Navy FCU yesterday for $3.6 million, clearing the way for expansion of the credit union giant’s vast call center, the biggest credit union facility in the nation.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska USA FCU expanded again in Washington with the opening of a new branch in a Safeway supermarket in Edmonds.

FENTON, Mo. – Alliance CU has opened its new Personal Service Branch located in O’Fallon, Mo., which has no traditional teller lines.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. – Bellco CU on Saturday will stage a Cinco de Mayo-themed party to celebrate the opening of its 18th branch, in Lone Tree.

MADISON, Wis. – Summit CU plans to tear down its existing branch in West Allis and replace it with a new, 14,000-square-foot building.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Family Trust FCU yesterday unveiled plans to build a $7-million, 36,000-square-foot administrative headquarters on the site of its existing branch here.

PENSACOLA, Fla. – An incentive deal aimed at luring Pen Air FCU to the downtown Thiesen Building will forgive a $79,854 balance on a loan to the Downtown Improvement Board to help encourage the credit union’s move.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The children and teens on the Escambia 4-H County Council voted yesterday to sell the 240 acres at their 4-H Center to Navy FCU, clearing the decks for a major expansion of the credit union’s giant call center campus here.

FAIRFAX, Va. – Apple FCU opened its 21st branch last week, inside the Winchester Medical Complex.

TAMPA, Fla. – USF FCU, which serves the University of South Florida, recently worked with USF Health to place an ATM in the hospital’s new downtown medical research center--the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation.

MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin CU opened its fourth Milwaukee area branch in a newly constructed building in the Town of Brookfield.

GROTON, Conn. – Charter Oak FCU, the one-time credit union for Electric Boat submarine builders, unveiled plans for a new 60,000-square-foot, $16-million office project in nearby Waterford.

CHICAGO – The future of the branch office continues to be a matter of divided debate, as was made clear during a Colloquium here sponsored by the Filene Research Institute.

AUSTIN, Texas – A+ FCU on Wednesday said it plans to open a third high school branch in central Texas in Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, which will be open to the public, as well as nearby elementary and middle schools.

BELLEVUE, Neb. – SAC FCU, originally the credit union for the Strategic Air Command, plans to build a $20-million, four-story headquarters in nearby Papillion, the start of what may become a new office park.

NEW YORK – Municipal CU, this city’s biggest credit union, opened a new branch in Harlem last week.

PHILADELPHIA – American Heritage FCU is opening a branch inside the Roxborough ShopRite supermarket to replace a former Citizens Bank in-store branch.