Projects, Going Green, and other News!
Posted in Projects on Apr 23rd, 2010
If you’ve ever been in the lobby at our Southside Branch, you’ve surely noticed the beautiful tongue and groove ceiling—one of the most striking features of that 30+ year old building. When we began the design process for the new addition and remodel of the old building, one of the items we wanted to preserve [...]
Posted in Projects on Apr 8th, 2010
The staff who will be moving into the new building are getting more and more excited as the completion grows nearer. And of course everyone has been extremely curious to see what their new digs will look like, so we arranged a “pre-completion” tour for staff. This way they can get a sense of what [...]
Posted in Projects on Mar 1st, 2010
Progress on our project has been huge in the last few weeks. Windows are almost completely installed…even the big glass on the front of the building is making great strides. One of the really neat aspects of this building will be all the natural light we will experience. We’ve used Low-E double paned windows to [...]
Posted in Projects on Jan 19th, 2010
Please pardon our mess…We’re salvaging the paneling from the lobby ceiling to reuse in our new lobby! When we first started thinking about remodeling/building at our Southside branch, one of the items that came up regularly was the tongue and groove on the ceiling in the lobby. We all agreed it was too nice to [...]
Posted in Projects on Dec 29th, 2009
From the outside, it might appear that progress on our building has come to a significant slow-down….however, there is a LOT going on inside the building! The interior walls are framed on the first floor 100% and the second floor about 80%. Window frames are starting to appear and glass should be following shortly. Speaking [...]
Posted in Projects on Jun 11th, 2009
The asphalt has arrived in our new drive!
Posted in Projects on Jun 10th, 2009
New Drive up Nearly Complete! Our crews are working hard to get the new drive up at 2237 34th Street (right next door to the Southside Branch—formerly our corporate training center) up and running. Asphalt will be coming Thurs and Fri and we are TENTATIVELY scheduled to open the new drive up on Tuesday June [...]
Posted in Projects on May 21st, 2009
The temporary entrance is now up and functioning…the only access to the Lobby, drive up and ATM is off Dore Lane. The front parking lot is now gone and excavation for the basement of the new building will begin shortly. The new drive up remodel is in full swing and we anticipate opening the new [...]
Posted in Projects on May 19th, 2009
The Southside project is moving right along…after a slight hiccup with the sewer and water lines, we are now on track to open the temporary lobby entrance (off of Dore Lane) Thursday the 21st….starting that day, the front doors will no longer be accessible. The ATM will be moved on the 21st and temporarily unavailable [...]
Posted in Projects on May 14th, 2009
The windows are boarded up, but we’re still open! The windows on the front of our Southside Branch have been covered with plywood to prevent random tools, machinery, pieces or parts from flying through the windows as our construction crews remove the soffit from the front of the building. Eventually the windows will be removed [...]