West Virginia Executive Summer 2016 | Page 45

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION United’s mission is to provide excellence in service to its shareholders, employees, customers and the local communities it serves. A Relationship You Can Bank On Year by the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce for its commitment to economic development and community service in the Morgantown area. It is this commitment to local communities and the dedication of its employees that have made United “West Virginia’s Bank.” What began as one branch in Parkersburg has now grown to become the largest publicly traded company headquartered in West Virginia. United Bank’s story began on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1839, prior to West Virginia becoming a state. In 1996, United opened its doors in Morgantown. Today, United has the largest market share in the area, with one out of every three dollars being deposited at one of United’s six locations throughout Morgantown. What sets United apart in the marketplace is its reputation for building lasting relationships with customers and providing them with unmatched service. In addition to many local Morgantown businesses, United has a long-standing relationship with West Virginia University (WVU) and its hospitals. These relationships are reinforced through United’s mission to provide excellence in service to its shareholders, employees, customers and the local communities it serves. United invests more than financial resources into the communities it serves. United’s employees and directors take an active role in their communities, serving on boards and committees, sponsoring local events and helping make a difference in thousands of lives each day. This year, United was recognized as the Big Business of the Today, United has grown to become the 41st largest banking company in the nation with 130 offices across West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., and it employs more than 1,600 experienced banking professionals. United continues to expand its footprint, as it recently acquired Bank of Georgetown, a privately owned bank in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. This transaction marked United’s 30th acquisition. United will continue to embrace new challenges and recognize new opportunities. At United, the challenge to be the best never ends. “We have a market niche in which we are large enough that we can do multimillion dollar deals like WVU and the Monongalia County Ball Park, but yet we are small enough that we can still structure deals to help small businesses and individuals in the community,” says Randy Williams, senior vice president and chief commercial lender at United’s Suncrest office. BankWithUnited.com (304) 598-2000 Morgantown, WV