First Farmers to Build Huntington Location

CONVERSE, Ind., June 23 /PRNewswire/ — First Farmers Bank & Trust announced
that it will soon begin construction on a new full service branch operation in
Huntington to be located at the 200 block of Hauenstein Road. Applications for a
full service operation have been placed with both the Federal Reserve and the
Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. Construction on the facility will
begin during the third quarter and is projected to be completed by the first
quarter of 2011 by Felderman Design- Build. Senior Vice President Mark Wolf
commented that this new facility is the bank’s next step in the natural
progression of growth in Huntington County. “Doug Wilcox, Shari Spahr, and I are
all extremely excited to be taking this next step for the organization. First
Farmers has been present in Central Indiana for 125 years and their style of
community banking is a great fit for the Huntington area.” First Farmers has not
set a timetable for additional hiring at this point but estimates that at least
2 more full time employees will be at the new facility than are at the current
location at 211 Hauenstein Rd. First Farmers Bank & Trust is a $800 million
asset bank based in Converse, IN with 20 locations in Indiana and over 225
employees.

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