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VOL 22 ISSUE 10
October 2015
BROKEN ARROW NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
AVB Opens New Downtown Branch AVB celebrates 110 years of business with opening of new location in Broken Arrow’s Rose District. By Duane Blankenship Founded in 1905, two years before Oklahoma achieved statehood, the 25-foot-wide AVB Bank was originally at Main and Dallas in downtown Broken Arrow. In 1906, a local newspaper printed an article about the then Arkansas Valley National Bank, stating the bank was “well managed by young men [and women] of much ability and proven business judgment, who recognize that they are there to treat people courteously and honorably, as well as to loan them money or receive deposits.” Over the years, the bank has expanded both west and south, acquiring the area between Main and Ash, and Dallas and El Paso Streets. Generations of customers have visited AVB Bank at 302 S. Main St. At close of the business day on
Friday, September 18, 2015, AVB staff collectively gathered in the lobby to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. The old drive-thru closed lanes for the last time on Saturday, September 19 and staff began transitioning to the new two-story, 15,000-square-foot building located in the previous AVB Bank parking lot. The new branch at 322 S. Main St. opened for normal hours of operation on Monday, September 21, 2015. “For over 110 years, AVB Bank has been committed to the economic growth, development and success of downtown Broken Arrow,” said Ted Cundiff, AVB Bank President and CEO. “As we prepared for this his(continued on page 24)
AVB President Ted Cundiff and Board Chair Kelley Kimbrough-Rash hold the reins of AVB as the new Downtown Broken Arrow branch opens in the heart of the Rose District. The bronze sculpture, “Binding Contract,” stands in the plaza of the new branch.
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The Jim Glover Chevrolet service team includes (L to R): Karrissa Heffner, Mike Williams, Mike Rener, Service Manager David Thompson, Joe Salerno, Bryan Nolen, and Jorge Rodriguez. (Not pictured: Danny Jones and Joe Baker.) By Duane Blankenship
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