Banking On You Featuring WesBanco

Prioritizing Relationships in Every Interaction

Since its inception, WesBanco has focused on helping to make every community it serves across its nine-state footprint a better place for people and businesses to thrive. They offer products and solutions tailored to the unique needs of each client across different stages of their financial journey. By prioritizing relationships in every interaction, they not only meet the unique financial needs of customers, but they also strengthen the communities they serve. Community is not just a buzzword at WesBanco, it is at the core of how they want to make an impact to their customers. 

Revitalizing and Energizing the Community of Charleston, WV

One example of WesBanco’s commitment to its communities and relationship banking is the Staats Hospital Building in Charleston, WV, a historical structure on the west side of the city that had unfortunately been sitting vacant. In partnership with longstanding client Gresham Development, WesBanco and the WesBanco Community Development Corporation developed a financing package to renovate the building for commercial use. What resulted was a landmark renovation project that helped not only refresh the Staats Building but also kick start the revitalization of the nearby area. The first tenant that the building took on post-renovation was Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV), a nonprofit providing legal services and advocacy to the most vulnerable in West Virigina. The new space will allow for LAWV to nearly double their annual services for low-and moderate-income persons to over 7,700, and created 50 construction jobs and 70 permanent jobs.

Supporting Small Businesses

Headquartered in Wheeling, WV, WesBanco has put a strong emphasis and commitment to small businesses in its communities. Through the WesBanco Bank Community Development Corporation (WBCDC), the Bank held its inaugural Small Business Resource Event to provide small business owners, employees, and their representatives with the opportunity to explore financial and business resources and provide financial counseling. Their Small Business Banking program delivers personalized small business solutions across their network of over 250 branches, which enables WesBanco to support small businesses through all stages of growth and operation, and create a strong, personalized relationship with each business along the way. 

Setting the Foundation for Prosperity 

WesBanco believes that strong communities are the foundation of a strong economy.  For this reason, a commitment to local economic development is woven into everything they do. From how they lend and invest capital to how they show up as partners in the community, WesBanco knows that they thrive when their communities and customers are thriving. The commitment to continue investing in their communities is one they take seriously and are dedicated to for the decades to come.