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tion impact lives outside of bank processes.
All maintain more than passive involvement
with organizations such as United Way, Ju-
nior Achievement, Habitat for Human-
ity, and causes vital to the social fabric like
schools and hospitals. “They are expected
to be involved, not just cut a check to these
organizations, but be engaged. We support
them financially, but we also support them
with time and energy. Nationwide you will
find community bankers on the boards of
these types of important organizations” said
Lober.
As Consumers National Bank has grown,
there have been other benefits to the profes-
sional community at large.Recently, as part of
their technology efforts, the bank partnered
with Time Warner to install fiber optic tele-
communication systems to enhance their ef-
ficiencies. Developed and installed by Time
Warner, that fiber optic system can now be
utilized by any number of companies within
the community. They’ll be able to more eas-
ily access that resource because Consumers
committed to the technology. The bank will
also contribute to the local economy when
it begins construction of a new headquarters
building and branch in Minerva. Consum-
ers is working with MagniFi, a design-build
firm that specializes in bank buildings, to de-