Bank of Utah Announces Winners of 2022 “My Utah” Photo Contest
A stunning photo of Utah Lake’s seasonal ice stacks, taken by Jami Bollschweiler of Weber County, won first prize in Bank of Utah’s 2022 “My Utah” photo contest. Now in its third year, the bank’s photo contest has gained popularity, resulting in a pool of nearly 400 entries, compared to 86 in 2021. Bollschweiler received a $500 prize for rising to the top, and Bank of Utah will highlight her spectacular photo in advertising, on social media platforms, and on the bank’s website.
D.L. Evans Bank Opens New Layton Branch
D.L. Evans Bank hosted a Grand Opening for their new Layton branch on September 13, celebrating the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony, prize giveaways, and refreshments. The new branch is located at 360 E. Gentile Street in Layton.
TAB Bank’s Susan Hostetter Named a 2022 HR Achievement Honoree by Utah Business
TAB Bank announced that Susan Hostetter – Executive Vice President, Human Resources – was named a 2022 HR Achievement Honoree by Utah Business. The annual list honors HR professionals who foster culture, growth, and happiness in the workplace. Hostetter has prioritized efforts to combat the tough labor market impacted by the great resignation and the COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring that employees connect with TAB’s mission and vision. TAB has also invested in training employees and providing opportunities to grow within and across the business as they progress in their careers.
First Community Bank Celebrates Community Giving Month
During August, First Community Bank Utah, Division of Glacier Bank, celebrated their annual community giving month. The employees participated in giving back to their communities through various events, including Customer Shred Days, a Red Cross Blood Drive, a massive Community Giveaway Drawing, and a surprise drink blitz in which bankers purchased drinks for customers at local soda and coffee shops. Employees also flooded their communities with $95,000 in donations to non-profit organizations selected by each branch. The response from these organizations was overwhelmingly grateful, and bank employees were proud to live out their purpose of building their communities, one dream at a time.
TAB Bank Hosts Fundraising Golf Tournament for Ogden Rescue Mission
TAB Bank hosted the 2022 Ogden Rescue Mission Charity Golf Tournament on September 9 at Wolf Creek Resort in Eden, Utah, to raise money for the Ogden Rescue Mission, a faith-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides housing, food, counseling, and employment services for homeless persons in Northern Utah. Since 2001, with the generous support of past participants, donors, sponsors, and friends, the tournament has raised $475,000 to provide 180,000 meals to the less fortunate in the community.
Parcel Post Ribbon Cutting
Zions Bank Celebrates Re-Opening of Historic Parcel Post Bank
After two years of extensive renovations, Zions Bank celebrated the re-opening of its historic Parcel Post Bank with a ribbon cutting and community celebration in August. Vernal City Manager Quinn Bennion, Zions Bank President and CEO Scott Anderson and region president Charles Balch spoke at the ceremony for the newly renovated building, and Zions Bank presented donations to Thompsen House of Hope and the Uintah Ute Marching Band, which performed at the event.
Known as the “building shipped by mail,” the Parcel Post Bank garnered national attention while it was being built in 1916. Vernal businessman William H. Coltharp found that he could ship the bricks by U.S. mail for less than half the price of sending them by freight wagon. He shipped 80,000 individually wrapped bricks by parcel post 407 miles from Salt Lake City through Mack, Colorado, to Vernal. The shipment overwhelmed the U.S. Postal Service, prompting new postal regulations nationwide.
Zions Bank has operated in Vernal since 1973 when it acquired the Bank of Vernal. The Parcel Post Bank is listed on both the Utah State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
