Unified Center Coming to St. Clairsville
Unified Bank is happy to announce plans for the development of the Unified Center, a new operations center for the bank that will be located in the St. Clairsville Area. The new operations hub will centralize the bank’s accounting, information technology, and customer care divisions as the company continues to expand across Ohio and West Virginia.
The community-focused bank, founded in 1902 in Martins Ferry, purchased the former Riesbeck’s Food Markets corporate headquarters on National Road in St. Clairsville. Unified Bank will occupy approximately half of the building, while Riesbeck’s will continue to use the remainder under a tenant agreement.
Relocating the Unified Accounting and IT Teams from the bank’s Martins Ferry campus, along with the creation of a dedicated Customer Care Division at this new location, will consolidate key support functions for the bank. The Unified Center is expected to initially house approximately thirty employees and will create additional space for future expansion as the company continues to grow.
To address the limited parking at the site, Unified Bank acquired adjacent land last year and initiated a project that completed drainage/ water runoff improvements and pavement improvements on the parcel to create an additional 112 parking spaces to fully meet the bank’s current and long-term parking needs.
“These talented professionals will bring new energy and daily purchasing power to St. Clairsville,” said Scott Everson, Unified Bank Chairman, President, and CEO. “As we continue to grow as a community-banking organization, we have outgrown our present facilities in Martins Ferry and have been seeking to acquire a new, vibrant facility to meet our expanding needs. Securing this prime location in the heart of St. Clairsville and its redevelopment will more than exceed our present needs and give us plenty of space to accommodate our envisioned growth in the coming years. Unified Bank is on the cusp of fulfilling it’s goal of growing its asset base to a level of $1.0 billion and is in the middle of a transformational process relating to both its information technology and customer support platforms, which should ensure future growth and relevancy for many years to come!” Everson continued, “Being a committed community partner and already having two successful retail banking centers located within St. Clairsville, Unified Bank has long supported St. Clairsville youth sports, schools, recreation programs, and civic initiatives. Our vision is to create better lives and futures for the people and communities that we proudly serve. The Unified Center will stand as a lasting symbol of that promise.”
Unified Bank operates 18 full-service banking centers in Belmont, Jefferson, Harrison, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Fairfield, and Athens counties in Ohio, as well as one in Moundsville, West Virginia. A new banking center in Wheeling, West Virginia, is scheduled to open in October 2025. Relating to the Unified Center, it is anticipated that the renovation of the building will be completed in the early first quarter of 2026 and ready for occupancy soon thereafter.