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AmeriCU begins operations in new Onondaga Hill location

Rome–based AmeriCU Credit Union on Oct. 9 formally opened its new branch office at 4865 West Seneca Turnpike in the town of Onondaga. Pictured, from left to right, are: Kyle Halpin, manager of AmeriCU’s Onondaga Hill financial center; John Stevenson, chairman of the credit union’s board of directors; Michael Smith, assistant VP of financial center services at AmeriCU; Mark Pfisterer, president and CEO of AmeriCU; Ron Belle, the credit union’s chief experience officer; and Marlynda Walker, CenterState CEO ambassador. (PHOTO CREDIT: AMERICU CREDIT UNION)

ONONDAGA — AmeriCU Credit Union is now operating in its new Onondaga Hill branch at 4865 West Seneca Turnpike in the town of Onondaga. The new office started operations in that location in late September, says Ron Belle, chief experience officer at AmeriCU. The branch had previously operated at Onondaga Community College (OCC) for the […]

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ONONDAGA — AmeriCU Credit Union is now operating in its new Onondaga Hill branch at 4865 West Seneca Turnpike in the town of Onondaga.

The new office started operations in that location in late September, says Ron Belle, chief experience officer at AmeriCU. The branch had previously operated at Onondaga Community College (OCC) for the past seven years.

“We feel that this location really provides us an opportunity to expand our presence on Onondaga Hill,” he adds.

When the space became available, AmeriCU wanted to take advantage of it, figuring it could continue providing service to the OCC campus but from another location. It gives the credit union a “better option” for its other members who are not coming to campus on a regular basis.

“[The new] location really kind of checked all the boxes for us,” says Belle, who spoke with CNYBJ on Oct. 22.

AmeriCU leases the space, and Belle describes the new office as bigger with more office space and a larger conference room and “new and more” technology.

He declined to disclose both how much it cost AmeriCU to prepare the new space for operations and the general contractor that handled the construction work.

AmeriCU has five employees in the new Onondaga Hill branch, and more than 300 employees overall, according to Belle.

“We could not be more excited to be open for business in Onondaga Hill,” Kyle Halpin, manager of the new financial center, said in a news release about the new branch. “AmeriCU is in a better position to serve our members, to serve this community, and to build new and lasting relationships with local residents and businesses.”

AmeriCU formally opened its new Onondaga Hill financial center on Oct. 9 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“We’re able to offer more services, more convenience, and more value for our members,” Nicholas Cray, VP of member relations and marketing, added in the release.

The nonprofit AmeriCU first opened in 1950 at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome. With more than 136,000 members, AmeriCU now has 19 branches across Central and Northern New York.

Eric Reinhardt