Advantis Credit Union, Portland, Ore., reopenedits 12,380-square-foot branch in Belmont on Dec. 6. The branchreopened after an extensive $2.2 million upgrade in structure andtechnology. Advantis hosted grand reopening festivities on Jan. 21and 22 with drawings to win a trip to Hawaii and other prizes.

Catholic Federal Credit Union, Saginaw, Mich.,opened its fourth school branch at St. Thomas Aquinas ElementarySchool in Saginaw. The branch is open Tuesday mornings for studentsand faculty of the school. The credit union also has school branchlocations at All Saints Central High School in Bay City, St. John'sElementary School in Essexville and Nouvel Catholic Central HighSchool in Saginaw.

Coast360 Federal Credit Union, Maite, Guam,opened the doors of a new main branch and headquarters on theisland. Registered with the U.S. Green Building Council, itincludes a range of green design features, such as rainwatercollection tanks, native plants and building materials andpreferred parking for alternative-fueled and electric vehicles. Thethree-story, 48,000-square-foot operations center and flagshipbranch is the newest of the credit union's three locations.

Members Source Credit Union, Merrillville,Ind., celebrated moving its Munster location to 306 Ridge Road,Ridgeland Plaza with an open house and ribbon cutting recently.Members Source staff and Munster Chamber of Commerce membersgathered during the event for a photo.

Michigan State University Federal Credit Union,East Lansing, Mich., broke ground at the site of its new Farm Lanebranch located at the corner of Farm Lane and Mount Hope on thecampus of MSU. The new branch is slated to open in 2012. IBM, whois currently leasing office space at the MSUFCU Crescent branch,has plans to grow their existing staff and will be expanding toutilize the entire Crescent branch office space. Once theconstruction of the Farm Lane branch is complete, MSUFCU will closethe Crescent branch location and transition the staff to the newFarm Lane branch.

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union,Kingston, N.Y., opened a storefront branch in the heart ofWoodstock, N.Y. It is the credit union's 10th branch, and features24/7 Personal Teller technology, which offers members the abilityto speak face-to-face with a live teller 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek, including most holidays. Grand opening celebrations tookplace in early December and featured a prize raffle.

Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Va., openedthree branches recently, one in Radcliff, Ky., another in Fairfax,Va. and a third in Colonial Heights, Va. The Kentucky branchoccupies 2,100 square feet and serves more than 23,000 Departmentof Defense personnel and their families assigned to Fort Knox. TheFairfax branch is the credit union's 19th in Northern Virginia, andprovides the Washington D.C. suburb with access to all credit unionservices, including a financial advisor, a representative frombusiness services and a full-service, on-site ATM. The ColonialHeights branch serves more than 18,000 Department of Defensepersonnel and their families assigned to Fort Lee and its fourmajor commands.

OSU Federal Credit Union, Corvallis, Ore.,relocated its Newport branch location to a location on North CoastHighway. The new location features two lanes of drive-thru serviceand a third lane for an ATM drive-up, three teller stations, twofinancial services desks and offices to accommodate real estate,business and investment needs. The staff is led by Branch ManagerPatti Ferry, who has been serving Lincoln County since the initialbranch opened more than seven years ago.

Richfield Bloomington Credit Union, Richfield,Minn., opened the doors of its new 16,000-square-foot branchlocated on Lyndale Avenue in Bloomington. The branch offers safedeposit boxes, multiple drive-up lanes with a drive-up ATM,Saturday lobby hours and the latest in banking technology. Aconcierge approach will replace traditional teller lines in thelobby, with members being greeted as they enter the building andhelped one-on-one by a member service representative.

San Diego County Credit Union, San Diego,recently hosted a grand opening celebration at its new Kearny Mesabranch, located in the County of San Diego Operations Center.Credit Union staff welcomed hundreds of people who attended theday-long grand opening festivities, which featured complimentaryrefreshments and opportunities to win prizes, including a BajaMexico cruise for two, a one-night stay and spa treatment at the LaCosta Resort & Spa and a $250 Visa gift card.

St. Anne's Credit Union, Fall River, Mass.,plans to open its first New Bedford office in February 2011,according to Ross R. Upton, president and CEO. Groundbreakingceremonies were held on Nov. 13 at 3057 Acushnet Avenue, futuresite of the credit union's new full-service location. The3,600-square-foot branch office will feature three drive-up tellerlanes and a drive-up ATM.