JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union has been in Jackson since 1995. In fact, it celebrates 22 years next month. But the financial institution will not have to spend another Christmas at its current location at 690 S. Highway 89—it’s moving just down the road to 740 S. Highway 89 at the site of the old Loaf ‘N’ Jug.
“We are super excited about the new branch and can’t wait to move in,” said Jackson branch manager Dave Mosher. “The new location will offer a lot more convenience with the intersection and stoplight there, which will make it easier for our customers. And the drive-through will be great, of course. It will also provide the room we need to grow in continuing to support our community.”
Mosher said Meridian Trust has been looking for a bigger space in Jackson for years. When Loaf ‘N’ Jug pulled out, Meridian Trust reps signed a long-term lease to put a 5,000-sf branch at the site on the corner of Broadway and South Park Loop Road. The new building will more be four times the space of the current branch. It will also feature a two-lane drive-through with a drive-up ATM.
Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union is the second-largest credit union in the state of Wyoming, receiving its charter in 1954. The financial institution has a history of making it work out of whatever space they can find. The original branch had humble beginnings in a basement storage room in the State Capital Building.
Known then as Wyoming Employees Federal Credit Union, the credit union also operated out of a garage facility behind the Wyoming Travel Commission in Cheyenne before finding a more permanent home on Warren Ave. The original Jackson branch operated on the town square for more than a decade before the move to 690 S. Highway 89.
Today, Meridian Trust has branch locations in Cheyenne, Jackson, Lander, Rawlins, Casper, Rock Springs, and Scottsbluff (Nebraska).
Mosher said the new Jackson branch should be open by Spring 2018. Ormond Builders out of Idaho Falls is the construction company. The building was designed by Driggs-based GPC Architects.
