New Bank in Town

Arvest Bank celebrated the Oct. 23 official grand opening of its first Springfield branch, 1435 E. Bradford Parkway, with a $5,000 gift from the Walton Family Foundation to Isabel’s House, Crisis Nursery of the Ozarks. Above, Isabel’s House Executive Director Gretchen Gambon, left, receives the check from Mike Bennitt, an Arvest client adviser and investment specialist, and Michal Moss Early, Arvest bank manager and assistant vice president.

At right, Early cuts the ribbon on the new bank. Arvest officials are working to close on property at 2403 W. Republic Road to build a full-service branch by next fall. Meanwhile, Early said the bank continues to search for land in Springfield to build three to five more locations in the next three years.