WesBanco Officials Ring NASDAQ Bell

There was a Wheeling feeling to the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell Wednesday morning.

Representatives from WesBanco were in New York City to ring the opening bell and mark the company's next chapter of growth and transformation.

New WesBanco President and CEO Jeff Jackson led the ceremony and was joined by the company's Chief Financial Officer Daniel Weiss and other bank executives and associates.

"For more than 150 years, WesBanco has brought its strength, stability and customer focus to helping people achieve their personal and business financial goals while serving our communities and driving growth for our stakeholders," Jackson, who became president and CEO in August, said in a news release. "As we look to the future, those commitments remain firm. (Wednesday's) bell-ringing symbolizes our embrace of a new chapter that builds on our strong foundation for continued growth and success while honoring the values and strategies that have shaped our transformation so far."

This isn't the first time WesBanco representatives have rung the opening NASDAQ bell. Past ceremonies include ones in 2011 and 2020, marking the company's milestones of $10 billion and $15 billion in assets, respectively. Over the past decade, according to information provided by the company, WesBanco has nearly tripled its total assets through organic growth and strategic mergers. It now has operations in six states and loan production offices in two more.

WesBanco recently opened a commercial loan production offices in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, market earlier this year.

WesBanco has earned numerous national accolades for financial performance, credit quality, community development, employer of choice and customer satisfaction. Most recently, WesBanco earned its eighth consecutive "Outstanding" FDIC Community Reinvestment Act rating for its work meeting the credit needs of the communities in which it operates, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.