OV Financial remodeling tops January building permits

The city and county issued building permits in January totaling nearly $1.3 million, with half of that related to a remodeling permit at Ohio Valley Financial Groups main branch downtown.

OV received a $675,000 permit for remodeling the upper three floors of the older portion of its building at 140 N. Main St.

The work will include modernizing the bank buildings electrical, heating and air conditioning systems; replacing old energy inefficient windows; updating the board room with technological and communications systems; and adding employee training and physical fitness facilities.

Meanwhile, Lucy Bellas Pizzeria, a new restaurant, received a $1,300 permit for remodeling its building at 2201 U.S. 41-North.

BankTrust Financial (formerly the Bank of Henderson) received four permits totaling $24,244 for new signs reflecting its new name at its branches and ATM sites.

Meanwhile, the city and county each issued one permit for a new single-family house.

In January 2012, the city and county issued permits totaling nearly $1.9 million, including two new single-family houses.

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OV Financial remodeling tops January building permits