WesBanco Designated the Named Financial Supporter of the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, WV
WHEELING, W.Va., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Todd F. Clossin, President and Chief Executive Officer of WesBanco, Inc., (NASDAQ Global Market: WSBC) a Wheeling, West Virginia based multi-state bank holding company, announced today that WesBanco has been designated the Named Financial Supporter of one of America's largest holiday light shows, the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, West Virginia. Celebrating its 30th year, the festival will begin November 13, 2015 and continue through January 3, 2016.
This holiday tradition began in 1985 with just five light displays and landscape lighting covering about 125 acres over a three-mile drive throughout the Oglebay resort. Since then, the show has grown into one of the nation's largest light shows, covering more than three hundred acres over a six-mile drive. Eighty larger-than-life light displays are now part of this glowing show and every year new displays are added with one of this year's new displays commemorating the 30th anniversary.
"WesBanco has a rich heritage of 145 years of community support and we are proud to be associated with one of the nation's premier holiday light shows that has attracted millions of visitors to Oglebay and the Wheeling area over the past 30 years. As WesBanco has grown, so has the attraction of the Winter Festival of Lights, drawing visitors from areas into which WesBanco has expanded including Pittsburgh and Columbus," said Mr. Clossin.
"Our relationship with Oglebay Park goes back nearly as far as it does with the city of Wheeling and the communities that we have served along the Ohio River. WesBanco is proud to have offered customer and community-focused banking since 1870. We are more than a diversified financial services company, we are corporate and community citizens and our partnership with the Winter Festival of Lights allows us to reach the members of our communities and grow in our relationships with our customers in a new and different way," added Mr. Clossin.
Doug Dalby, President & CEO of the Wheeling Park Commission, which manages the parks of the City of Wheeling, said "Over the years financial support from our community has played an important part in the growth and operation of both Oglebay and Wheeling Parks. WesBanco's support of the 2015-16, 30th anniversary of the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay, is the latest example of this community support. Thank you to WesBanco for their decision to be a part of this year's Winter Festival of Lights."
The Winter Festival of Lights was listed as one of the 10 Best Christmas Light Displays in the US according to AOL Travel and has been featured on the Travel Channel's "Most Extreme Christmas Celebrations." The show is also listed on the American Bus Association's Top International Events. Viewing is available Sunday through Thursday until 10:00 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday until 11:00 p.m. There is no admission to the Festival but a per car donation of $20 is suggested and is valid for the entire festival season. The 270-room Wilson Lodge at Oglebay Park offers special overnight packages during the Winter Festival of Lights.
Oglebay Park, and the Winter Festival of Lights, is located 4 miles from I-70 at Exit 2A in Wheeling, West Virginia. The resort is 60 miles from Pittsburgh via I-79 south and I-70 west; 120 miles from Columbus via I-70 east; and 150 miles from Cleveland via I-77 south and I-70 east. For more information about Oglebay and the Winter Festival of Lights, call 800-624-6988 or 304-243-4000 or visit www.oglebay-resort.com
WesBanco, Inc. is a multi-state bank holding company with total assets of approximately $8.4 billion operating through 141 branch locations and 129 ATMs in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. WesBanco's banking subsidiary is WesBanco Bank, Inc., headquartered in Wheeling, West Virginia. WesBanco also operates an insurance brokerage company, WesBanco Insurance Services Inc., and a full-service broker/dealer, WesBanco Securities Inc.
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