LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn.–First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union (FCFCU) has opened a new corporate headquarters campus on Hamilton Blvd in Lower Macungie Township.
The corporate campus includes an 81,000-square-foot headquarters facility and new flagship 5,000-square-foot, two-story full-service financial center featuring a dedicated small business center. The new 'Trexlertown Financial Center' is the largest of FCFCU's 11 financial centers in the Greater Lehigh Valley, and is located a short walk across the parking lot from its corporate headquarters.
First Commonwealth said the award-winning headquarters facility positions it to accommodate ongoing strategic growth, attract and retain top talent and offer its diverse workforce a modern, sustainable, and comfortable work environment.
FCFCU said it selected the Lower Macungie Township site because of the area's rapid growth and strong sense of community. The location provides its growing workforce with many nearby amenities and convenient access to major highways for easy commuting from anywhere in and around the Greater Lehigh Valley. FCFCU's commitment to its employees, sustainability, wellness, and a culture aligned with its mission of 'empowering the pursuit of financial happiness' is evident in every design feature and amenity.
"We're proud to continue to invest in the Lehigh Valley and enhance our presence in the communities we serve and where our employees live, work, and play. Our new corporate headquarters allows us to offer an exceptional work environment for our growing workforce. 2020 was an extraordinary year for many reasons,” said Donna LaStocco, president and CEO. “While maintaining continuous business operations throughout COVID-19, we built and opened our new corporate headquarters, our Trexlertown Financial Center featuring our first dedicated small business center, and our first urban location in Downtown Allentown. We kept our employees safe and engaged by offering the option of flexible schedules and remote working to help balance new demands of work and home. Our projects also contributed to the local economy with local design and construction partners and services whenever possible to provide new jobs in our thriving community.”
FCFCU's new headquarters was designed and built to be a high functioning, friendly, and safe environment that offers an enjoyable and healthy “home at work” experience for its 220 employees, the credit union said. The facility will accommodate the company's ongoing growth and includes enhanced health and safety features.
"We're thrilled to be part of the growing and thriving Lower Macungie community and bring this beautiful and highly functional new headquarters to our employees. Our project is unique in that every aspect of our new headquarters came from input from our employees,” said COO Tricia Szurgot, who was the project lead. “We wanted the facility to be 'for employees, by employees' and that's the approach we took through every phase of the project to bring our mission, vision, and core values to life. Our cross-functional HQ Steering Team guided every aspect including site selection, floorplan design, interior design, materials selection, furniture selection, construction, branding, meeting room naming, and amenities such as selection of gym equipment, patio workspace features, and even the free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate flavors in our cafés. With construction well underway at the onset of COVID-19, our exceptional team members and design and construction partners found creative solutions to every challenge and worked tirelessly to deliver our new corporate headquarters on time and in a safe and healthy environment.”