WesBanco Inc. has announced the transition of approximately 400,000 consumer and 50,000 business relationships, along with the branding and operations of approximately 70 financial centers, from Premier Financial Corp. to WesBanco.

Former Premier financial centers in northern Ohio, southern Michigan and northeastern Indiana reopened May 19 as WesBanco locations, marking an expansion of the bank’s regional presence. With the completion of the conversion, WesBanco now has more than 250 financial centers, as well as loan production offices, across nine states.

WesBanco previously welcomed approximately 900 new employees as part of its acquisition of Premier.

“Customer and brand conversion is a milestone that marks the start of building even stronger relationships with our new customers, businesses and communities,” said Jeff Jackson, president and chief executive officer of WesBanco. “Since announcing the merger less than one year ago, our teams have worked diligently to ensure a smooth transition. Now, we are thrilled to introduce WesBanco products, solutions and exceptional service to our new and expanded communities.”

WesBanco announced the intended acquisition of Premier Financial Corp. on July 26, 2024, and the merger was completed Feb. 28, creating a regional financial services institution with more than $27 billion in assets, significant economies of scale, and strong pro forma profitability metrics.

WesBanco is now one of the top 100 largest insured depository organizations in the United States and the eighth largest bank in Ohio, based on deposit market share.

WesBanco now serves customers through financial centers and loan production offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Customer appreciation events will occur throughout June at WesBanco’s newly converted financial centers. The Youngstown, Ohio community also now sees the WesBanco logo atop the historic downtown clock tower.