Heartland Bank Blog

It all began back in 1950 when Charlie Lovejoy’s Grandfather started the business in a little house in downtown Plain City. A fire caused them to move to where the TruValue Hardware is now, but in 2001 Lovejoy’s Market relocated to its newly constructed building at 900 Village Boulevard and has been going strong ever since. 

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It all started in 2010, when Richard and Beth Long purchased an abandoned shell of a building on Taylor Road in Reynoldsburg owned by Heartland Bank. It was three small mini storage buildings that housed 30 storage units without storm water, bathrooms or a well. 

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Thanks to school and community partnerships, the Gahanna Lincoln High School baseball team is hitting a home run with renovated facilities. 

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Continuing the tradition being our clients’ “financial partner,” Heartland Bank is proud to announce our 6th Annual Money Matters Free Financial Summit. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Grove City. Teaming up with the bank again this year is 104.9 The River to help provide attendees with a variety of seminars on how to better manage their finances and plan for the future. 

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Heartland Bank’s Power Breakfast events were created with the purpose of bringing expert speakers to present on topics that would benefit our customers and guests in a variety of areas. We’ve covered topics like how technology is changing the way we do business, how to leverage LinkedIn to business network in the “social age,” tips on avoiding costly mistakes when purchasing insurance, managing healthcare costs for today's business owner and even ways state and local taxes are impacting local business. Held bi-monthly, these events are hosted at our Corporate Office in Gahanna at 850 North Hamilton Road. 

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James Gullatte, Master Fitness Trainer and founder of B.O.S.S. Fitness Studio, came to Columbus in 2004 bringing his own unique training style to Central Ohio. He had one goal: to spread fitness to as many as possible. It was a journey that started at the “ground floor”, taking a job as a janitor at a local gym with not much more than the clothes on his back and 95 dollars in his pocket to get his foot in the door. But for five years he read, studied, went to school and planned-- building a foundation that would one day support a blooming business at the top of Central Ohio's fitness industry. While a janitor, he started giving tips and pointers - essentially training for free and people started noticing. 

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In 1989, owners Tom and Mary DeVries opened their FASTSIGNS sign and graphics center. The location opened with just 1,200 square feet in the Westerville Plaza. Over the years, the location has doubled in size, eventually getting to the point where the center was simply out of space. Tom and Mary made the decision to build a whole new facility. Westerville FASTSIGNS now occupies 6,000 square feet of a 10,000-square-foot building in the Brooksedge office park. 

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When Gary Shyu wanted to fulfill his dream of owning his own restaurant and purchase a building in Grove City the first bank he called said they were “too busy” to talk to him. Fortunately for Shyu, his next call was to Heartland Bank. After talking with G. Scott McComb, the bank’s President and CEO, the two met the following morning and one month later the purchase was complete and China Bell Restaurant and Event Center was born. 

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According to a recent story from the Today Show, losing weight was the #1 resolution made in 2013. This probably does not come as a surprise, since it seems like the topic of fitness and getting in shape always ranks at the top of the list of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s an admirable goal, and getting more fit has many great benefits to your health.  

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The tradition of giving continues this season at Heartland Bank. This year’s Holiday Party, held Saturday, December 15th at the Jefferson Country Club, market the 16th Annual Silent Auction where employees had the opportunity to bid on items with proceeds going to benefit several local organizations. 

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