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Wichita Festivals, Inc., and its long-time supporter, Fidelity Bank, today announced that the fourth generation, family-owned financial institution will sponsor Riverfest 2019’s Fidelity Bank River Run.

On the heels of a combined $1 million gift to Wichita State University’s Shock the World campaign in February of this year, Fidelity Bank announced an additional $1 million in community investment, with gifts aimed at accelerating entrepreneurial activity and community betterment.

Wichita banker and Project Wichita co-chairman Aaron Bastian has another hat to wear. Bastian, president of Fidelity Bank, was recently appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Fed's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

(WICHITA, KS) --- Fidelity Bank announced new leadership for credit and lending operations with the promotion of Roger Mericle to chief credit officer. In this role, he provides guidance to all areas of Fidelity’s credit operations, including residential lending, credit administration, consumer lending and loan operations. Mericle replaces longtime Fidelity executive Mark Sikes, who is retiring after a 23-year career at Fidelity, during which he helped shape credit operations across all areas of lending.

Never Stop Starting, our latest Wichita-centric Bravely Onward message was the focus of a Wichita Eagle article published in the Sunday, October 29, newspaper.

Fidelity Bank’s newest branch opened at 3128 S. Seneca on Monday, April 10. This branch replaced the bank’s nearby location at 3101 S. Seneca. The newly constructed branch introduced Fidelity Bank’s new service delivery model, blending technology and personal service to help meet the changing needs of customers.

Sheree Utash and Sheryl Wohlford have been elected to serve on the Fidelity Bank Board of Directors. Both are accomplished business professionals and community leaders. Their terms on the board of directors began on June 1, 2017.

Fidelity Bank, through its fund at the Wichita Community Foundation, is making a $90,000 grant to the Greater Wichita Partnership to provide and remodel the space to the west of the current Wichita Downtown Development Corporation offices and Design & Innovation Center. Adding to the space will allow the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition staff to co-locate with WDDC staff. Both organizations are now under the Partnership umbrella.

Fidelity Bank celebrated the construction of a new branch in Derby, Kansas on June 29 with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by members of the Derby city government and Derby Chamber of Commerce.