First Fed to break ground in North Dover

First Federal Community Bank announced plans to begin construction this spring on the First Federal Financial Education & Operations Center to be located at the corner of North Wooster Avenue and West Ohio Avenue in the north end of Dover.

The campus will include the eighth banking facility, office space for bank operations, and a large space to accommodate bank and community financial education, professional development, and training events. There also will be two additional tenant spaces on the site.

The First Federal building will consist of a combination of brick, stone and metal features. Construction is anticipated to take nine to 12 months with a spring 2021 opening. First Federal intends to use as many local contractors as possible during the construction of the facility.

The building will have the most current technology, a significant amount of natural light, huddle spaces for collaboration, state-of-the-art employee gathering areas and staff wellness space.

First Federal was founded in March 1898 as the Dover Building and Loan Company of Canal Dover, Ohio by citizens and business people who envisioned a need for a local bank to serve the financial needs of the community.

The bank has had several name changes to reflect its evolving business throughout the past 122 years as it has grown to serve the communities. They now have offices in two counties, Tuscarawas and Holmes, and continue to see growth opportunities.