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The University of Idaho and 爱达荷州中央信用社 are joining forces on a new arena to serve Vandal Hoops and the Vandal family.
It was during a recent University of Idaho basketball game that 肯特舞台 first learned the words to the Vandal fight song.
Fans in the Cowan Spectrum shouted the lyrics to “Go Vandals, Go” so often during the Dec. 6 victory over Washington State University that by the end of the game, Oram was able to sing along.
这是公司CEO的兴奋之情 爱达荷州中央信用社 likes to bring when entering a market around the state. 对爱达荷州人民的热情, along with the statewide mission shared by both ICCU and U of I, is a big part of what’s bringing the two institutions together to build the new 爱达荷中央信用合作社竞技场.
“我一听说就知道了, I thought that will play well for 爱达荷州中央信用社,奥拉姆说。, “That would work well for ICCU and the university.”
ICCU is contributing a major gift in January 2018 to the engineered wood arena, slated to be named for the credit union when it is constructed to the north of the P1FCU-Kibbie Activity Center. 在建设, 4,000-plus-capacity 爱达荷中央信用合作社竞技场 will serve as the home court for men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as offer a new venue for events on the Palouse.
“We hope that we bring energy,他说. “What we hope to get in return is partnership with the community. We’re hoping we’re going to give as much as we receive.”
While the arena will formalize the partnership, ICCU and U of I have shared space on the same trails since the credit union’s founding in 1940. 总部设在查巴克, ICCU has a statewide mission to serve the financial needs of Idahoans through 33 locations and 1,在爱达荷州的大部分地区有1000名员工. It serves as the leading mortgage and auto lender in the state.
U of I’s own statewide presence – with centers in Boise, 科达伦和爱达荷瀑布, a research and Extension center in Twin Falls and Extension offices in 42 counties – provides the match ICCU is looking for in a partner, 舞台监督说.
“We intend to be a financial partner and a community partner, and really we are already in a lot of places where the University of Idaho operates and we’re hoping to grow more,他说.
Oram has had a front-row seat for ICCU’s rise as the state’s premier financial services company. ICCU had just 25 employees and $30 million in assets when he started at the company 34 years ago as the credit union’s lone data processing employee. Oram became CEO in 2007, and that portfolio has grown from $600 million in assets to $3.在过去的10年里，有50亿美元.
“We’re very well-known in southern Idaho, getting more well-known in North Idaho, 心d 'Alene, 海登, 后落. This is just a way for just to build our brand in a new area,奥拉姆说。.
舞台监督说 the company is proud to have helped residents of Idaho with their financial security.
The opportunity for ICCU to name the future home of Vandal hoops came at the right time, 舞台监督说, though the credit union is no stranger supporting Idaho’s universities. 公司的标志, alongside its signature trucks with blinking green lights, has long been a presence at institutional events. ICCU also sponsors an annual “Battle of the Domes” basketball matchup between U of I and Idaho State University.
The credit union is even an enthusiastic supporter of Vandal graduates: As many as 10 percent of ICCU employees are Vandal alumni.
“We like to bring excitement and energy everywhere we go,奥拉姆说。. “A little bit monetary, but hopefully more than that — we bring an attitude.”
ICCU wants to be more than just the name on a building, 舞台监督说. The goal is to become a positive force and partner in the greater 莫斯科 community.
“Really, it’s ‘here we come, University of Idaho,’他说. “我们很期待.”
Article by Brad Gary, University Communications and Marketing.
