New owner of iconic BB&T building in downtown Waynesville unveiled

Becky Johnson, The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C.
Updated ·4 min read

May 24—The iconic BB&T building in downtown Waynesville has been sold to a new owner who will continue the location's 50-year legacy of housing financial institutions, along with preserving the building's classic 1970s design.

Telco Community Credit Union, based in WNC and serving 21 counties, purchased the building for $1.3 million as its first physical presence in Haywood County.

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