Aquesta Bank announced it plans to open a second branch in Cornelius. The bank will open the new office in the Food Lion Shopping Plaza located east of Interstate 77 along Catawba Avenue. It will be located in an end-cap unit of the plaza.

The branch will have teller stations as well as an electronic cash recycler to speed up transactions. Aquesta will also implement a universal staffing model in which all employees are cross trained. The branch is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2014 pending regulatory approval.