JOHNSTOWN

Penn Highlands partnering with Penn State Altoona

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has announced an articulation agreement with Penn State Altoona, signifying its inaugural collaboration with any of Penn State University’s Commonwealth campuses.

The agreement offers Penn Highlands students eight pathways to transfer to Penn State Altoona to complete their bachelor’s degrees after graduation. The available fields include biology, business, communications, criminal justice, English, history, multidisciplinary studies and psychology.

Graduates from a program specified in this agreement at Penn Highlands, who maintain good standing and achieve a minimum GPA of 2.0 (grade C or higher), are assured admission to Penn State.

Community college students can request dual admission to Penn State Altoona or to any Penn State Commonwealth campus by submitting an Intent to Enroll Form to PSU while enrolled at Penn Highlands.

PITTSBURGH

F.N.B. reports 3Q earnings

F.N.B. Corp. reported earnings for the third quarter of 2024 with net income available to common stockholders of $110.1 million, or $0.30 per diluted common share. Comparatively, third quarter of 2023 net income available to common stockholders totaled $143.3 million, or $0.40 per diluted common share, and second quarter of 2024 net income available to common stockholders totaled $123.0 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share.

On an operating basis, third quarter of 2024 earnings per diluted common share was $0.34, excluding $0.04 per share of significant items impacting earnings. By comparison, the third quarter of 2023 was $0.40 per diluted common share on an operating basis and the second quarter of 2024 was $0.34 per diluted common share on an operating basis, excluding less than $0.01 per share of significant items impacting earnings.

The company has total assets of $48 billion and approximately 350 banking offices throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

STATE COLLEGE

Kish net income increases

Kish Bancorp Inc., parent company of Kish Bank, reported net income of $4.2 million, or $1.41 per share, for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $3.2 million, or $1.06 per share, for the second quarter of 2024, and $3.5 million, or $1.32 per share, for the third quarter of 2023.

For the first nine months of 2024, net income was $10.4 million, or $3.53 per share, compared to $10.0 million, or $3.79 per share, for the nine-month period in 2023. All results are unaudited.

Kish Bancorp Inc. is a diversified financial services corporation headquartered in Belleville, with executive offices in State College and an Innovation Center in Reedsville.

Kish Bank operates 19 locations serving Centre, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Blair and Juniata counties and northeastern Ohio.