You could say InRoads Credit Union — now under new leadership, with the departure of its longtime chief executive — is making in-roads in South Columbia County’s business community.
The credit union, which has served St. Helens since 1938, was recently honored as Large Business of the Year at the annual South Columbia County Chamber of Commerce dinner and awards banquet.
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