ORION BANCORPORATION, INC. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF BRIDGE COMMUNITY BANK

ORION, Ill. – Orion Bancorporation, Inc., the parent company of BankORION, announced they have completed their acquisition of Bridge Community Bank.  Under Orion Bancorporation, Inc., BankORION and Bridge Community Bank both continue to operate as two separate independent community banks. The transaction has brought together two community  banks  with  a  combined  257  years  of  servicing  customers  in  six  counties  across  two  states.  The  two community banks have total assets of approximately $800