The Charlotte Business Journal (Charlotte, NC) reports an out-of-state bank expanding in Charlotte is considering the site of a longtime local restaurant for its next branch here.

First National Bank, the largest subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based F.N.B. Corp.⁠ has filed preliminary plans with the city of Charlotte for a proposed branch at 2900 Wilkinson Blvd. That location is home to Bar-B-Q King, a drive-in restaurant that has served west Charlotte for more than 65 years. The restaurant will close Nov. 1, according to several media reports.

The city’s records list the applicant for the redevelopment project as Todd Gingerich of Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.⁠, with Pete Gianiks as the property owner. 

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