Wachovia taking name off arena

The Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza.

Wachovia’s name is coming off the arena.

Jan Heller, Greater Pennsylvania executive vice president, commercial banking and market president of Charlotte, N.C.-based Wachovia Bank, said the company will not renew its sponsorship of the local facility.

She said the Wachovia name will “be around for awhile,” on bank branches, but not on the Wilkes-Barre Township arena.

“We’ve elected not to continue that,” Heller said. Asked if Wells Fargo, Wachovia’s new parent company, would consider the sponsorship, Heller said, “No, it doesn’t fit with the company’s mission.”