A banking institution headquartered in Akron is eliminating positions across all of its branches.

"We are realigning our staff and as a part of those changes, we have eliminated the assistant branch manager position at our branches," Robert Townsend, media relations officer for First Merit.

When contacted by AkronNewsNow, Townsend was evasive about the details, but did say the decision was made Thursday.

First Merit operates close to 50 locations across the Greater Akron region.

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