The Wells Fargo Building, also known as the Wells Fargo Bank Center, is a commercial and financial skyscraper in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

. It is the third tallest building in city with 17 floors. After its completion, the building was, at first, named the Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust. Soon in 1989, the building's name was then changed to the Wachovia Bank Center, making it the official headquarters of Wachovia

Wachovia

Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States based on total assets...

 in the eastern part of Georgia and the Central Savannah River Area

Central Savannah River Area

The Central Savannah River Area is a 13-county region in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is also considered to include five to eight counties in South Carolina. The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCollum, the winner of a $250 contest held by The Augusta Chronicle to generate the best name for the...

. In 2008, the building's name was then changed to the Wells Fargo Building. It is now the official headquarters of Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational diversified financial services company with operations around the world. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by assets and the largest bank by market capitalization. Wells Fargo is the second largest bank in deposits, home...

in this region.