On March 10, NBT Bank held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open its Burlington Office. This office, located at 150 Bank Street, is the bank s first retail branch in Vermont. The bank s Vermont regional office is located in the same building.
On hand for the ceremony were NBT Bank executives and employees, local public officials, area business leaders and invited guests. NBT Bank Regional President Matt Durkee said: Establishing our presence in Vermont has been a great experience for us. People have been very responsive to our community banking approach, and we look forward to continued growth here.
The accompanying photo of the ribbon cutting shows (from left): Martin Dietrich, president and chief executive officer of NBT Bank; Kelly Devine, executive director of the Burlington Business Association; Timothy Shea, vice president of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce; Dan Johnson, vice president and regional manager of NBT Bank s retail operations in Vermont; Bob Kiss, mayor of Burlington; Matt Durkee, regional president of NBT Bank s operations in Vermont; and Helen Pinan, mortgage originator for NBT Bank in Vermont.
NBT Bank provides personal banking, asset management and business services. The independent community bank, based in Norwich, N.Y., has 85 offices in upstate New York. The bank recently expanded into Vermont by opening a regional office and retail branch in Burlington. NBT Bank s parent company, NBT Bancorp Inc., had assets of $5.5 billion as of December 31, 2009.
Source: NBT. NORWICH, N.Y. (MARCH 12, 2010)
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