Pictured (l to r): Bill Taylor-P. W. Campbell Project Supervisor, Gary Fuller-SeaComm Board of Director, Patricia Dodge-SeaComm Board of Director, Scott A. Wilson-SeaComm President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Santamoor-SeaComm Board of Director and Jonathan Manor-SeaComm Business Development Representative.
Vermont Business Magazine SeaComm Federal Credit Union recently celebrated the groundbreaking for its seventh retail branch location at 1680 Shelburne Road in South Burlington, VT. The planned 3,500 sq. foot building is schedule to be completed by year-end. SeaComm is a member owned financial cooperative based in Massena, NY with more than 47,300 members and assets over $550 million. The credit union has branches in Massena, Potsdam, Malone, Canton, Ogdensburg and Plattsburgh NY. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton or Essex Counties in NY and Grand Isle, Franklin and Chittenden Counties of Vermont.
“We are very pleased to soon becoming a part of the greater South Burlington community,” states Scott A. Wilson, SeaComm President and Chief Executive Officer. “This new location is an extremely vibrant growing region, which affords us an opportunity to be a part of something so exceptional.”
The anticipated full-service financial center will offer member solutions for all types of financial needs; including personal accounts, auto and recreational vehicle loans, mortgages, business solutions, investments and more. The branch will include a three-lane drive-through area, a 24/7 ActiveEdge® ATM that offer game-changing security solutions, electronic cash recyclers at the teller stations and bicycle stand for those who wish to ride to the branch. Construction of the branch includes awareness of environmentally friendly materials.
The project design firm is P. W. Campbell of Pittsburgh Pa, who will also provide on-site supervision of this project and the ongoing future growth plans into Essex and St. Albans, Vermont. The layout and design of the newest locations will integrate into the SeaComm brand and logo. SeaComm said in a press release that it believes deeply in using local subcontractors in the communities in which it does business.
Included on the project are Acme Glass for all doors and windows; Avonda Air for plumbing and HVAC; Curtis Lumber of Burlington; Duquette Steel; New England Floor Covering; Norway and Sons Electrical; ProTech Contracting of Burlington for carpentry, roofing and interiors; SD Ireland for all site work, concrete and paving, as well as Tanner Masonry.
Wilson adds, “We have been very pleased with our reception so far into the market and the opportunity afforded to us by Pizzagalli Properties and we look forward to meeting our Vermont neighbors, and in particular those in Bartlett Brook.”
Source: Massena, NY, (July 30, 2019) – SeaComm Federal Credit Union