Financial Services
Florence Bank Celebrates 20th Annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program
Florence Bank celebrated its 20th annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program gala last month, awarding $100,000 to 45 nonprofits across the valley. And at the close of the event, President and CEO Kevin Day drew cheers from the audience of nonprofit leaders, announcing that giving will increase to $125,000. “Some of you longtime recipients may…
Read MoreI Found Light Against All Odds teams up with Monson Savings Bank for Build-a-Bike event
10 lucky children will be pedaling their brand new bikes home Tuesday evening. I Found Light Against All Odds teamed up with Monson Savings Bank for a Build-a-Bike event. This fun and exciting event will benefit 10 children from the Springfield Housing Authority. “I just so happy for the kids and the families here in…
Read MorePeoplesBank CEO Tom Senecal Appointed to MBA Board of Directors
The Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA), a multi-faceted banking trade group representing more than 120 banks that manage an aggregate $27 trillion in assets under custody, has named Tom Senecal, president and CEO of Holyoke-based PeoplesBank, to its board of directors. “The Massachusetts Bankers Association provides critical and timely assistance to its member banks to better…
Read MoreMonson Savings Launches 150 Build-a-Bike Campaign
The celebratory planning for Monson Savings Bank’s 150th anniversary continues, with the bank pledging to show extra support to nonprofits and have an extra level of community participation throughout the year. A large and very fun part of that support comes in the form of the Monson Savings Bank 150 Build-a-Bike Campaign. For this campaign, MSB will…
Read MoreThe Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Moves Closer to a New Home
While it manages an impressive flow of food from numerous sources to the people who need it most, in recent years, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts has been doing that job in a space that’s not sufficient for the work. That will change with the opening, in 2023, of a new headquarters in Chicopee…
Read MoreMassDevelopment Issues $9.5 Million Bond for Food Bank Construction Project
MassDevelopment has issued a $9.5 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc., which will use proceeds to build and equip a 63,000-square-foot building at 25 Carew St. within the Chicopee River Business Park in Chicopee that will serve as the Food Bank’s new headquarters beginning in the summer of…
Read MoreMonson Savings Bank celebrates 150 years of service
Monson Savings Bank is celebrating 150 years of serving the local community. The bank was incorporated on March 28 in 1872. Monday morning’s reception was the kickoff to a year of events focused on building the bank’s relationship with the community. They’ll be working with local non-profits to do things like help kids build their…
Read MoreBerkshire Bank Foundation Gives $596,800 to 87 Nonprofit Organizations During Q4
Berkshire Bank announced $596,800 in philanthropic investments from its foundation during the fourth quarter of 2021. The grants awarded cover a wide range of projects that help foster upward economic mobility, support overall well-being, and enhance opportunities for individual success in the communities the bank serves. The investments also support the company’s BEST Community Comeback,…
Read MoreMonson Savings Bank Plans 150th Anniversary Celebrations
As it gets ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary, Monson Savings Bank (MSB) announced ways it is sharing the celebration with customers, employees, residents, local businesses, nonprofits, and the entire community. Monson Savings Bank’s anniversary pmarks 150 years of helping consumers and businesses reach their financial goals, supporting local nonprofits, and contributing to the overall…
Read MoreBerkshire Bank Earns Gold Community Champion Award
Berkshire Bank was recently presented the Gold Community Champion Award from Banking Northeast magazine in the economic-development category. This award recognized the bank’s comprehensive efforts to foster economic resilience in its communities. Banking Northeast established the Community Champion Awards to honor the banks and credit unions who went beyond the call to aid their community…
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