Michael Wheeler takes the reins North Shore Bank as it emerges as one of the relative winners amid consolidation pressures buffeting Massachusetts community banks, thanks in part to its own move to join a larger organization.
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North Shore Bank has named Michael R. Wheeler as its new president and chief executive officer, just a day after announcing a merger.
Over 100 employees at Suffolk Construction’s Boston headquarters joined their colleagues at the company’s other locations around the country to make around 3,000 Memorial Day cards for military veterans. See who else gave back.
Even with the ink still not dry on its agreement to acquire Colonial Federal Savings Bank, Hometown Financial Group’s CEO says the mutual holding company wants to grow further.
North Shore Bank, part of Hometown Financial Group, will buy Quincy-based Colonial Federal Savings Bank in a $44 million deal.
Rollstone Bank & Trust made a $10,000 donation to North Star Family Services to support its work helping homeless families in northern Worcester County. See who else gave back.
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IC Credit Union made the biggest single philanthropic gift in its history, to a local Catholic high school trying to build an endowment to secure its financial future. See who else gave back.
Oxford-based BankHometown announced a $5,000 donation to the Putnam Veterans Advisory Committee, supporting the creation of an Afghanistan Memorial in Putnam. See who else gave back.
KeyBank gave $150,000 to the Springfield Rescue Mission to support a workforce development initiative that matches residents with potential employers and provides training. See who else gave back.
This transaction is the seventh strategic merger for Hometown Financial Group in the last nine years.
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Boston-based N6 Properties is beginning its first ground-up construction project after receiving financing from North Shore Bank for a Roslindale development.
The Cummings Foundation, the philanthropic arm of suburban Boston CRE giant Cummings Properties, gave $2 million to Regis College to help train more nurses and establish a healthcare clinic in Woburn. See who else gave back.
The Bay State’s banks are back at it, donating thousands of dollars to community nonprofits.
North Shore Bank, based in Peabody, gave $20,000 to the Essex Community Foundation to support education, healthcare, economic development and social services initiatives. See who else gave back.
North Shore Bank announced its employees recently presented the Reading Food Pantry with a $1,200 contribution raised via one of its regular Jeans Day events. See who else gave back.
Hometown Financial Group is growing its eastern Massachusetts footprint as it announced a merger between Abington Bank and North Shore Bank on Thursday.
Monson Savings Bank said it gave $6,000 to Link to Libraries, a nonprofit that will use the money to donate books to local schools, and executives surprised one of the schools set to benefit with a visit bringing some of the donated books. See who else gave back.
