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Down on Main Street COME TO THE 7 Country Bank Strengthens Its Presence in Springfield ANNIVERSARY CO Mary McGovern says Country Bank has been looking to create
a stronger presence in downtown Springfield for at least fi
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“We’ve been
The institution, which has a lending office on the 17th floor of
focused on
& Tower Square, has considered several sites for a banking center with
Produced by: strong visibility, she said, including the space in Monarch Place that
branching out
would eventually become home to the corporate offices of New Valley
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Worcester area
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1955 2025 andinSpringfield. Wes Undeterred, the Ware-based bank kept looking in Springfield while
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shifting its immediate focus to Worcester and establishing a stronger
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McGovern, the bank’s president. But the search in Springfield
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meadow close to the Enfield line, said McGovern, adding that expan-
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“We’ve been focused on branching out both in the Worcester
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