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Debbie Getchell, Kennebec Savings Bank’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, retired on Dec. 31 after a 41-year career in finance.
The enlarged bank, now known as Maine Community Bank, employs more than 370 people, and has branches in Cumberland, Androscoggin and York counties.
Some Maine companies bulked up through acquisitions, while others were targets for buyers.
Here are 10 Mainebiz news and feature articles on Maine bank and credit unions published in 2024.
Maine businesses had their share of rough patches in 2024.
Two retailers with a Maine presence are going out of business.
Camden National expects to complete the $86.6 million all-stock deal for Conway, N.H.-based Northway Bank by Jan. 2.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has hired Eliberta Cummings as branch relationship manager at the South China branch.
Katahdin Bankshares Corp. has hired Tom Dwyer as assistant vice president and commercial services officer.
The club earned first place in the value portfolio category at the Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education Forum, the largest student-run financial conference in the world.
The round of funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston will go toward the creation or preservation of more than 450 units of affordable rental housing in Maine.
Bradford Paige, the longtime president and CEO of Kennebunk Savings Bank, will retire at the end of the month, but plans to remain active on various boards.
David Cyr announced he would retire at the end of 2025, and will be replaced by Dan Tilton, who is now a VP of sales and customer relations.
Spinnaker Trust, a Portland-based wealth management firm, has promoted three senior team members to principals.
Maine Grains, based in Skowhegan, has secured $700,000 in grants this year to purchase equipment and expand production capacity.
Norway Savings Bank promotes three employees to its senior leadership team.