HARTFORD, Conn., May 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company (Nasdaq:CTBC), central Connecticut's community bank offering personalized services for business and consumer needs, hosted a grand opening of their Windsor banking center at 148 Broad Street on Tuesday, May 8. Visitors lined up to meet CBT Spokesperson, Coach Geno Auriemma, and learn more about the small bank that has been providing legendary customer service since 2004.
After a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Donald Trinks, CBT President, David Lentini, presented community grant checks to the Windsor Police Department, and Windsor Volunteer Fire Department. Lentini stated, "We are very proud to be a part of your community and we look forward to many years of friendship and service to the people of Windsor."
Fire Chief Bill Lewis and Police Chief Kevin Searles accepted the checks for their departments and expressed their appreciation for the generous gift. "The Fire Department is currently in the process of establishing a Duty Chief and we plan to put these funds toward the purchase of a response vehicle for that position," said Fire Chief Bill Lewis. "We are very happy to have CBT back in Windsor and we thank them for this gift."
As part of the celebration, CBT will be offering daily specials at all of their locations across Connecticut until May 18th. Customers are invited to stop in at their local banking center to check out the new specials for each day.
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