WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VERMONT, SYKES AVE

With the acquisitions of New London Trust and Green Mountain Bank, the Bank’s public face grew, but the space for most back office operations did not. With offices in the basement at headquarters and rented space at on Airport Road in Lebanon, the time had come for a centralized Operations Center.

A site was selected in White River Junction, VT, and work began through Banwell Architects, Engelberth Construction, GWR Engineering, MacFarlane-Johnson Engineering, and the Longden Company. The Operations Center was built with a raised floor design to allow for greater flexibility in reconfiguring office space and to improve air quality. Efficiency Vermont used the building as a model for future projects.

Room for future expansion is accomplished by building the “west wing” with an eye towards a matching “east wing” should the need arise.

An aerial photo of Sykes Mtn. Ave. in White River Junction, VT, prior to the construction of the Bank’s Operations Center
Construction of the Operations Center in 2000
Construction of the Operations Center
Construction of the Operations Center
The white house on the left in the background is the location of the current Operations Center.
Construction in 2002
The view prior to demolition of the previous building in 2003.
The old building is removed.
Staff from remote locations preparing to move to the new Operations Center
Employees at the Airport Executive Plaza in Lebanon moved to the new Operations Center
Ribbon cutting on October 20, 2003
Ribbon cutting on October 20, 2003
President Steve Christy and Clark Griffiths in 2003