MASSENA — SeaComm Federal Credit Union recently celebrated the groundbreaking for its eighth retail branch location at 21 Essex Way in Essex, Vt. The planned 3,500 sq. foot building is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2021.

“We are very pleased to soon be a part of the Essex community,” states Scott A. Wilson, SeaComm President and Chief Executive Officer. “This new location is an extremely vibrant growing region, which affords us an opportunity to be a part of something exceptional.”

The anticipated full-service financial center will offer member solutions for all types of financial needs; including personal accounts, auto and recreational vehicle loans, mortgages, business solutions, investments and more. The branch will include a two-lane drive-through area, a 24/7 ActiveEdge® ATM that offer game-changing security solutions, electronic cash recyclers at the teller stations and a charging station for electric vehicles. Construction of the branch includes awareness of environmentally friendly materials.

The project design firm is P.W. Campbell of Pittsburgh Pa, who will also provide on-site supervision of this project. The layout and design of the newest location will integrate into the SeaComm brand and logo. SeaComm believes deeply in using local subcontractors in the communities in which it does business. Included on the project are Ormond Bushey & Sons, Inc., Essex Junction, VT – Site work, concrete and Asphalt; Acme Glass, Burlington, VT – Glass; Walker Office Works, Winooski, VT – Casework; Tanner Masonry – Lyndonville, VT – Mason; LWI, Morrisville, VT – Steel; Vermont Construction Company, Colchester, VT – Rough Carpentry & Roofing; Vermont Stone, Burlington, VT – Landscaping; Middlebury Fence Company, New Haven, VT – Fencing; New England Floor Covering, Burlington, VT – Flooring; Colchester Contracting Services, Inc. Colchester, VT – Interiors; Norway and Sons, Barre, VT – Electrical; New England Air Systems, Williston, VT – Plumbing & HVAC; Gordons Window Décor, Williston, VT – Blinds and Russ/Wood Decorating, Inc., Waterbury Ctr., VT – Painting.

Wilson adds, “We have been very pleased with our reception so far into the market and the opportunity afforded to us by Peter Edelman of Eurowest Retail Partners, L.P. of Essex Vt., and we look forward to meeting our Essex neighbors.”

SeaComm is a member owned financial cooperative based in Massena with more than 49,000 members and assets over $640 million. The credit union has branches in Massena, Potsdam, Malone, Canton, Ogdensburg and Plattsburgh NY as well as South Burlington, VT. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton or Essex Counties in NY and Grand Isle, Franklin and Chittenden Counties of Vermont.