Honor NBT Bank Achievement

Assembly Resolution No. 965 BY: M. of A. Magee HONORING NBT Bank upon the occasion of its designation as NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business of the Year by the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor those businesses within the State of New York which distinguish themselves through outstanding professional behavior, corporate innovation, and enduring commitment to the community; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor NBT Bank upon the occasion of its designation as NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business of the Year by the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, to be celebrated Thursday, May 3, 2018, at The Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in the Wright/Wilber National Bank Atrium; and WHEREAS, The Distinguished Business of the Year is awarded to companies with 51 employees or more that demonstrate resilience, courage, commitment and the ability to find new solutions and ways of working; and WHEREAS, In 2017, NBT Bank culminated its year-long relocation of 14 employees of its Mang Insurance Division to the bank's downtown Oneonta Regional Financial Center on Wall Street, helping support the city's goal of bringing quality employment to downtown Oneonta; and WHEREAS, NBT Bank also added a credit analyst and a cash management specialist for a total of 16 new full-time positions in downtown Oneonta; and WHEREAS, Simultaneously, NBT Bank helped coordinate with Treffeisen, owners of the Riverside Professional Building and Catskill Area Hospice (CAHPC), to fill the planned vacated space on River Street Extension; this immediately filled the vacancy and helped CAHPC fulfill their desired goal to consolidate operations for needed efficiency; and WHEREAS, NBT Bank, which marked its 20th business anniversary in Oneonta and Otsego County, has 58 employees in the county, many of whom are key contributors to numerous boards and organizations throughout the community; and WHEREAS, The success of NBT Bank is in direct correlation to the efforts of its administration and staff, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the business and the population it serves; and WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that this Legislative Body acknowledges NBT Bank's success, recognizes its contributions to the local and State economies, and extends its highest commendation to the corporation and its employees, fully confident that, in its future, it will enjoy the same success which has so characterized its past; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor NBT Bank upon the occasion of its designation as NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business of the Year by the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to NBT Bank.