[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  (At the request of Mr. Reid, the following statement was ordered to 
be printed in the Record.)

                150TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORWAY SAVINGS BANK

 Mr. KING. Mr. President, today I wish to commemorate the 150th 
anniversary of Norway Savings Bank, a mutual savings bank based in 
southern Maine. This community bank has a long and proud history of 
serving the people of Maine, and I am proud to add my voice to those in 
our grateful State in recognizing this milestone. Norway Savings Bank 
will celebrate its anniversary by hosting events on February 5, 2016, 
at each of their 24 locations across western and southern Maine.
  When Norway Savings Bank was incorporated in 1866, Norway was a small 
but growing town with a third of the population settled today. A 
century and a half later, Norway has become a bustling mill town, as 
well as a popular tourist destination. And since it opened its original 
building on Main Street in Norway in 1894, Norway Savings Bank has 
proven itself to be an exemplary community bank.
  As a mutual savings bank, Norway Savings Bank is first and foremost 
accountable to its depositors and the community. At Norway Savings 
Bank, customers not only find high-quality service, but also an engaged 
and warm environment. Its dedicated employees have continued the 
tradition of providing customers with prompt and personalized 
solutions, regardless of the financial challenge. The bank's great 
customer service and hard work even has people ``from away'' taking 
notice: DepositAccounts.com named them one of the top 200 healthiest 
banks in 2014.
  Norway Savings Bank's investment in its employees is also 
commendable. The bank consistently prioritizes the well-being of its 
staff and is consistently recognized as a top employer in the State of 
Maine. The bank was named one of the Best Banks to Work For in America 
in 2013 by the American Bankers Association, and branches of the 
company have been awarded Best Places to Work in Maine by the Society 
for Human Resource Management's, SHRM, Maine State Council.
  Finally, bank leadership and employees prove that they understand the 
true meaning of ``relationship banking'' by devoting countless hours of 
their valuable time, as well as their resources, to the betterment of 
Maine by regularly supporting important community initiatives and 
issues. Between 2012 and 2014, Norway Savings Bank employees 
volunteered 27,788 hours of their time to different organizations in 
the community.
  The bank's core business model of putting community first remains 
true today even as Norway, ME, and the broader financial depository 
industry have changed dramatically. I am proud to join the people of 
Norway, ME, and communities across western and southern Maine in 
thanking Norway Savings Bank for their commitment to the people of 
Maine and continued work on behalf of our great State. This milestone 
is a testament to their hard work over the past 150 years, and I wish 
them many more years of success.

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