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Rockland, Mass. – November 13, 2015 – The Boston Globe has named Rockland Trust the top place to work in the Largest Company category in its Top Places to Work ranking of the most admired workplaces in Massachusetts. This is the seventh consecutive year the Bank was named to the newspaper’s annual list.
“We are extremely honored that The Boston Globe recognized Rockland Trust as the Top Place to Work among the region’s largest employers. It has been a year of tremendous growth for the bank, and we would not have been able to achieve all that we have without the amazing colleagues we work with every day.” said Christopher Oddleifson, President and CEO of Rockland Trust. “We believe in investing in our employees and that happy and engaged colleagues provide extra value to our customers and communities”
Rockland Trust has approximately 1,180 employees, nearly 90 branches, 11 commercial lending offices, and 5 investment management centers throughout Eastern Massachusetts and in Rhode Island. The Bank provides employees and their families with the award-winning RockFIT wellness program that focuses on financial, physical, and mental health. In addition Rockland Trust offers all employees two paid volunteer days each year through ROCKCORP, the Company’s community service program that provides volunteers for local organizations’ projects and events.
The Boston Globe’s 2015 Top Places to Work survey, conducted by employee survey firm Workplace Dynamics, measured approximately 77,000 individuals’ responses to statements regarding 24 key factors related to employee happiness, including company direction, execution, employee connection, work load and responsibility, management, as well as pay and benefits.
About Rockland Trust
Independent Bank Corp. has approximately $7.1 billion in assets and is the holding company for Rockland Trust Company, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts. Rockland Trust offers a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island as well as through telephone banking, mobile banking, and the Internet. Rockland Trust is an FDIC member and an Equal Housing Lender. To learn why Rockland Trust is the bank “Where Each Relationship Matters®,” please visit www.rocklandtrust.com.
