Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 11

105 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 franchises through merger and that’s helped us accelerate our growth pattern.” As Columbia Bank has continued to add branches, there has also been an effort to expand digital banking options, knowing that face-to-face transactions are becoming less common. “A few years ago, we met with our board and talked about how as a community bank, we want to continue to expand the physical footprint of the company,” shares Kemly. “Our board was very much interested in making sure we matched that expansion with the technology investment. We have increased our budget for new products and services in the digital world, making ourselves accessible to our clients where they want to bank.” This expansion has included online applications, offering instant access to data, and rapid decision making on online loan applications. Oliver Lewis, Columbia’s EVP and Head of COLUMB I A BANK TRICARICO ARCHITECTURE and DESIGN PC (TAD) is proud to have been an integral part of Columbia Bank’s recent major renovations at their corporate headquarters in Fairlawn, NJ. Our team developed designs and provided contract documents for Columbia Bank’s lobby, open offices, collaboration spaces, employee café, executive board room and dining room. Our talented team of Architects, Interior Designers, Directors & Managers, LEED Accredited Professionals, M.E.P. Engineers, and CAD Designers worked together to deliver an amazing project for Columbia Bank. This project is just one of the 500-700 successful projects that Tricarico completes per year both nationally and internationally. Our scope of services includes concept design, construction documents, project management, and construction administration. We offer construction project management services from bidding, to punch list and project closeout. Our projects over the years have consisted of automotive dealership design, experiential retail, luxury retail flagships, commercial development, fashion optics, prototype design, cigar lounges, workspace design concepts, cannabis dispensary prototype designs, food & beverage, commercial redevelopment, travel retail, and veterinary hospitals. While our portfolio is impressive, our greatest design is our reputation. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.tricarico.com Instagram: @tricarico_architecture Facebook: @tricaricoarchitecture LinkedIn: Tricarico Architecture and Design PC Columbia Bank President Thomas Kemly