It’s been a race against the weather, as well as a tight timetable, for construction crews at the New Market Square shopping center, where work has been proceeding apace on a new branch of Chase Bank.
This new branch office in Burlington is one of more than 500 that JPMorgan Chase & Co. intends to open over the coming three years as this financial services behemoth strives to maintain its market dominance in the U.S.
At least 160 of these new branches are slated to be completed this calendar year, according to a news release that came out of JPMorgan Chase’s corporate headquarters in February.
“Chase is accelerating growth in central states and under-served regions,” the company announced in this news release. “Major expansion is planned for North and South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Massachusetts, and Tennessee in 2026.”…