WILTON — KeyBank will close its branch here and in Bethel, Guilford and Winthrop on April 19. Accounts will be transferred to other KeyBank branches.

It is the second business closing announced in Wilton since early January and the third in Franklin County. BarclayCard, Wilton’s largest employer will shut down March 31, leaving 227 people without jobs.

Coca-Cola of Northern New England is closing its Farmington sales office effective Feb. 22. The 12 employees there will be offered other positions within the company, a spokesman previously said.

KeyBank customers were emailed notices Friday announcing the branch closings and welcoming them to their new branches where their accounts were being transferred to, according to  Karen Crane, senior communications manager. She covers Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and Hudson Valley/Metro New York markets.

“As any business does, KeyBank continually reviews the structure of our organization to ensure we are meeting our clients’ needs, while maintaining a strong position in the market and meeting our company’s business objectives,” Crane wrote in an email Wednesday. “Over the past few years, we have seen a steady increase in customer preference for online, digital and mobile banking. In response, we are making greater investments in technology to enhance these services; at the same time, we are optimizing our branch network when it makes economic sense.”

Crane declined to say how many employees would be affected because the company does not share that information.

Employees losing their jobs will be able to apply for open positions in the KeyBank branch network, she said.

There are about 50 branches throughout the state of Maine.

If they choose to go elsewhere, they will receive support from KeyBank, Crane said.

Accounts will be transferred automatically with no action needed from the customer. Clients with safe deposit boxes at the consolidating branches will need to move their contents prior to closure, and KeyBank is offering free one-year rentals at their new branches. They will be receiving separate letters dated January 25 advising them of this, according to Crane.

• Accounts at the Bethel branch will be transferred to the Norway branch at 369 Main St. in Norway.

• Accounts at the Guilford branch will be transferred to the Newport branch at 63 Main St. in Newport.

• Accounts at Winthrop branch will be transferred to the Whitten branch at 23 Whitten Road in Augusta.

• Wilton branch accounts will be transferred to the Rumford branch at 119 Congress St. in Rumford.

“While their branch location will change, our commitment to our customers remains the same,” Crane wrote. “Our clients can expect the same high level of services from KeyBank whether it is at their new branch or through any of the other ways they connect with us, such as by phone at 1-800-KEY2YOU, online at Key.com, and through the KeyBank mobile app.”

dperry@sunmediagroup.net

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