Liberty Bank is enhancing its investment in artificial intelligence with a new project dubbed the “AI Center of Excellence.” It will serve as the hub for AI strategy, governance and execution across Liberty Bank’s personal, commercial and digital banking operations.

Ion Bank will be merging with The Cooperative Bank, with the latter operating as a division of the Connecticut-based institution.

The state’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program is releasing $15.2 million in funding to support investigation and cleanup activities on 267 acres of land across the state to prepare the sites for future development.

While Patriot Bank is expanding its presence in Fairfield County, the bank is also expanding its high net worth banking program.

The Treasury Department moved Friday to enlist the nation’s banks more deeply in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, including issuing fresh guidance that lets banks rapidly share information about suspected customers.