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The long-running CEO of Norwich-based Dime Bank plans to step down this fall.

According to the Hartford Business Journal, Nick Caplanson plans to retire on Oct. 1 after 14 years on the job.

He’ll be replaced by bank COO Nicholas J. Statoulas.

Caplanson led Dime Bank through a period where it doubled its assets, to $1.2 billion, and broke into the Greater Hartford market with four new branches, bringing its total to 14.