Locally owned bank to move headquarters

St. Petersburg-based Climate First Bank will take over a former BB&T branch that it bought for $3 million.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:57 a.m. November 30, 2021
Courtesy. A rendering of Climate First Bank's new branch in Winter Park, scheduled to open in January. The bank has also announced plans to move its St. Pete headquarters.
Courtesy. A rendering of Climate First Bank's new branch in Winter Park, scheduled to open in January. The bank has also announced plans to move its St. Pete headquarters.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Climate First Bank, a locally-owned community bank that prioritizes loans for renewable energy projects, has acquired a former BB&T branch for $3 million and plans to move its headquarters there.

 

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