Bank's expansion creates new space for symphony

The rapid growth at Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, dating back to before the pandemic, has turned into some sweet music for the Southwest Florida Symphony.

The nonprofit, Lee County’s only professional orchestra and the fourth oldest in Florida, recently moved its administrative offices to the bank’s unoccupied former operations center, at 7500 College Parkway, Fort Myers. The bank is providing the 2,500-square-foot office for $1 per year for the next three years, according to a statement. Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, meanwhile, has moved to a new operations center, a $5 million renovation project down the road, at the corner of McGregor Boulevard and College Parkway. It’s keeping a branch at the old office, but at least half the space was emptied out.