Recently launched bank plans central Florida expansion

St. Petersburg-based Climate First Bank will open a Winter Park branch in January.

By Business Observer Staff
| 10:42 a.m. October 20, 2021
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Courtesy. A rendering of Climate First Bank's Winter Park branch, scheduled to open in January.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

ST. PETERSBURG — Climate First Bank, a values-based community bank based in St. Petersburg, plans to open a branch in Winter Park in January.

Located at 1150 S. Orlando Ave., the office will be LEED Gold certified and operate in accordance with “net zero” energy consumption guidelines, according to a news release. The bank’s founder and CEO, Ken LaRoe, hails from central Florida; prior to launching Climate First Bank in June, he founded First Green Bank, which also focused on lending and financing for renewable energy projects.