Community Bank & Trust of Florida celebrated the opening of its 11th banking office located at Pinellas Plaza in The Villages on Tuesday.
The event included a community barbeque of hot dogs and hamburgers, a color presentation by the Umatilla High School JROTC, live music by Further Adieu Quartet, ribbon cutting ceremony presented by the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, door prizes and raffle drawings. Approximately 300 community members, employees and guests attended the event.
“This event gave us the opportunity to re-connect ourselves with the community,” said Hugh Dailey, president & CEO of Community Bank & Trust of Florida. “We are very familiar with this market and this branch will complement our existing Villages office.”
The Pinellas Plaza office, located on County Road 466A, opened on March 28 and is open five days a week with hours of operation Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 6p.m. It is a full-service branch offering personal and business banking, loans, trust and wealth management services, drive-thru service, safe deposit boxes and a 24-hour ATM.
Community Bank & Trust of Florida was established in 1998. The bank is a member of the FDIC and currently has eleven banking offices with locations in Belleview, Gainesville, Ocala, Summerfield and The Villages. Its primary businesses are comprised of deposit, credit, trust, residential and commercial loans and investment services. The company has over $600 million in assets and employs 126 people.
