First Green Bank Hosts “Grand Green Opening” of New Headquarters Facility in Mount Dora, Opens Ormond Beach Branch

MOUNT DORA, Fla. – First Green Bank hosted nearly a thousand visitors at its official “Grand Green Opening” celebration of its new award winning headquarters in Mount Dora recently and the following week opened its first branch outside Lake County at 175 Granada Blvd. in Ormond Beach.

Bank officials beamed as visitors toured First Green Bank’s new facility, only the second privately constructed building in Florida to qualify for the LEED Platinum certification for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Kenneth LaRoe, chairman and chief executive officer of First Green Bank who helped create the bank’s “green” approach to customer service and sustainability, said he hoped the event will mark a new era in Lake County.

“Interest in our new facility has been very high and we were very pleased at the turnout for our “green opening” celebration,” LaRoe said.

“We are already aware of other buildings in Lake County that plan to incorporate green standards. This is one very big way we can lead America toward energy independence and greater security,” LaRoe said.