Groundbreaking in Style

Grow Financial FCU's head man dispensed with the golden shovel for this shot at the Tampa credit union's latest groundbreaking.

By Peter Westerman | March 04, 2013 at 09:59 AM

The $1.8 billion Grow Financial FCU in Tampa, Fla., broke ground on its 21^st branch last week in the Wesley Chapel community in nearby Pasco County. The 156,500-member credit union plans to open the new office by the end of the year, along with a branch in Lakeland, Fla., this spring and one in Columbia, S.C., later this year.

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