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Consultants and Builders, Inc. has been chosen by Bank of Clarendon to design and renovate a full service banking office originally built in 2012 by the same firm for the bank in Sumter, South Carolina. During the original construction, the bank and CBI set aside square footage for a future second floor build out. The Board of Directors sees the need in 2020 for more room as the bank continues to grow. This space will now be maximized with a full staircase, offices, boardroom, dormers, new paint, carpet, and lighting while remaining open to the public.

Bank of Clarendon is headquartered in Manning, South Carolina with multiple branches to serve its customers. For more than 80 years, the bank has been an integral part of the communities it serves.

Loyal Trust Bank celebrated the completion of a major renovation and addition to its new Johns Creek, GA headquarters with a grand opening ceremony on Friday, January 10, 2020. Energetic introductions and accolades were made by Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker, Bank President/CEO Charlie Brown, and Bank Board Chairwoman Rose Jarboe. Food and music were shared with about 350 local neighbors and businesses, including three separate Chambers of Commerce from Johns Creek, Gwinnett, and North Fulton.

Loyal Trust Bank is the first and only multi-cultural, Asian American Bank headquartered in the Johns Creek market and will serve the surrounding area with a hi-touch and hi-tech community banking style for business and consumer customers. By adding on square footage under the drive up canopy, the bank is able to house over 20 employees to a number of different positions. The bank will utilize a 2 person teller POD, drive-up remote tube and ATM as their delivery touch points.

Consultants & Builders, Inc., a leading design-build firm focusing exclusively on the development of financial institutions, designed and renovated the facility. Established in 1986, the company offers a wide range of services including facility design, interior design, and construction as well as branding and retail delivery services.

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Schematic designs are progressing for San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union’s planned Operations Center to be located in San Antonio, FL.  This expanded campus will benefit members with convenient services adjacent to the existing Main Branch and provide a vibrant and enjoyable environment for employees.  Architecturally the planned center will reflect the surrounding residential scale and aesthetically echo many of the details found on current and recent projects created for expanding San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union’s area resources.  We are excited by their vision and growth.

Five Star Credit Union headquartered in Dothan, AL., one of the largest credit unions in Georgia and Alabama, has selected Consultants and Builders, Inc. to design and furnish the interiors of a new administration and operations center. The facility will encompass 45,000 square feet of space.  The building was formerly occupied by a big box retail store housing a major chain outdoors store.  It will replace the previous two story main office in downtown Dothan. Both operations and executive functions will be located in the building. To reflect the occupancy of the credit union, the building will undergo both interior and exterior renovations. A state of the art call center will be housed in the new facility.

Five Star Credit Union serves over 44,000 members. The credit union serves its members through full service branches located in 18 counties across Georgia and Alabama.  The credit union was founded in 1964 in Cedar Springs, GA as the Cedar Springs Federal Credit Union. It was chartered to serve the employees of the Great Southern Paper Company. Today, Five Star serves with a community charter stretching from Dothan to Brunswick, GA.

San Antonio Citizens Federal Credit Union located in San Antonio, FL is the oldest financial institution in Pasco County, Florida.  With $227 million in assets and above average capital, this growing credit union has partnered with Consultants and Builders, Inc. to plan, design, build, and renovate facilities as they continue to provide enhanced service to their nearly seventeen thousand members.  Among the current projects is a new main office/operations center to be located on property adjacent to the existing main office, renovation and update of a branch, and the addition of a branch expanding their existing service area footprint.

CORE Credit Union’s new main office in Statesboro, GA is under construction and scheduled to be complete in the 4th quarter of 2019.