Sabal Palm Bank: Sarasota's smallest bank has big plans for its future

The smallest bank in the Sarasota metro area has big plans for growth. Leaders of Sabal Palm Bank are forming a bank holding company, according to a filing with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Forming Sabal Palm Bancorp Inc. is "a good investment for our future," as described by Neil McCurry Jr., president and CEO. The new structure provides more options for growth, said McCurry, who joined the bank almost three years ago in February 2013. The bank, established in October 2006, has grown...