Company Profile
Company Overview
One of the largest publicly traded financial services companies headquartered in Florida, Capital City Bank Group has approximately $2.6 billion in assets. Through its Capital City Bank, Capital City Banc Investments and Capital City Trust Company subsidiaries, the Company provides a full range of banking services, including traditional deposit and credit services, asset management, trust, mortgage banking, merchant services, data processing and securities brokerage services in Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
At Capital City Bank, we don’t offer you just a job — we offer you the opportunity to create a career in a stimulating, safe, and progressive environment surrounded by friendly, knowledgeable people. Throughout our storied history, we have prided ourselves on doing the little things a little bit better. We have small-town roots but big ideas, and we are always looking for motivated, enthusiastic, energetic individuals with excellent communication and people skills to join our talented team of associates.
Company History
Capital City Bank was built on a foundation of strong community ties, and in 1917 the Bank approved a $10,000 loan to the City of Tallahassee, establishing itself as "the community's bank." By 1925, resources and liabilities climbed to more than $1 million during a year when 18 other state banks failed. Bank assets continued to grow throughout the next decade, despite the collapse of the national economy in 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. By 1940, Godfrey Smith (son of Director William H. Smith) became president of the newly formed Industrial Bank, only three short years after joining Capital City Bank. When Godfrey was called to join the war effort in 1941, the comptroller allowed Industrial Bank to pay off investors, liquidate assets, and temporarily close until 1946 when hostilities ceased. Capital City Bank continued to keep up with the area's unprecedented growth over the next few decades, and changed its name to Capital City First National Bank in 1963. In 1967 the Bank was granted another charter, establishing Capital City Second National Bank. By the mid-seventies, Godfrey Smith and Director Dubose Ausley (great grandson of founder George Saxon) began developing the concept of Capital City Bank Group. The Group was formed in 1975, bringing together local banks controlled by common directors. By 1980, the Capital City family included 13 banks, 17 offices and eight Bank N' Shop outlets. Capital City Bank Group, Inc. was solidified in 1982 with the installation of Automatic Teller Machines at First Nation, Second National, and City National -- organizing the six banks under one company. In 1989, Bill Smith assumed the role of president when his father, Godfrey Smith, retired after more than 50 years of service with Capital City. Bill chose Tom Barron, president of Second National and Industrial National Bank, to serve alongside him. Under their leadership, each of the banks owned by Capital City Bank Group officially assumed the Capital City Bank name in 1995, uniting a long-standing family of banks as one. Since then, Capital City Bank has expanded outside of the Tallahassee area, serving a geographic circle inside Jacksonville, Atlanta, Birmingham, and Orlando. With acquisitions such as First Financial Bancorp, First Union, and First National Bank, Capital City has grown its client base in Taylor, Madison, Hernando, Pasco, Washington, Bradford, Clay, and Putnam counties in Florida, as well as Burke, Troup, Chambers, Bibb, Grady and Laurens counties in Georgia and Alabama. Capital City Bank continues to look forward and has big plans for the future. The Project 2010 initiative was launched in 2004 with the goal of $50 million in annual earnings by the year 2010. The Bank also has plans seek acquisitions in dynamic markets while never abandoning the small town roots that made it strong. Community service and a commitment to clients will continue to be hallmarks of Capital City Bank for many years to come. It has been a long journey, and Capital City Bank is proud of its heritage as your hometown bank.