Capitol Bancorp Limited’s development initiatives
in the Midwest Region started in the spring of 2004.
Our first objective was to establish banks near the
two largest towns in the region, St. Louis and Kansas
City, Missouri as well as in the major university
town of Lincoln, Nebraska. The most fundamental
part of our initiative, however, was to identify an
exceptional banker, with a great reputation, rooted
in a promising community to lead a bank.
Our strategy has proven to be successful – each
of our four bank presidents has established bank
operations in growing and vibrant communities.
Belleville is located twenty miles southeast of
downtown St. Louis in what is referred to as “metro
east,” a rapidly growing north-south corridor of
Illinois suburban communities. Home to Summit
Bank of Kansas City, one of the best family
communities in Kansas City is Lee’s Summit. Lincoln
is steadily growing and is home to a population of
over 250,000 residents, the University of Nebraska
and the state capitol. Adams Dairy Bank was
founded in Blue Springs, a suburb of Kansas City
with a population of 50,000, and is on the cusp
of growth with a new regional retail center in
construction and a 500-acre bioscience campus in
development.
We have enjoyed over four years of development
in the Midwest and look forward to building on this
foundation.