SouthState Bank is giving its new Colorado home a facelift.

The Florida-based institution is spending $3 million to remodel its 25,000 square feet across one-and-a-half floors of office space at 1331 17th St. in Downtown Denver. The office used to belong to Independent Financial, the Texas-based parent of Independent Bank that SouthState acquired earlier this year.

The LoDo spot is SouthState’s main Colorado office, according to Mark White, president of the Colorado market for the bank. About 60 employees work there.

“We’re bullish on downtown, we’re bullish on Colorado and we’re bullish on Denver, for sure,” said White, who was previously in the same role for Independent Bank.

The 17,500-square-foot second-floor office space will get new paint, carpet and furniture, plus a kitchen and

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