TheBANK of Edwardsville received the prestigious St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association TOP 50 Businesses Shaping Our Future Award recently. Of the 50 recipients, TheBANK was one of only two banks honored and one of only 3 Illinois businesses honored.

In addition to TheBANK, this year's TOP 50 included such businesses as Ameren, BJC HealthCare, Express Scripts and Monsanto.

Winning companies are selected based on contributions to the St. Louis region, combined with the positive effect they have had on the future of business in our region. Nominees, of which there were more than 200, were reviewed by a selection committee comprised of representatives from the award sponsors of RCGA, Deloitte, Ameren, Edward Jones, Southwest Bank, St. Louis Commerce Magazine, KMOX, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com. Factors such as each company's growth in employees, contributions and enhancements of the community, revenue growth, and development/expansion of facilities, among others were reviewed. TheBANK was also honored with the TOP 50 award in 2005.

Thank you to our customers and employees who helped make this award possible.