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New leader, new members join local chamber board roster
GODFREY, IL – The RiverBend Growth Association recently welcomed five new members to its board of directors for 2022, bringing a total of 30 to its community leadership collaborative. The organization also announced a new board chair for 2022 and shared gratitude for...
Alton restaurant receives February Small Business award
GODFREY, IL – The Brown Bag Bistro has been chosen as the February 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 318 East Broadway in Alton, mother-daughter duo owners Christine and Erin Velloff have kept the restaurant...
January Small Business award honors local auto shop
GODFREY, IL – Tucker’s Automotive Repair and Tire, Inc. has been chosen as the January 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. pictured left to right: CHUCK TUCKER, SPENCER GRUSE, BETH TUCKER, CHRIS HEDGPETH, NATHEN MARY, JD...
Two new members join the RiverBend Growth Association
GODFREY, IL – Two more area businesses have been welcomed into the RiverBend Growth Association’s membership in recent weeks. Patrick Berger Agency serves neighborhoods throughout the Alton, Godfrey, Jerseyville, Wood River, and Edwardsville regions. As the...
Photography studio receives Small Business of the Month award
GODFREY, IL – McGilvrey Fine Portraits has been chosen as the December 2021 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Photographer George McGilvrey notes that one of the unique offerings from his studio is the prints and albums they...
Did you know? RiverBend Growth Association award shines a spotlight on small businesses every month, all year long
Small Business Saturday reinforces the importance of ‘shop local’ with its one-day highlight; RiverBend Growth Association encourages it year-round GODFREY, IL – The RiverBend Growth Association has taken the intended mindset behind the annual Small Business Saturday...
Alton dentistry recognized as Small Business of the Month
GODFREY, IL – Humbert Road Dentistry has been chosen as the November 2021 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Together in practice since 2017, business partners Dr. Stacy Cain Moody and Dr. Sara Hanahan are both established and...
RiverBend Growth Association welcomes five new members
New member businesses look forward to an expanded awareness throughout the region GODFREY, IL – Five area businesses have been welcomed into the RiverBend Growth Association’s membership in recent weeks. Action Logistix is an entrepreneurial warehouse staffing...
Three Riverbend women recognized as exemplary leaders
Awards presented for ‘remarkable’ leadership in particularly challenging times GODFREY, IL – As a part of the annual LeadHership Seminar presented by the RiverBend Growth Association on Oct. 8, three of the area’s leading women were honored for “doing remarkable...
MillerKing LLC receives Small Business of the Month award
GODFREY, IL – The law firm of MillerKing LLC has been chosen as the October 2021 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Founded in 2018, MillerKing LLC is a comprehensive community-based law firm with a team of experienced lawyers...