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RBGA turns its first bi-monthly nonprofit mission spotlight on Riverbend Rescue
GODFREY, IL – Now in its third year serving families throughout the region, Riverbend Rescue has been chosen for the first bi-monthly nonprofit member mission spotlight to be featured by the RiverBend Growth Association. The nonprofit is based in Alton, with Adam…
How Small Acts Create Big Change: RBGA-YAC Helps Out Meals on Wheels Program through Senior Services Plus
On February 5, 2026, the RiverBend Growth Association Young Adults Committee paired with Senior Services Plus and Meals on Wheels for an amazing experience. Student leaders had the opportunity to package and prepare meals for…
RBGA recognizes Wood River small business in January for unique ‘excellence’
GODFREY, IL –The RiverBend Growth Association has made an adjustment in its awards program starting in 2026. Instead of recognizing a member small business each month, the RBGA is moving to an every-other-month cycle and…
The RiverBend Growth Association’s Young Adults Committee helps prepare Riverbend Family Ministries Community Christmas
This year, the Roxana students are blessed to find themselves working with RFM as their RiverBend Growth Association Young Adults Committee’s non-profit partner. Riverbend Family Ministries is…
December small business honoree: Rebranded, but still rooted in the Riverbend
GODFREY, IL – Alton Elite Jiu-Jitsu has been chosen as the December 2025 Small Business of the Month by the RiverBend Growth Association. Owned by Adam Marburger, the honoree has undergone a recent rebranding, transitioning from its former identity as Alton Martial…
Restoring confidence through compassion guides this small business honoree’s mission
With a guiding mission of restoring confidence through compassion, Riverbend Dental in Godfrey is being recognized as the November 2025 Small Business of the Month award from the RiverBend Growth Association. “At Riverbend Dental, our mission is to provide…
Strength of community keeps RBGA honoree going, growing
GODFREY, IL – As its October 2025 Small Business of the Month, the RiverBend Growth Association has chosen Abs Workout Plans. And with this month’s calendar being full of fun Fall festivities and Halloween sweets, the timing perhaps couldn’t be better. Abby Thurman is…
RBGA small business awardee’s service is anything but small
The RiverBend Growth Association has chosen Franklin & Vaughn LLC for recognition as its September 2025 Small Business of the Month. In addition to its Riverbend location in Alton at 2852 Homer Adams Parkway, the full-service CPA firm…
August’s RBGA small business honoree helps with health
GODFREY, IL – Nourished Revival has been chosen for recognition as the August 2025 Small Business of the Month by the RiverBend Growth Association. A remote business now in its third year and owned by Abigail Parker, she says the moment that changed everything in her…
Growth Association ‘dishes the dirt’ on its July small business awardee
For its July 2025 Small Business of the Month recipient, the RiverBend Growth Association has chosen to recognize McKee’s Land Management. Located in Godfrey, what began as a small landscaping business started by a young teen couple who needed a little cash for gas…