Small Business of the Month Award Winners

News Releases on the winners can be read at https://growthassociation.com/newsroom/.

2026 Winners

• Atomic Pinball Arcade
• Pruitt Mechanical Services
• King Air Conditioning & Heating
• The Bethalto Floor Store

2025 Winners

• Tony’s Ranch House
• Olive Oil Marketplace
• Logo It
• Reiniger Jewelers
• Shelter Insurance – Mark Smith Agency
• Honeybee Vintage
• McKee’s Land Management
• Nourished Revival
• Franklin & Vaughn, LLC
• ABS Workout Plans
• Riverbend Dental
• Alton Elite Jiu-Jitsu

2024 Winners

• RiverBank Marketing
• Party on Broadway
• Heather’s Zen Den
• Colman’s Country Campers
• Strategic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• TK Carpet Gallery
• Heaterz Sports Tap
• Tassinari Insurance Agency
• Drake Tire & Auto
• Foxes Boxes
• Bluff City Grill
• Schwartzkopf Printing

2023 Winners

• Riverbend Kitchen and More
• Sparks Junk Removal and Hauling
• Alton River Dragons
• Woodman Collision Center
• Freer Auto Body
• Answer Midwest, Inc.
• State Farm Insurance – Karen Wilson
• Quality Buick GMC Cadillac
• Cookie Factory Bakery & Cafe
• Post Commons
• Dan’s Garage Door Service
• Country Financial – Jeff
• Lauritzen

2022 Winners

• Tucker’s Automotive
• The Brown Bag Bistro
• Waggoner Equipment
• The Woodlands Golf Club
• Bickle Electric
• Little Knights Inc.
• Bemis Tupman Chiropractic
• Lyons Glass Company
• WellCreek Pharmacy
• Altonized Community Federal Credit Union
• Helmkamp Construction Co.
• Mr. Pancho’s

2021 Winners

• Rister’s Automotive
• Bakers & Hale
• Morning Glory Home Care
• Brush Hair + Makeup
• Robert Diaz, Edward Jones
• Chapel & Keller Dentistry Partnership
• St. Peters Hardware & Rental
• Great Rivers Tap & Grill
• Gent Funeral Home
• MillerKing Law Firm
• Humbert Road Dentistry
• McGilvrey Fine Portraits

2020 Winners

• B&B Custom T’s & Gifts
• WBGZ
• Radio/AltonDailyNews.com
• Serenity Title & Escrow, Ltd.
• Flat Branch Home Loans – Deb Higgins
• Toddle Towne Learning Center
• Cork Tree Creative
• Colman’s Country Campers
• Alton Securities & Asset Advisors
• Axis Spinal Care
• Olga’s Kitchen

2019 Winners

• Smart Choice Auto Sales
• Edison’s Entertainment Complex
• Arrow Custom Signs, Lighting & Outdoor Advertising, Inc.
• Grafton Winery & Brewhaus
• River Bend Chiropractic Center
• Williams Office Products
• Star Memorial Pet Crematory
• Villa Rose Senior Living Community
• Andy’s Automotive Group
• American Family Insurance – Gerard Fischer
• Hansen Meat Company
• Heitz Optical

2018 Winners

• State Street Market
• Sheppard, Morgan & Schwaab, Inc.
• Bowl Haven Lanes
• United Methodist Village
• Nautilus Fitness Center
• Alton Physical Therapy
• Adams Development Company
• Bliss
• COUNTRY Financial – Jeffrey Lauritzen
• Investment Planners
• Old Bakery Beer Company
• Hit & Run Stores

2017 Winners

• Alton Sports Tap
• Midwest Basement Tech
• Gentelin’s on Broadway
• State Farm-Karen Wilson
• Lieber Vision Center
• Werts Welding & Tank Service
• Cookie Factory Bakery & Café
• State Farm-Tom Lane
• Robert Sanders Waste Systems
• RE/MAX River Bend
• Bluff City Grill
• Riverbender.com

2016 Winners

• Quality Buick GMC Cadillac
• Jeni J’s
• Loading Dock
• Goulding’s Jewelers
• Raging Rivers WaterPark
• Eppel’s Pantry & Deli
• Freer Auto Body
• Godfrey Meat Market
• Alton Marina
• Foxes Grove Community Living
• Midwest Occupational Medicine
• Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home

2015 Winners

• Toddle Towne Learning Centers
• Alvarieta’s Cosmetology
• Mid America Audiology Group
• My Antique Store
• Dream Home Realty Centre
• WBGZ Radio
• Precision Electrical & Lighting
• Olive Oil Marketplace
• Route 3 Films
• B.E. Stylin
• Bemis Wilderman Chiropractic
• Gent Funeral Home

2014 Winners

• Amarillo Tex’s Steakhouse & Saloon
• Frank Bemis Chiropractic
• Spencer T. Olin Golf Course
• Cork Tree Creative
• Catdaddy’s Tavern
• Airport Plaza Bowl
• Roberts Motors
• Andy’s
• Bella Milano
• Schiber Trucking
• AdVantage NEWS
• Kitchen & Bath Outlet Center

2013 Winners

• Axis Spinal Care
• Glenhaven Gardens
• CJD E-Cycling
• Villa Rose Senior Living Community
• Mac’s Time Out
• Barrett Heating & Cooling
• CR Systems
• Dan’s Garage Door Service
• Curves
• Fountains IV
• B&B Custom T’s and Gifts
• Absolute Health Care Services

2012 Winners

• East Alton Ice Arena
• LogoIt
• Roloff Decorating
• St. Peters Hardware & Rental
• Julia’s Banquet Center
• Nautilus Fitness Center
• Picture This and More
• Rib City Alton
• Tony’s Restaurant
• Johnson’s Corner
• King Air Conditioning & Heating
• Smart Choice Auto Sales

2011 Winners

• Rister’s Automotive & Transmissions
• Freer Auto Body
• Heneghan & Associates
• Midwest Occupational Medicine
• White Birch
• Woodman Collision Center
• Imaging Center of Alton
• Quiznos
• Progressive Fitness & Health
• Answer Midwest
• Heitz Optical
• Jeffrey’s Flowers by Design

2010 Winners

• Alton Marina
• Grafton Winery
• APS Heating & Cooling
• Maurices
• Crown Vision Center
• Bowl Haven Lanes
• Helmkamp Automotive Service
• Rose Optical
• Midwest Mowing
• Attorney John Hoefert
• Practical Rehab Services
• Party Magic

2009 Winners

• Hendrickson Collision Repair
• P.J.’s Professional Detailing
• Direct Floors
• Triangle H Farm
• Lyons Glass Co. (Co-Small Business of the Year)
• Baxter Distributing (Co-Small Business of the Year)
• Alfie’s
• The More Corner
• Healing Touch Wellness Center
• Andy’s Auto Body & Car Care
• Alton Square Mall
• Budget Signs Plaques & Trophies

2008 Winners

• Moonlight Restaurant
• Backyard Dreams
• Berger Automotive
• Waltco Tools
• Dentistry with TLC (SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR)
• Agha Designs
• Quality Buick Pontiac GMC Cadillac
• Jim Murphy’s Lawn, Landscaping Service
• Gebbs Total Video
• Be Well Now
• Illinois Business Journal
• The Grapevine

2007 Winners

• Alton Winnelson
• Kallal & Schaaf Funeral Home
• Imo’s Pizza, Godfrey (SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR)
• Ted’s Motorcycle World
• Dugger Pools
• Grafton Technologies Inc.
• Robert “Bob” Sanders
• Saale Bros Appliance Company
• Slayden Glass, Inc.
• Sign Magic
• Bethalto Glass

2006 Winners

• McConahey’s Flowers
• My Just Desserts (Small Business of the Year)
• Answer Midwest
• Season’s Garden Center by White’s
• Woodman Collision Center, Inc.
• Alton Winlectric Co.
• Cherry Hills Properties
• Magnolia’s Flowers and Gifts
• RF Technologies
• Jerseyville Carpet & Furniture Galleries
• Langa Resource Group
• Today’s Beauty Supply

2005 Winners

• Beverly Farm Foundation
• McBride’s Printing
• Schiber Truck Company Inc. (Small Business of the Year)
• Safety Partners
• Gateway Rehabilitation
• Stock Auto Body
• King Louie’s Drive In
• Bowers Towing
• Roma’s Pizza
• Bryant Enterprises
• Corrective Asphalt Material
• Glik’s

2004 Winners

• Midwest Properties
• Heitz Optical
• Schutz Tomboy
• Barrett Heating & Cooling
• Schwartzkopf Printing
• Smit’s Flower Shop
• St. Peters Hardware
• The Cream Machine
• Wells Hauck Tire & Auto Center (Small Business of the Year)
• Schwegel’s
• Cleary’s Shoes & Boots
• Budget Signs & Trophies

2003 Winners

• Frank McAtee & Associates
• TR’s Café
• Rolling Hills Golf Course
• Wood River Ford
• Thomas Oil Company
• Fischer Lumber Co. (Small Business of the Year)
• Wood River Printing
• Langa Air
• Chez Marilyn/Third Street Hair Co.
• Hit N Run
• Central Electric
• Wood River Bowl

2002 Winners

• All-Pro Office Technology
• Furniture Concepts
• McKay Auto Parts
• Mississippi Mud Pottery
• Carver’s Carryout
• Alvareita’s College of Cosmetology
• Freer Auto Body
• Drake Tire Inc. (Small Business of the Year)
• Tara Point Inn
• Dave Mungenast Alton Toyota Dodge
• ITA Travel
• Adams Development

2001 Winners

• The Medicine Shoppe
• Burt Shelter Care Home
• Lammers Floral
• Phone Masters
• Queen Insurance Inc.
• Wood River Ace Hardware (Small Business of the Year)
• Royal Office Products
• Bucher Glass Company
• Milton Greenhouse
• Party Magic & Gifts
• Coulson Barker Oldsmobile Cadillac GMC Truck
• Fabrication Specialists

2000 Winners

• Jourdain Roofing Co.
• Cabinet Solutions
• County Appliance
• Country Meadows
• Roberts Motors
• Clover Leaf Golf Course
• Winds & Strings Music Shop
• Goulding’s Jewelry
• King Air Conditioning & Heating
• Fred’s Towing
• Piasa Motor Fuels (Small Business of the Year)
• Alton Little Theater

1999 Winners

• Barleff’s Clothing Store
• Godfrey Prescription Shoppe & Massey Pharmacy
• Dr. Frank C. Bemis & Associates
• Gent Funeral Home
• Practical Rehab Services, Ltd.
• Picture This & More
• Elk Heating & Cooling
• Roloff Decorating
• Johnson’s Corner Inc.
• Dick’s Flowers
• Comprehensive Accounting Services
• Suncon Inc.

1998 Winners

• Duke’s Bakery (Small Business of the Year)
• Alton Refrigeration & Electronics
• Williams Office Products, Inc.
• EVCO National, Inc.
• Midwest Occupational Medicine
• Saale Brothers Appliance
• Andy’s Auto Body
• Depper’s Restaurant & Catering
• Maneke Jewelers
• Midwest Motor Sports
• White’s Greenhouse
• Colman’s Country Campers

1997 Winners

• Josephine’s Tea Room & Gifts
• Availability Inc.
• Clark Boat & Motor
• Tony’s Restaurant & Third Street Café
• Alton Day Care
• Try Finer Cleaners
• Schwegel’s Markets (Small Business of the Year)
• Raging Rivers WaterPark
• Frontier Furnishings
• The Elsah Landing, Inc.
• Answer Midwest
• Moonlight Restaurant

1996 Winners

• Jun Construction Company
• WBGZ – 1570 AM
• Quality Pontiac
• Barrett Heating & Cooling
• McConahey’s Flowers
• Wells-Hauck Tire & Auto Center
• Print Design, Inc.
• Cope Plastics, Inc.
• Great Central Lumber Company
• Halpin Music Company
• Dormann’s Gifts & Interiors
• Storeyland Mobile Homes

1995 Winners

• Community Title & Escrow, Inc.
• Schwartz Furniture
• CR Systems
• Abbott Machine Company
• Springman Lumber & Warehousing
• Joe Stork Cleaners, Inc.
• Albrecht Hamlin Chevrolet
• East Alton Supply Company
• St. Peters Hardware & Rental (Small Business of the Year)
• Wood River Printing
• Country Town
• Freer Auto Body

1994 Winners

• My Just Desserts
• Intaglio Designs Ltd.
• Beall Manufacturing
• Illinois Wholesale Furniture
• Schwartzkopf Printing
• Telsar Laboratories
• Wells Schmidt Tire & Auto
• Mike’s Inc.
• Burton Art Works
• Werts Welding
• M.R.S. Companies
• Coldwell Banker Paslay Realtors

1993 Winners

• Mac’s Time Out

*program started in December 1993