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IN THIS ISSUE

Small Business of the Month• Colman’sCountryCampers

Mayor Report•SouthRoxana

Welcome our new members• FirstCommunityCredit

Union• Santino’sSteakandPastaHouse

RBGA Members in the News• AltonMemorialHospital• Busey• GreatRivers&RoutesTourismBureau

• OSFHealthCareSaintAnthony’sHealthCenter

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TheRiverBendGrowthAssociationhasnamedColman’sCountryCampersasitsSmallBusinessoftheMonthforSeptember2020.BrianCampbellandMatt

DiamondbecamethenewownersofColman’sCountryCampersinearly2019andhasbeendedicatedtomakingtheircustomershappy.Colman’sCountryCampers,oneofthelargestdealershipsinthestateofIllinois,providessuperiorcustomerservice.Theyhaveanentireteamthatconsistsofprofessionalsalesmembers,financeexperts,servicetechnicians,andaknowledgeablepartsandaccessoriesstafftosupportitscustomers.Theduo,Campbell

andDiamond,arealsoopeningupFiveDiamondsCampground,nexttoHartford’sLewisandClarkConfluenceTower.Thecampgroundwillhave49spaces,water,sewerand

electrichookups,andasmallconveniencestorelocatedatColman’sCountryCampers.FiveDiamondsCampgroundisexpectedtoopeninOctober.Colman’sCountry

CampersoffersthenewestmodelsincludingFlagstaff,Puma,Surveyor,andWildcat.Theirindoorshowroomallowsyoutoshopincomfortevenonthosedayswhentheweatherdoesn’tcooperate.Colman’sCountryCamperspridesthemselvesonprovidingitscustomerswiththebestvaluefortheirhard-earneddollar.Whetheryouarelookingforyourfirstcamper,onethatwilllastthroughyourretirement,andanywhereinbetween,Colman’shasyoucovered!

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RiverBend Growth Association Names Colman’s Country Campers As Small Business Of The Month

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Welcome our newest members to the RiverBend Growth Association

BOARD OF DIRECTORSBrad Goacher, Chairman

Alton Memorial HospitalRob Schwartz, Past Chairman

Busey BankMike Fitzgerald, Treasurer

Scheffel BoyleLori Artis

Lewis and Clark Community College

John BarnerdSimmons Hanly Conroy

Tom BerryJackson Lewis P.C.

Megan BrodnaxPhillips 66 Wood River Refinery

Kim Clark City of Alton Doug Cobb

Carpenters Local 664Mark Haggard

CNB Bank & Trust, N.A.Pam Heepke

Raifort Commerce ParkCody Hinkle

Piasa Body ArtJennifer Jackson

Helmkamp Construction Co.Tim Kuebrich

Lake Drive LogisticsJeff Lauritzen

COUNTRY FinancialEric McRoy

AdvantageAlan Meyer 1st MidAmerica Credit UnionDavid Miller

St. Louis Regional AirportStephanie Monroe

River Bend Chiropractic CenterScott Reichmann

BarberMurphy GroupDon Retzlaff

Argosy Casino AltonJohn Roberts

Roberts MotorsDennis Sands

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center

Dan St. PetersSt. Peters Hardware & Rental

Bernie Sebold Illinois American WaterTerry Shewmake

IBEW Local 649Jim Shrader

ConsultantSteve Thompson

Carrollton BankDenise VonderHaar

The TelegraphMatt Waters

Liberty BankDwight Werts

Werts Welding & Tank ServiceKaren Wilson State Farm InsuranceDenise Wolff

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Elite Properties

Augie WuellnerAlton Securities & Asset Advisors

First Community Credit UnionLaura Mattson, Business Development Officer6660 Godfrey RoadGodfrey IL 62035-2219(618) 288-6167firstcommunity.com

Santino’s Steak and Pasta HouseSonny Asani, Owner180 E Center DriveAlton IL 62002-5930(618) 462-7791santinos-restaurant.com

Sonny Asani was raised in Macedonia with an Italian mother and Albanian father. The old-world heritage and charm are apparent in his restaurant, along with honoring his mother’s recipes. Sonny lived the American dream working his way up the chain after

moving to the United States when he was a teenager. He began as a dishwasher and worked as busboy, waiter, bartender and chef before opening his first restaurant nearly 25 years ago.Santino’s Steak and Pasta House is Asani’s 17th restaurant. Now the established entrepreneur has brought Italian fine dining to Alton and Santino’s has been getting rave reviews from the community.The restaurant, located at 180 E. Center Drive, opens daily at 11am.

MAYOR REPORT - Barb Overton, Village of South Roxana

Barbara Overton

What’sGoingOninSouthRoxana2020

TheyearofCovid-19-let’sallworkto

makethisworldsafeandalittlekinder.

TheSouthRoxanaPoliceOutreachwhichnormallyworkedwithRoxanaHighSchoolboysandgirlsinvolvedintheathleticprogramswasshutdownduetotheCovid-19outbreakandschoolclosing.Instead,theoutreachprogramandMayorOvertonuseddonatedfundstogivetwo$500scholarshipstohonorstudentswithintheprogram.

Themidtowndrainage

improvementprojectwascompletedduetoa$100,000MCCDgrant.

PhasetwooftheJurjevichParkiscompletedwithadditionalchildrenplaygroundequipment.Fencingwasputinplaceatthepark.NewsolarlightswereinstalledinboththeJurjevichParkandtheparkbehindthevillagehall.

TwowarehousebuildingsfornewbusinessesarebeingcompletedonBiltmoreAvenuethankstolocalbusinessmanKennethWoods.

Thepublicworksdepartmenthastwonewgolfcartsforusewhilereadingmetersandshutoffs.ThankstoadonationfromConocoPhillipsRefinery.BarteredsurplusPWequipmentwithChouteauTownshiptogeta

streetsweeper.

ReceivednoticethattheRebuildIllinoisinfrastructuregrantshavebeenapprovedtoinstallelectronicwatermeterstoeachSouthRoxanaresidentpropertyandextendwaterlinesfromRoute111westalongNewPoagRoadtoanddownOldenburgRoad.Weareworkingtoacquirefundsanddonationsforarecreationcenter.

ContinuallyworkingtodemolishunsafestructuresandhomestohelpbeautifyourgrowingVillage.

SouthRoxanawillbedoingmuchneededreconstructiveworkonMichiganandIndianaAvenuesnearMadisonAvenuebeforetheendof2020.

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Empower SponsorsOSFHealthCareSaintAnthony’sHealthCenter

RiverBendChiropracticCenter

Inspire Sponsors1stMidAmericaCreditUnionBemisTupmanChiropracticBeverlyFarmBristow,StateRepresentativeMonica

BuseyBankChallengeUnlimited,Inc.CNBBank&Trust,N.A.

COUNTRYFinancial®-JeffreyLauritzen

FirstMidBank&TrustMadisonCountyMidwestMembersCreditUnionMissouriBaptistUniversityRiverbendFamilyMinistriesSt.PetersHardware&Rental,Inc.

Uplift SponsorsCenterstoneCrowe,StateSenatorRachelleSeniorServicesPlus,Inc.

Vendor SponsorsInvestmentPlanners,Inc.TassinariInsuranceAgencyZionLutheranChurchandSchoolAmyGabrielforCircuitClerkCrystalUheforState’sAttorney

Wine Raffle SponsorsBestWesternPremierDonnewaldDistributingEdwardJones-RobinKarpanHelmkampConstructionCo.LewisandClarkCommunityCollegeSpectrumReach

(as of 9-28-2020)

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Four AMH Departments Earn PRC Awards

Team Adds Advisors to Serve Clients in Madison, St. Clair and Surrounding Counties

BuseyWealthManagementhasexpandedservicesintheMetroEastwhilerecentlyaddingseveralnewteammemberstohelpservetheneedsofclientsthroughoutMadison,St.Clairandsurroundingcounties.Headquarteredindowntown

Edwardsville,Busey’sMetroEastwealthmanagementteamnowfeatures16dedicatedprofessionalswithmorethan150yearsofcombinedfinancialplanning,administrationandinvestmentexperienceand11top-tierprofessionaldesignations.“We’veaddedatremendous

amountofexperienceandexpertisetotheteam,”saidJoannBarton,alifelongEdwardsvilleresidentwhooverseestheMetroEastwealthmanagementteamasSeniorVicePresident-DirectorofFiduciaryServices.“Theseprofessionalsofferawealthofknowledgeandreal-worldcapabilitiestoprovideclientstrustedadviceandtailoredsolutionstoservetheirneeds,whatevertheymaybe.”ReneaHarbertjoined

Busey’sMetroEastteamearlierthisyearasDirectorofEstateSettlement.Additionally,AgServicesisnowavailableintheEdwardsvilleoffice,ledbyNickSuessandbackedbyateamofprofessionalfarmmanagersdedicatedtohelpingclientscompeteandgrowintheagribusinessindustry.Bartonsaidtheteamisalso

excitedabouttheadditionofChristopherJordanasthenewInvestmentPortfolioManager.Withexpandedservicesand

newadvisors,Busey’sMetroEastwealthmanagementteamhasexperienceandexpertiseinallareasoffinancialmanagementincludingassetmanagement,financialandinvestmentanalysis,estateandtaxplanning,insurancereview,privatebankingandfiduciaryservicestoindividuals,municipalities,publicentities,businesses,not-for-profitsandfoundations.Busey’sopenarchitecturedigitalplatformoffersclientsafullspectrumoftailoredsolutionswhileanin-houseinvestmentteamgivesthemflexibilityandcontroloftheirfinancialfuture.Inaddition,Busey’sexclusivePrivateClientbankingoffersafullrangeoffinancialservices,allowingclientstoconsolidateassetsatoneconvenientlocationbybuildingateamoflocalprofessionalstohandlealltheclients’financialneeds.BuseyWealthManagement

wasamong76well-knownfinancialfirmsacrossthecountryawarded2019 Best Places to Work in Money ManagementhonorsbyPensions & Investmentsanditsresearchpartner,Best Companies Group.BuseyWealthManagementwasalsorecognizedfortheawardin2018.Asanorganization,Buseywasnamedamongthe2019 Best Places to Work in St. Louis andwontophonorsinthe2020 Healthiest Employers—bothfromtheSt. Louis Business Journal.

FourAltonMemorialHospitaldepartmentswererecognizedwithtop2020awardsfromnationalhealthcareresearchleaderProfessionalResearchConsultantsInc.(PRC).TheDigestive Health

Center,whichearneda5-StarAwardlastyear,earnedaTopPerformerawardfor2020.ThisAwardrecognizeshealthcareoutpatientservicelines,inpatientunits,outpatientclinics,andphysicians/providersthatscoreatorabovethe100thpercentilecomparedtoPRC’snationalclientdatabaseforthepriorcalendaryear.TheDigestive

HealthCenteroffersafullrangeofdiagnosticteststouncoverstomachandintestinaldisorders,andprovidetherapeuticproceduresfortreatment.Formoreinformationortoscheduleanappointmentwithagastroenterologist,call618-463-7874.TheWomen’s Health and

Childbirth CenterandtheHuman Motion Institutereceived5-StarAwards,whichareawardedtohealthcarefacilities,outpatientservicelines,inpatientunits,andoutpatientclinicsscoringinthetop10percentofthePRCnationalclientdatabaseforthepriorcalendaryear.TheWHCC

deliverscloseto1,000babieseachyearandiscommittedtoprovidinganoptimallevelofcarefortheentirefamily.Formoreinformation,call618-463-7455.TheHuman Motion

Instituteteamoffersimpatientandoutpatientphysical,occupational,andspeechtherapywithateamapproach.

Outpatientservicesareofferedatthreeconvenientlocations–-theAMHcampus(Groundfloor,OlinWing);AltonNorth,226RegionalDrive;andBethaltoat155E.BethaltoDrive.Formoreinformation,call618-463-7429.TheEmergency

Departmentearneda4-StarAward,whichisawardedtoinpatientfacilitiesandemergencydepartmentsscoringinthetop25percentofthePRCnationalclientdatabasefortheprior

calendaryear.AMHoperatesoneof

thebusiestEmergencyDepartmentsintheMetroEastarea,yeteachpatientreceivestimelyandattentivecare.Allofourdoctorsandnursesaresensitivetothediversepopulationsweserve,andareattunedtotheuniqueneedsandfearsthesepatientscanbringtotheEmergencyDepartment.

Busey Wealth Management Expands Services in Metro East

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OSFHealthCareSaintAnthony’sHealthCenterhasreceivedtheAmericanHeartAssociation/AmericanStrokeAssociation’sGetWithTheGuidelines®-StrokeGoldPlusQualityAchievementAward.Theawardrecognizesthe

hospital’scommitmenttoensuringstrokepatientsreceivethemostappropriatetreatmentaccordingtonationallyrecognized,research-basedguidelines.Thisisthesecondyear

inarowtheStroketeamhasreceivedtheGoldPlusdesignation.“OSFSaintAnthony’s

HealthCenterisdedicatedtoimprovingthequalityofcareforourstrokepatientsbyimplementingtheAmericanHeartAssociation’sGetWithTheGuidelines-Strokeinitiative,”saidColleenBecker,VicePresidentandChiefNursingOfficer.“Thetoolsandresourcesprovidedhelpustrackandmeasureoursuccessinmeetingevidenced-basedclinicalguidelinesdevelopedtoimprovepatientoutcomes.”OSFSaintAnthony’sHealth

Centerearnedtheawardbymeetingspecificqualityachievementmeasuresincludingevaluationoftheproperuseofmedicationsandotherstroketreatments

alignedwiththemostup-to-date,guidelinestospeedrecoveryandreducedeathanddisabilityforstrokepatients.Beforedischarge,patientsalsoreceiveeducationonmanagingtheirhealth,plustheyarescheduledforafollow-upvisitandreceiveotherinterventionsneededtotransitiontheircare.“OurICU,Med/Surgand

leadershipteamscelebratedtheir2020AHAStrokeGoldPlusachievementlastweekbyrunningamockstrokealertpatientscenario,”saidMichelleLovsey,StrokeCoordinator&NeurologyNavigator.“AtOSFSaintAnthony’sHealthCenter,ourcareaboutourpatientstranslatesintoourstrongcommitmenttoturningtreatmentguidelinesintolifelines.Weregularlyensureallstaffareready24/7withtheresourcestheyneedtoprovidestrokepatientswiththegreatestloveandcarenomatterwhentheyneedit.”Thisdistinctionmeansthat

OSFSaintAnthony’sHealthCenterwillreceiverecognitionintheUSNewsandWorldReport’s“BestHospital’s”editionandattheAmericanHospitalandAmericanStrokeAssociations’conferencenextyear.

TourismcreatedstrongeconomicgrowththroughouttheGreatRivers&Routessixcountyregionin2019mirroringgrowthacrosstheStateofIllinois,accordingtoearlyreportsfromtheIllinoisDepartmentofCommerce’sOfficeofTourism.Despiterecordflooding

alongtheMississippiandIllinoisriversin2019,visitorsflockedtotheGreatRivers&RoutesTourismBureauregionwhichincludesMadison,Jersey,Calhoun,Macoupin,MontgomeryandGreenecounties.Visitorsspent$718.5millionin2019anincreaseof3.3percentover2018.Theregionreceivedlocaltaxreceiptsof$19.37millionfromvisitorspendingin2019comparedto$18.64millionin2018.Thatisa3.9percent

increase.TheonlycountynotingadeclineinrevenueswasJerseyCountyduetotheimpactofriverflooding.MadisonCountyhada5.6percent

increaseinlocaltaxreceiptsandCalhounCountyreporteda7.8percentincreaseinlocaltaxreceiptsfromvisitorspending.TheStateofIllinoisreported

domesticandinternationaltravelerspendingat$43.1billion,anincreaseof$1.3billionoverthesameperiodin2018.Inaddition,theIllinoistourismindustrycreatedover1,800newjobsin2019.Thestatesawanoveralljumpinstateandlocaltaxrevenuefromvisitorspendingof7.7percent.Jobgrowthclimbedslightly

intheGreatRivers&Routesregion,whichcelebratesatotalof5,090fulltimejobsinthetourismsector.“Thesenumbersare

encouragingandbittersweet.TheyshowhowvitaltourismistothelocaleconomyandhowCOVIDimpactedusin2020,”

BarbaraStrack,InterimCEOoftheGreatRivers&RoutesTourismBureausaid.“Ourtourismsectoriskeytothecontinuedeconomicgrowthofourregion.Lastyear’sgrowthshowstherazor-sharpfocusoftheGreatRivers&RoutesTourismBureauandhowwhatwedohelpsdriveinnewvisitors!”

Fast Facts about Illinois Tourism in 2019:• Illinoiswelcomed120.4millionvisitors

• Illinoishad5.1percentincreaseindomestictravelerswellabovethenationalgrowthrateof2percent.

• DownstatetravelinIllinoisincreasedby5.6percent,fueledbyastrongleisuretourismincreaseof6percent.“Lastyear’snumbers

illustratejusthowimpactfultourismisforboostingthestate’seconomy,”saidKarlaFlannery,DeputyDirectoroftheIllinoisOfficeofTourism.“Whileit’sunrealistictoexpectthesameresultsin2020,wearelookingforwardtosafelywelcomingtravelersbacktoIllinoisandrebuildingourindustry–whileencouragingIllinoisresidentstousepublichealthprecautionsinresuminglocaltraveltoanyoneofouriconicattractionsfoundrighthereathome.”

The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau is the destination marketing organization serving Madison, Jersey, Calhoun, Macoupin, Montgomery, and Greene counties. The bureau is dedicated to educating visitors about the great things the region has to offer by providing information regarding the area’s history, unique landmarks, recreational opportunities, leisure attractions, special events and scenic marvels. The tourism bureau is certified by the Illinois Bureau of Tourism. It is also nationally accredited through Destinations International (DI).

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center Receives Quality Award For Stroke Care

The OSF Saint Anthony’s Stroke Response Team

Back Left: Damian Reed, ICU RN; Amber Criswell, Vituity Hospitalist APRN; Kelly Riney, Vituity Hospitalist APRN; Charlotte Liley, RN, Med Surg Manager; Paul Erpelo, ICU RN; Becky Miller, RN, Administrative Supervisor; A’Kya Adams, Med Surg RN

Front Left: Sarah Sutton, ICU RN; Tim O’Neill, ICU RN; Michelle Lovsey, Stroke Coordinator, APRN; Becky Witta, Med Surg RN; Rebecca Vaughn, RN, ICU Manager

Local Tourism Revenues Increase in 2019

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SAVE THE DATE: Oct. 7, 2020 RiverBend Growth Association Virtual Brunch & Learn Event

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Reserve your place now for this special virtual event, where you will:» Learn about the award-winning Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program» Find out about the variety of cash incentives available for your business or organization» Discover ways for small businesses to reduce energy costs» Hear updates on Ameren Illinois customer resources» Receive a FREE smart thermostat coupon to our Online Store» Talk to Program representatives to answer any of your questions

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