St. Louis, Mo, October 2, 2008 - Midwest BankCentre of St. Louis has been selected to receive a 2008 TORCH Award from the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois in recognition of excellent customer satisfaction and ethical business practices. The award will be presented in St. Louis on Oct. 16, 2008, to ten local winners and Graybar, the winner for national customer satisfaction.
Ron Barnes, chairman of the board, and Jim Watson, president, will accept the award. Midwest BankCentre, formerly Lemay Bank & Trust, has been a BBB Accredited Business for more than 75 years. Founded in 1906, the bank’s vision is to be the best place to bank, the best place to work and a top-performing community bank.
Core Values guide the culture at Midwest BankCentre, according to the company. The bank says their team members are the source of their strength; the bank says they treat their employees well, develop their employees and expect a lot from the team.
The Better Business Bureau is a non-profit organization dedicated to making the region a better place to do business by encouraging positive, ethical business practices.