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Town and Country Bank honored as Regional Lender of the Year
ST. JAMES— Town and Country Bank was honored as the 2025 Lender of the Year by the Meramec Regional Development Corporation (MRDC) and Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) for its partnership efforts to bring jobs and private investment to the Meramec Region. Brandon Licklider, Town and Country Senior vice president of the St. James branch, accepted the award on behalf of the bank. MRPC Vice Chairman Joey Auxier made the presentation at MRPC’s 2025 Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet, held Oct. 23 at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory in Salem.
Town and Country Bank was chartered in 1894 as the Dent County Bank and was owned by the Dent family. The president of the bank was Louis Dent. The Gott family purchased the bank in 1993 and is the current owners. Roger Gott is the President and Chairman of the board. Town and Country Bank provides a variety of lending services for personal and business, including agricultural lending, consumer loans and lines of credit. In addition, the bank offers insurance and investment services to its customers.
Town and Country Bank has branches in Ava, Bourbon, Licking, Mountain Grove, Pevely, Rolla, Salem, St. James and St. Louis.
MRDC and MRPC work together to provide a gap financing for new and expanding businesses in the Meramec Region.
For more information on MRPC’s small business loans program, contact MRPC at 573-265-2993.
Formed in 1969, MRPC is a voluntary council of governments serving Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties and their respective cities. Osage County Presiding Commissioner Darryl Griffin serves as chair of the board. A professional staff of 24 offers technical assistance and services, such as grant preparation and administration, housing assistance, transportation planning, environmental planning, ordinance codification, business loans and other services to member communities.
To keep up with the latest MRPC news and events, visit the MRPC website at www.meramecregion.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/meramecregion/.
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Cutline: Meramec Regional Planning Commission Vice Chairman Joey Auxier presented the Lender of the Year Award to Brandon Licklider who accepted the award on behalf of the bank at MRPC’s Annual Dinner and Awards Banquet held Oct. 23 at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory.