BancorpSouth Bank Becomes SLBDF's 28th Bank Shareholder
| Rick Palank President & CEO 314.615.7667 rpalank@slbdf.com | Vince Volpe Business Development Liaison 314.402.3538 vtvolpe@slbdf.com |
Saint Louis Business Development Fund (SLBDF) welcomes BancorpSouth Bank as the company's newest shareholder. BancorpSouth joins 27 other St. Louis area banks, St. Louis County Economic Council, St. Louis Development Corporation and the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County.
"With our community and entrepreneurial banking philosophy, we know that joining the Business Development Fund is an added resource and benefit to our customers," said Patrick Bowen, senior vice president of BancorpSouth. "Through this new partnership, we are strengthening our resolve to build better communities and quality of life in St. Louis."
Saint Louis Business Development Fund (SLBDF) and Saint Louis Private Fund (SLPF) invest in selected, growing companies in Missouri and Illinois that demonstrate significant potential for success and view the Funds' investment as an attractive alternative to venture capital or other forms of equity investments.
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