Business Today

Banking in Southeast Missouri is holding steady but figures show that its hold may be a bit precarious.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reports that commercial banks and savings institutions had a net income of $19.3 billion in the first quarter of 2008, a decline of $16.3 billion from the $35.6 billion the industry earned in the fourth quarter of 2007.

If you are looking for bank financing to develop, expand or just maintain a business, expect to undergo tougher scrutiny this year as financial institutions look to minimize risk.

Dennis McIntoshOzarks Federal Savings & Loan AssociationTITLE: CEOAGE: 56 years old.NATIVE OF: Salem, Mo.NUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 5; home office in Farmington.

Steve TaylorFirst Missouri State BankTITLE: Chairman, president and CEO of First Missouri State Bank of Cape CountyAGE: 49NATIVE OF: Cape GirardeauNUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 3; chartered in Cape CountyNUMBER OF ATMs: 3HOW HE GOT HIS START IN...

Roger L. TolliverCommerce BankTITLE: Community bank president for Commerce BankAGE: 59 NATIVE OF: Sikeston, Mo.

Don BurnettFocus BankTITLE: President/CEOAGE: 62NATIVE OF: Blytheville, ArkNUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 6NUMBER OF ATMs: 18HOW HE GOT HIS START IN BANKING: From the military, started working for UNISYS selling data processing systems...

Steve Green1st Community BankTITLE: Community president for 1st State Community BankAGE: 44NATIVE OF: Born and raised in Sikeston, Mo.

Charles PulsRegions BankTITLE: City president, Southeast Missouri market Regions BankAGE: 48NATIVE OF: Jackson, Mo.

Lorna GibbarEagle Bank & Trust Co.TITLE: Community president/marketing managerAGE: 47NATIVE OF: Perryville, Mo.NUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 13NUMBER OF ATMS: 17HOW SHE GOT STARTED IN BANKING: I started with mortgages.

Terry TuschhoffBank of AmericaTITLE: President, Bank of America Southeast Missouri AGE: 54NATIVE OF: Jackson, Mo.

Cord PolenAlliance BankTITLE: President and CEO of Alliance Bank AGE: 46NATIVE OF: Malden, Mo., but consider Cape Girardeau home now.

Henry (Butch) Holyfield, Jr. First State Community BankTITLE: Community president of First State Community BankAGE: 54 NATIVE OF: Sikeston, Mo.

Kent PuchbauerMontgomery BankTITLE: Cape Community Bank presidentAGE: 55NATIVE OF: Lifelong resident of rural JacksonNUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: SevenNUMBER OF ATMs: Ten Montgomery Bank ATMs with access to over 10,000 Fee Free Money Pass ATMs...

Greg SteffensSouthern Missouri BankTITLE: PresidentAGE: 41NATIVE OF: Blackburn, Mo.

Clint KarnesWood and Huston BankTITLE: Community bank presidentAGE: 42NATIVE OF: Omaha, Ill.

Kevin BishopFirst National Bank of Dexter TITLE: Community bank presidentAGE: 28NATIVE OF: Trumann, Ark.

John M. ThompsonThe Bank of MissouriTITLE: President of The Bank of Missouri AGE: 55NATIVE OF: Jackson, Mo.NUMBER OF BRANCHES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: 10 throughout Missouri; two more coming summer 08.

Bob FrancisUS BankTITLE: Market presidentAGE: Old enough and young enough to run for President of the United States.NATIVE OF: Hillsboro, Mo.

John R. AbercrombieCapaha BankTITLE: President and CEO of Capaha BankAGE: 63NATIVE OF: Tamms, Ill.

Larry UelsmannSecurity Bank and TrustAge: 60. I became a grandpa six months ago.Native of : Scott City, Mo.Number of branches in Southeast Missouri: The bank has offices in Scott City, Marble Hill, Patton and Cape Girardeau.

Matt PuchbauerPeoples Bank of AltenburgTITLE: President and CEO of Peoples Bank of AltenburgAGE: 44NATIVE OF: Raised on a small farm in north Cape County near Oak Ridge.

Dan Drury is in the dark regarding the progress of a proposal presented months ago by Midamerica Hotels to Cape Girardeau County. "I haven't heard anything," said Drury, President of Midamerica Hotels, in a recent phone interview.

March Unemployment Down Slightly Here In Ste. Genevieve countySTE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — Ste. Genevieve County saw unemployment fall in March compared to the prior month, however compared to March 2007 the percentage unemployed was higher.

Tuesday | June 24Jackson: Membership Committee Meeting8:30 a.m., Jackson Chamber Conference RoomThursday | June 26Jackson: Leadership Jackson 8 a.m.,The Health of Jackson.

TransportationAmtrak ridership increasesRidership on Amtrak trains continues to increase in Poplar Bluff and nationwide.Passengers getting on and off the Texas Eagle in Poplar Bluff totaled 3,842 during fiscal year 2007.

Bankruptcies filed through May for the Southeastern Division of the Eastern District of Missouri's U.S. Bankruptcy Court are listed below with their corresponding case number.

Brown finishes finance courseKENNETT, Mo. — Charlie Brown, president of Baker, Welman & Brown Insurance and Financial Services, has successfully completed the Financing of Risk course held in St. Louis recently.

Strand joins staff of Select Physical TherapySelect Physical Therapy, 240 S. Mount Auburn Road, announced the addition of Laura Strand, a licensed physical therapy assistant, to its staff.

Malden Implement recognizedMALDEN, Mo. — Malden Implement Co. is the latest John Deere dealership to reach Gold Star certification by successfully completing the company's Gold Star performance standards program.

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Despite an economic recession and a housing downturn, Illinois-based Banterra Bank found the Southeast Missouri market lucrative enough to open its first full-service bank in the state.