2025 Best In Business Award Winners

The following are the winners and finalists for the 2025 Best In Business Awards, SBM’s annual reader survey of the BEST Businesses in the area. More than 52,000 individuals voted and the best companies were chosen in 18 categories. The winning businesses and top finalists will be featured in the 2025-2026 Business Owners’ Guide, SBM’s Book of Lists that contains all BEST Lists from the past 12 months.

Winners and finalists will also be honored at a special luncheon on Oct. 9 (11am-1pm) at the St. Charles Convention Center.

BEST SMALL BANK
Bank of Springfield
(Finalists)
Midwest BankCentre
Royal Banks of Missouri
Bank of Washington
Carrollton Bank
Triad Bank

BEST LARGE BANK
Enterprise Bank & Trust
(Finalists)
Bank of America
UMB Bank
Commerce Bank

BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM
Anders CPAs + Advisors
(Finalists)
Abeles and Hoffman
Enterprise Business Solutions
Conner Ash, P.C.
SFW Partners
Prosper CPAs

BEST LAW FIRM
Summers Compton Wells
(Finalists)
Riezman Berger
Lewis Rice
Berger, Cohen & Brandt, LC
Affinity Law Group
Clayborne & Wagner

BEST PR FIRM
Abstrakt Marketing Group
(Finalists)
Chemistry PR & Multimedia
Byrne PR
Synergy Group
SAGE Marketing

BEST CONSULTING FIRM
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA)
(Finalists)
MDD Forensic Accountants
Swink Coplen & Co. P.C.
Maher & Co.
Certified Nets, Inc.

BEST IN VALUE
Oculus, Inc.
(Finalists)
Moore Computing
American Veterans Care Connection
Farrell and Martin
Zick, Voss, Politte & Richardson

BEST MARKETING FIRM
Atomicdust
(Finalists)
Dovetail
Sneller Creative Promotions
Abstrakt Marketing Group
Black Twig Marketing + Communications
Hexxen

BEST IT FIRM
ThrottleNet
(Finalists)
Alliance Technologies, LLC
Da-Com Corporation
GadellNet
Blade Technologies
Pearl Solutions Group

BEST CYBERSECURITY FIRM
ThrottleNet
(Finalists)
TechGuard Security
Anderson Technologies
ATB Technologies
IT Solutions
CMIT Solutions

BEST IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
Delta Dental of Missouri
(Finalists)
Cammon Company
Hovis & Associates
Lashly & Baer
Stanton Barton
Sonus Benefits

BEST ATTORNEYS
James Bass, Stinson
(Finalists)
Rebecca Kling, Jenkins & Kling
Ruth Binger, Danna McKitrick, P.C.
Stephen Potter, Behr, McCarter & Potter, P.C.
Brian O’Neal, McMahon Berger

BEST M&A PROVIDERS
Brad Crandall, Carmody MacDonald
(Finalists)
Doug Hickel, Summers Compton Wells
Mark Bluhm, Lathrop GPM
David Adam, Uthoff, Graeber, Bobinette & Blanke
Michael Regan, Lashly & Baer P.C.
Paul Schnoebelen, The Fortune Group

BEST IN RELIABILITY
Liberty Bank
(Finalists)
Amicus IT
NOC Technology
Gray Design Group
TAG-The Audit Group
First Bank of St. Charles

MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
Karpel Solutions
(Finalists)
Atomicdust
A.E. Consulting Solutions, LLC
EHPN Technology Partners

BEST WEALTH ADVISORS
Matt Fisher, Mariner Wealth Advisors
(Finalists)
Laura Hessel, Moneta Group
Dan Hummert, LPL Financial
Quint Hogrefe, Genex Consulting
Tim Schulze, Pioneer Wealth Management
Christine Wedell, Volare Wealth Advisors

BEST ACCOUNTANTS
Holly Bruer, Prosper CPAs
(Finalists)
Stacy Cavin, Cavin CPAs and Advisors
Blake Will, HKA CPAs & Advisors
Caryn Watson, Lloyd & Company, LLC
Sharon Schloss, Wilhelm & Wilhelm
Geoff Rhea, Rhea and Associates

BEST PAYROLL PROVIDERS
F.E.W. CPAs
(Finalists)
Emerson & Co.
Rapp Payroll Solutions
Tesseon
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