First Bank Offers Hearty, Grand Small Business Handshake

The Diamond Family in Manchester, Missouri is the grand prize winner of the First Bank Small Business Handshake, a promotion that recognizes small business owners and entrepreneurs for their commitment to their business, employees and communities.

As the grand prize winner, The Diamond Family team received a celebratory handshake from First Bank’s Suzanne Allen, lunch at their location, a produced two minute video about their business, a $5,000 on-air and online advertising package for their business and a $5,000 on-air and online advertising package for the charity of their choice – the fight against Lyme disease.

Established in 1978 by second generation jeweler Rocky Haddad, The Diamond Family is a fine jewelry store in St. Louis that truly treats you like family.

In partnership with 101.1 ESPN and WARH (106.5 The Arch), listeners were encouraged to nominate business owners or companies to receive a First Bank Small Business Handshake.

First Bank firstbanks.com is one of the largest privately owned banks in the country with $5.93 billion in assets and 111 locations in Missouri, Illinois, and California.

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Photo Caption:

From left: Suzanne Allen (First Bank) Michael Haddad (owner, The Diamond Family), Alex Haddad (owner, The Diamond Family) and Torey Werner (a customer who nominated the business for the contest).