The following are the winners and finalists for the 2026 Best In Business Awards, SBM’s annual reader survey of the BEST Businesses in the area. More than 60,000 individuals voted and the best companies were chosen in 18 categories. The winning businesses and top finalists will be featured in the 2026-2027 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. 29 (11am-1pm) at the St. Charles Convention Center.
BEST SMALL BANK
Bank of Washington
(Finalists)
CNB St. Louis Bank
Midwest BankCentre
Royal Banks of Missouri
Triad Bank
Carrollton Bank
St. Johns Bank
BEST LARGE BANK
Enterprise Bank & Trust
(Finalists)
Bank of America
UMB Bank
Commerce Bank
BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM
Anders
(Finalists)
Prosper CPAs
Abeles and Hoffman
Conner Ash
Thousand CPA
SFW Partners
Farmer & Associates CPAs
BEST IN RELIABILITY
Reinker, Hamilton & Fenley, LLC
(Finalists)
Baker, Sterchi, Cowden & Rice
NOC Technology
Gray Design Group
TAG-The Audit Group
MGD Law
BEST IN VALUE
David Sivcovich CPA, P.C.
(Finalists)
Core & Main
Zick, Voss, Politte & Richardson
The McKay Law Firm
St. Louis Community Credit Union
SummerOne
BEST MARKETING FIRM
Atomicdust
(Finalists)
Dovetail
Abstrakt Marketing Group
Sneller Creative Promotions
Spoke Marketing
A Dose of Insight
Insite Advice SEO & Digital Marketing Agency
BEST IT FIRM
ThrottleNet
(Finalists)
GadellNet
Anderson Technologies, LLC
Pearl Solutions Group
Amicus IT
Alliance Tech
Inzo Technologies
BEST CYBERSECURITY FIRM
ThrottleNet
(Finalists)
TechGuard Security
CMIT Solutions
JJ Micro
Moore Computing
SSE
Computerease
BEST IN CUSTOMER SERVICE
Delta Dental of Missouri
(Finalists)
Cammon Company
Hamilton Weber
Midland States Bank
Sonus Benefits
New Frontier Bank
Triton Group
BEST PAYROLL PROVIDERS
HireLevel
(Finalists)
Emerson & Co.
John Hoff CPA, P.C.
Pooley Accounting Services
PayCom St. Louis
BEST PR FIRM
Common Ground Public Relations
(Finalists)
Abstrakt Marketing Group
Cork Tree Creative
Timmermann Group
Black Twig Marketing + Communications LLC
AHC Consulting
BEST WEALTH ADVISORS
Emilie Schaffer, Focus Partners
(Finalists)
Dan Hummert, Hummert Financial
Neal Albritton, albritton Financial Services
Vincent Klein, Cadeau Family Wealth
Mike Clark, Clark Wealth Partners
Michael Hauser, Hauser Group Wealth Mgt.
Craig Toberman, Toberman Becker Wealth
BEST ACCOUNTANTS
James Cash, HONKAMP
(Finalists)
Holly Breuer, Prosper CPAs
Richard Gratza, Kerber, Eck & Braeckel
Savannah Greatting, Anders
Hailey Phillips, Fearless Accounting
Amy Dunard, Hoffman, Brider & Adams
Ken Hirsch, Hirsch Accounting & Tax
BEST LAW FIRM
Lewis Rice
(Finalists)
Affinity Law Group
Carmody MacDonald
Dill Bamvakais & O’Keefe, P.C.
O’Brien Law Firm
Summers Compton Wells
Kamykowski & Taylor
BEST M&A PROVIDERS
Guy Brandt, Berger, Cohen & Brandt
(Finalists)
Brian Behrens, Carmody MacDonald
David Adam, Uthoff, Graeber, Bobinette & Blanke
Mark Temkin, Riezman Berger, P.C.
Matt Harvey, RSM US LLP
Mike McKitrick, Danna McKitrick
Michael Regan, Lashly & Baer, P.C.
BEST CONSULTING FIRM
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA)
(Finalists)
MDD Forensic Accountants
Code Consultants
Zick, Voss, Politte & richardson
NetGain Technologies, LLC
Rice, Sullivan & Co., Ltd
MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
EHPN Technology Partners
(Finalists)
Atomicdust
Spry Digital
Blayzer Digital
BEST ATTORNEYS
Anne Kerns, Mickes O’Toole
(Finalists)
Joseph Ott, Ott Law Firm
Scott Malin, Lathrop GPM
Derek Ruzicka, Gausnell, O’Keefe & Thomas
Pete Woods, Haar & Woods
BEST ENGINEERING FIRM
ABNA Engineering
(Finalists)
McClure Engineering
Kaskaskia Engineering Group
BEST ARCHITECTURAL FIRM
Arcturis
(Finalists)
V-Three Studios
Lawrence Group