Empire Bank opens branch in Chesterfield Village

Empire Bank held a grand opening for its new Chesterfield Village branch May 15. The new bank is a full-service facility, said Mike Williamson, president of Empire Bank, shown above with Branch Manager Suzanne Fraley. Empire Bank now has seven branches in Springfield and is looking to the Ozark market for its next expansion, Williamson said. "What I like about this bank is that it has a true hometown feeling," Fraley said. "Empire is just a great bank to work for." C. Warren Bates & Associates was the architect for the project and MoDoCo was the contractor.