Towards the end of last year I was approached about pulling together interior and exterior finishes together for MRV Bank’s new location, located at the corner of Mount Auburn and Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, MO. MRV (Mississippi River Valley) Bank is a newer bank, about ten years old, that has additional locations in Ste.Genevieve, Sikeston and now Festus, MO. Learn more at http://www.mrvbanks.com/

MRV Bank held a ground breaking ceremony on March 30, 2018 on the property of the new location. Local MRV Bank employees, all board members, Cape Chamber members, Boulder Construction (general contracting company) owner and general manager, Repperts (commercial furniture sales), myself and others locals were in attendance.

The exterior of the building was designed to mimic the Ste.Gen location with its taupe colored dryvit and Ste.Gen limestone facade. The interior finishes were specifically selected for this branch, which include, off-white and greige tones on the walls, midnight ebony stained casing, base trim and cabinetry accents, walnut doors and furniture, quartz countertops, greige carpet tiles installed multiple ways, small accents of the MRV blue throughout and custom etched vinyl applications, lighting fixtures, architectural features and wall/floor tile installations that mirror the bank’s logo.

MRV Bank ground breaking March 30, 2018.

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MRV Bank interior and exterior finishes to be used for the new location.

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April 12, 2018 Boulder Construction moving earth.

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May 9, 2018 MRV Bank under roof, moving right along.

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June 6, 2018 Roof, windows and stone complete.

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Over the past month final installations of furniture, art, lighting fixtures and internet were completed and the staff was able to move into their new location. This past Thursday, November 1s a Chamber Ribbon Cutting was held at 10:00 with a small reception following and Friday, November 2nd the MRV Bank staff had an open house from 11:00-2:00. Shawn Cook (the branch president) and his staff, including Robbie Guard, are extremely pleased and proud of their new space and are eager to show it off. I encourage everyone to stop by if you’re in the area and take a peak and say hi.