Main Street Murfreesboro Business Partner of the Year Award
Main Street chooses Wilson Bank & Trust as their Business Partner of the Year Award for 2025.
Wilson Bank and Trust receives the "Business Partner of the Year Award" for 2025 for their continued and increasing support of Main Street Murfreesboro.
"This bank has gone above and beyond just sponsoring events through Main Street Murfreesboro. Their team participates in our events, welcomes attendees at the Friday Night Live Concerts, and gives back to locally owned businesses through their Biz Buck program during the holidays. In 2026, Wilson Bank and Trust will celebrate ten years as the presenting sponsor of the Friday Night Live concert series! They are instrumental in making those free, community concerts a highlight of our downtown summer months," shared Sarah Callender, Executive Director of Main Street Murfreesboro.
Andy Jakes, SVP - Regional President of Wilson Bank & Trust, was asked why the bank chooses to support Main Street Murfreesboro.
Wilson Bank & Trust has a mission focused on community support.
Andy Jakes shares, " Our mission in community support is to strengthen the places where our customers, employees, and neighbors live and work. Wilson Bank invests time, resources, and people into programs that positively impact the various communities we serve. From education and non-profits to downtown revitalization efforts, we aim to: Promote economic vitality by supporting local businesses and community activities, Encourage engagement through volunteerism and partnerships, Model servant leadership by being present, supportive, and hands-on in our community."
Wilson Bank & Trust has been the presenting sponsor of Friday Night Live for ten years.
"Our vision is to help build and maintain an environment where people feel connected, supported, and proud to call Murfreesboro home. Wilson Bank loves to support the Friday Night Live concert series. Friday Night Live allows many of our employees to be involved in the community, interacting with their friends, neighbors, and customers, as well as the thousands of people it attracts each summer. Friday Night Live is one of the most unifying events in Murfreesboro, bringing people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy music, support downtown merchants, and celebrate the spirit of summer fun. Our employees love to show their pride in our community. Whether it’s Friday Night Live, Christmas Around the Square, the Saturday Farmer’s Market, or Downtown After Five, they often return with great stories of serving together."