For years, the Draper Mercantile served as the general store, post office and central hub of the rural Pulaski County community. The largest shipment of turkeys ever made from Pulaski county was sent to eastern markets yesterday by the Draper Mercantile company. ... Two cars were necessary to carry the 2,400 birds in the shipment which netted local farmers $4,838.38," according to a piece from The Roanoke Times in 1934.
Some investors look at Mercantile Bancorp as a community bank in high-growth mode and well-positioned as an acquirer to take advantage of the current market environment. Some of this opportunity stems from an operating and acquisition philosophy that highly values the employees and operations of the banks it acquires. The company wants to preserve the personality of each acquisition while also generating maximum efficiencies and economies of scale. Bank acquirers look for solid assets and diversified lending portfolios, but some will overlook operational or leadership issues and will plan to plug holes as they see fit. Mercantile focuses on acquiring community banks with exceptional management and employees. The company is keenly focused on retaining the small community bank feel while ...
Zoinks! What indeed? We don't remember Dr. Science's answer, but we have found our own: take them to [Maggie]'s for a walk on Pittsburgh's herbivorous side. Maggie began serving "gourmet organic vegan cuisine" in Stahlstown (near Donegal) a few years back. Vegans, vegetarians and meat-eaters alike lined up for the privilege of eating such colorful, flavorful dishes as citrus soy spare ribs and mock seafood salad. The original restaurant is still going strong, but as of this spring, we city-dwellers can get a taste of Maggie's magic without setting a tire on the turnpike. She has taken over the space formerly occupied by Road to Karrakesh on eclectic Atwood Street, transforming the interior with storm-cloud blue paint, white tablecloths, original art and vases of fresh flowers everywhere...
There are children's clothes, greeting cards, dishes and Montana Silversmiths belt buckles; cowboy shirts, boots, gloves and a few pieces of decorative pottery. In the middle of the mercantile sits a case displaying his own piece of history - a replica of the USS Bagley, the destroyer that took him all over the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki in World War II. The Bagley had survived the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor; its gunners were credited with shooting down six enemy planes.
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