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Richard M. Palank

Senior Vice President
Business Finance
St. Louis County Economic Council
121 South Meramec, Suite 900
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-615-7667
Email: rpalank@slcec.com


Richard M. (Rick) Palank is Senior Vice President of Business Finance for the St. Louis County Economic Council. An original employee of the Council (24 years), Rick is the chief operating officer of one of the largest SBA 504 certified development companies in the country. Rick is also COO of the St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority, the issuer of industrial development bonds for St. Louis County.

In 1994, Rick founded the Saint Louis Business Development Fund (SLBDF), the only for-profit multi-bank community development corporation that serves the entire St. Louis region. Rick serves as the executive vice president and COO of SLBDF.

Rick is a founding member, past president, and Hall of Fame member of the National Association of Development Companies, which is the association for SBA 504 lenders. He is also a member of the board of directors of the national Council of Development Finance Agencies, and is an active member of the National Association of Business Development Companies.

Rick has an undergraduate degree in business administration and an MBA from Saint Louis University.

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