Busey, Main Street banks plan merger

CHAMPAIGN – The parent companies of Busey Bank and Main Street Bank & Trust plan to combine in what's being called a "merger of equals."

The resulting company will be called First Busey Corp., and the resulting bank will be known as Busey Bank, with its headquarters at 100 W. University Ave., C, the chairmen of both local banking-based companies said today.

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