Decatur, IL (April 8, 2025) First Mid Ag Services, a division of First Mid Wealth Management, is proud to announce Justin Wheeler, Farm Manager, Broker, and Auctioneer in Decatur, IL, has been recognized as an APEX 2024 Top Twenty National Producer by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report. Wheeler was recognized by RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE, as well as The Land Report’s Co-founders Eddie Lee Rider Jr. and Eric O’Keefe at a special awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 18, during RLI’s 2025 National Land Conference (NLC25) in Tucson, AZ.
“I am truly honored to be recognized as an APEX 2024 Top Twenty National Producer. This achievement would not be possible without the trust and support of our incredible clients and valued referral partners,” said Wheeler upon receiving the award.
“We are proud of Justin and all our members that were recognized as part of our Top Twenty National Producers. They truly are the most accomplished professionals with the highest levels of expertise in land real estate,” said Kobernus about the winners.
The APEX Awards Program celebrated its eighth year by welcoming 255 applicants totaling a combined $8.9+ billion in qualifying transaction volume, 9,255 transaction sides, and over 1.2 million acres sold. All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Awards Program are active members of RLI.
The 2024 APEX Top Twenty Award winners were ranked within the top twenty applicants by qualifying production volume, starting at around $88M in production volume.
For more information on the award winners, make sure to get a copy of The Land Report, one of the industry’s leading magazines for landowners and land professionals, which will be publicizing the top winners in their upcoming Spring 2025 issue. All land real estate professionals are invited to join RLI and apply to the prestigious APEX Awards Program next year. Applications will open in December 2025. Winners of the 2025 APEX Awards will be announced at RLI’s 2026 National Land Conference next March in San Antonio, TX. Learn more at rliland.com.
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About First Mid Bancshares, Inc.: First Mid Bancshares, Inc. is the parent company of First Mid Bank & Trust, N.A., First Mid Insurance Group, and First Mid Wealth Management Company. First Mid is a $7.5 billion community-focused organization that provides financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, brokerage, and ag services through a network of locations in Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin, and a loan production office in Indiana. Together, our First Mid team takes great pride in providing solutions and services to our customers and communities and has done so since 1865. This year, we proudly celebrate our 160th anniversary, marking a long history of dedication and service. More information about the Company is available on our website at www.firstmid.com. Our stock is traded in The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the ticker symbol “FMBH”. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender.
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