LOCAL BUSINESS HEADLINES
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SIUE planning parking lot improvements, new graduate dental clinic
SIUE will move forward with plans to improve its parking lots at the Edwardsville campus and to get cost estimates for a graduate dental clinic on the... -
Illinois' next governor sits down with President Trump
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker did something Thursday that Gov. Bruce Rauner avoided: Had a face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump on live TV. Alo... -
Ellsworth Insurance Agency hires new insurance advisor and producer
Ellsworth Insurance Agency in Edwardsville recently hired Aaron Head as an insurance advisor and producer. Head (shown) will generate leads, develop n... -
O’Fallon goes to ranks for new fire chief
The City of O’Fallon announced Thursday that Bradley White has been selected as chief of the O’Fallon Fire Department. White will be introduced to the... -
SIHF Healthcare enrolling those seeking insurance
SIHF Healthcare is planning a day-long session this Saturday, Dec. 15, to help people needing to enroll for the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace.... -
Area congressmen get provisions in new farm bill
Southwestern Illinois congressmen praised the details laid out in the newly approved $867 billion U.S. farm bill, which is heading to the president’s... -
Cahokia airport sponsors Santa fly-in and breakfast
St. Louis Downtown Airport in Cahokia is preparing to welcome a special guest to the Saint Louis University Parks College hangar on Saturday, Dec. 15....
PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
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Butcher named executive vice president of Illinois Realtors
Illinois Realtors has announced that Kristen Butcher will become executive vice president of the real estate trade association effective Jan. 1, 2019.... -
Alton woman named director of quality improvement at Centerstone
Centerstone, a national provider of behavioral health care, recently named Emily Dellamano, of Alton, as director of quality improvement. “I am very h... -
Southern Illinois woman awarded Frank Anselmo Lifetime Achievement Award
Cathy Moehring, vice president of quality improvement at Centerstone, a national provider of behavioral health care, has been awarded the Frank Anselm... -
Korte & Luitjohan celebrates 60 years, names new president
Gregg Korte has been named the new president of Highland-based general contracting company Korte & Luitjohan, taking on an operation begun in his fami...
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Jury awards $30 million asbestos verdict to man diagnosed with deadly cancer
Alton-based Simmons Hanly Conroy says a California jury has awarded $30.2 million to Norris Morgan, 65, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.
Morgan contracted mesothelioma after repeated exposure to asbestos-containing transite pipe sold by defendant J-M Manufacturing (J-MM) while working as a construction supervisor in southern California.