LOCAL BUSINESS HEADLINES
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Doctor retires after 40 years at Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton Mayor Brant Walker, second from left, congratulates Dr. Noor Ahmed, left, who retired June 21 after 40 years as a plastic surgeon on the staff o... -
Bank exec Franklin appointed as new St. Louis Regional Airport commissioner
Larry Franklin has been appointed to the St. Louis Regional Airport Board of Commissioners to serve a five-year term on the board beginning with the m... -
E-commerce retailers should pay local sale taxes, Supreme Court says
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that e-commerce retailers should pay the same local sales taxes as brick-and-mortar businesses, which some see as a... -
Public can view Lincoln portrait in Madison County Courthouse
The famous 1860 photograph of Abraham Lincoln recently presented to the Madison County Courthouse now hangs in the lobby of the building at 155 N. Mai... -
Ed/Glen Chamber announces newest members
The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce recently announced its newest members: They are: Allison's HopeArmstrong Teasdale, LLPClark Chiroprac... -
RiverBend Growth Association tabs Alton Physical Therapy as small business of month
The RiverBend Growth Association has named Alton Physical Therapy as its Small Business of the Month. The independently owned therapy clinic opened in... -
SBDC celebrates success of Strait Laced Boutique
The Illinois Small Business Development Center for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville has helped another entrepreneur tran...
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Radio broadcast veteran Church takes over at WSIE
Twenty-year radio broadcast veteran Jason Church has been named director of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s WSIE-FM 88.7 The Sound. “I hav... -
Jenell Wright named SIUE Foundation director of financial affairs
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Advancement and CEO of the SIUE Foundation Rachel Stack has named Jenell Wright, CPA, as... -
Roccia named SIUE associate vice chancellor for student affairs
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has named Miriam Roccia as associate vice chancellor... -
Gori, Realtors adds restaurateur, investor as agent
Metro East-based real estate company, Gori, Realtors, recently announced the addition of Tarek Samara to its team of realty agents. A resident of Edwa...
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Simmons Hanly Conroy employee golf tournament supports empowerment of East St. Louis families
ALTON – Simmons Hanly Conroy has announced the 14th Annual Simmons Employee Foundation Golf Tournament will benefit Join Hands ESL. The East St. Louis organization is dedicated to empowering the city’s youth and families by giving them the resources needed to find a pathway out of poverty. The tournament will take place Friday, June 22, at the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Illinois.