Below, Illinois Bankers Association President Linda Koch, right, presented TheBANK of Edwardsville’s Bill Alexander with a certificate honoring his 50 years of service to the banking industry during TheBANK’s Annual Stockholder’s Meeting on Tuesday, March 22. From Illinois Business Journal news services EDWARDSVILLE – Ask Bill Alexander about the highlights of his long career…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services SHILOH – The Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois has received a $2,200 Placemaking microgrant from the National Association of Realtors to help build a playground at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center in East St. Louis. The mission of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, which manages the Youth Center, is…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services EDWARDSVILLE – The public is invited to a discussion, “A Drone’s Eye View of Conservation,” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities. Scott Fitzgerald and the UAS 4 Stem Challenge Team from Edwardsville High School will facilitate the discussion, sponsored by…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services Farmers Insurance, one of the largest multiline insurer groups in Illinois, has introduced new “rideshare insurance,” designed to make options available for ride-hailing drivers in the state. “As a leading provider of automobile insurance in the U.S. and a market leader in the ride-hailing insurance market, Farmers has…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Zach Anderson and John Bentley earned first place at the first annual eHacks competition in SIUE’s Technology and Management Center during the weekend of March 11-13. The sophomore computer science majors created Handy, an interactive sign-language tutor that uses a Leap Motion Controller device…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services ST. LOUIS — World Wide Technology, Inc. has been named as a prime contractor for a five-year, $5 billion ITES-3H contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command. ITES-3H replaces the federal IT contract ITES-2H, for which WWT was an incumbent long-term contract holder. ITES is short for Information…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services ST. LOUIS — Some 45 entrepreneurial growth companies are set to participate this week in the 17th annual InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum in St. Louis. Set for Wednesday and Thursday at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, the event will showcase some of the most promising emerging…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services ALTON — Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation recently added Darcy Eldred-Smith, Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner to its obstetrics and gynecology department at Alton Women’s Health Center, 2 Memorial Drive in Alton. Eldred-Smith, who is also a Certified Lactation Counselor, has extensive experience in labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services Mertz Insurance Agency recently moved to a new location at 215 E. Market St. in Red Bud. The company was previously located at 111 S. Main St. in Waterloo. The new offices offer easier front-door, walk-in access for its customers. Mertz Insurance Agency, which is owned by Christine…

  From Illinois Business Journal news services The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy is introducing a master’s program in pharmaceutical sciences to begin fall 2016. It will be the only school in Illinois and metro St. Louis area to offer the degree. “We have developed a strong Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) program…