RiverBend Growth Association names Bowl Haven Lanes as Small Business of Month
ALTON — The RiverBend Growth Association has named Bowl Haven Lanes its Small Business of the Month for March. The RiverBend Growth Association selects a small business to honor each month. Winners are selected based on a scoring system that awards points for number of years in business, number of employees, overcoming adversity and community…
Read MoreHuman rights advocate Naomi Tutu inspires foundation supporters in Edwardsville speech
EDWARDSVILLE — Humanitarian Naomi Tutu was the guest of honor at the 2018 Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation Annual Speaker Series and Fundraiser on Wednesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Tutu, daughter of South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize awardee Desmond Tutu, spoke to the crowd of nearly 460 foundation supporters about…
Read MoreGeneral manager chosen for America’s Center
ST. LOUIS – Explore St. Louis this week announced the hiring of Matthew Dewey as new senior vice president, general manager for America’s Center. He will be responsible for managing the 502,000-square-foot America’s Center convention complex, which includes Cervantes Convention Center, the 67,000-seat Dome, the 1,400-seat Ferrara Theatre and the Executive Conference Center. “We are…
Read MoreGori awarded 2018 Friend of Labor Award
EDWARDSVILLE — Randy Gori, founding partner of Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., was recently awarded the 2018 Friend of Labor Award. The award recognizes the community achievements of Gori by the Central Labor Council representing more than 30,000 members of 80-plus unions, lodges and other affiliated organizations throughout Madison County and surrounding counties. This is…
Read MoreOffice/warehouse sold in Mount Vernon
James Gahwiler sold a 3,600-square-foot office/warehouse at 5101 Lake Terrace, Mount Vernon, Ill., to J & J Development. BARBERMurphy Group represented the seller.
Read MoreUpcoming daily flights add to MidAmerica Airport’s recent growth
MASCOUTAH — With mid-April marking the official start of Allegiant’s busy summer flight schedule, MidAmerica St. Louis Airport is preparing for a ramp up in activity that comes on the heels of a year of dramatic growth for the airport. The airport closed out 2017 ranked as the sixth busiest airport in the State of…
Read MoreScheffel Boyle, SIBA partner to offer construction industry tax reform seminar
Scheffel Boyle CPAs and the Southern Illinois Builders Association have partnered to offer a Construction Industry Tax Reform Seminar. Representatives from the CPA firm’s Construction Accounting Team will discuss major updates to the tax code affecting the construction industry stemming from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The seminar will be held on…
Read MoreLeadership Council offers 2018 professonal development series
The Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois Education Committee is preparing for its 2018 Leadership Series, a way for individuals to enhance their potential through professional development. The series is open to anyone who wants to learn from experienced professionals and will be held at Southern Illinois Builders Association in O’Fallon, Ill., from 8 to 11 a.m.…
Read MoreGoldberg Segalla welcomes Juang to intellectual property practice
Goldberg Segalla’s Intellectual Property practice continues to expand with the addition of partner Richard Juang in St. Louis. Juang, formerly of Polsinelli, follows another ex-Polsinelli patent attorney, Ronald M. Daignault, who joined Goldberg Segalla’s New York City office in February. An experienced litigator and registered patent attorney, Juang draws on a varied background spanning pharmaceuticals,…
Read MoreSIUE non-credit instructor honored by Italian government
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville non-credit Italian instructor, Barbara Klein, has received one of the Italian Government’s highest honors, the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, for her work as president and founder of the Italian Film Festival USA, the largest festival dedicated to Italian film in the U.S. “When I began a…
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