BETHALTO – The board of directors at 1st MidAmerica Credit Union has elected Rose Gibson as its new board chair. Gibson, who joined the board in 2006, previously served as vice chair and is a Certified Credit Union Board Member by the Credit Union National Association. “I became a member of the credit union in…

Christine Taylor, MD, a board-certified Obstetrics & Gynecology physician, is joining Alton OB/GYN Associates, located in Suite 125 of Medical Office Building B on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus. Taylor begins Sept. 1 and accepts patients 13 years and older. She provides comprehensive obstetric and gynecological care, including well-woman exams, prenatal care and delivery, menopausal…

Fifteen Southwestern Illinois-based entrepreneurs and their innovative business concepts have been selected to move into the second round of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 8th annual Metro East Startup Challenge. The Metro East Startup Challenge welcomes entrepreneurs and new businesses from a nine-county area of Southwestern Illinois, and this year expanded to include Fayette and Montgomery…

Officials from World Wide Technology Raceway and Ranken Technical College have entered a partnership that will involve the school’s construction of vehicles for a grassroots drift initiative at the speedway. The partnership, known as the Gateway Drift Alliance presented by Ranken Technical College, was unveiled during this weekend’s annual Formula Drift event at WWTR. The…

CarLotz, the nation’s largest consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace, has opened a hub to serve the St. Louis metro area at 1807 West Highway 50 in Fairview Heights. The hub is the company’s third location in the Midwest, with two additional locations in the greater Chicago market. CarLotz continues a rapid expansion, providing its offerings to…