Couple donates to Anderson Hospital Rehab Gym refresh
Anderson Hospital received a $15,000 donation to update the in-patient Rehab Gym from Edwardsville residents Carol and Harry Windland. Carol, who went through a hip surgery in August of 2021, said she had such a great experience at the Anderson Rehab Institute, that she wanted to give back to Anderson Hospital in some way. When…
Read MoreKorte & Luitjohan announces promotion and hirings
Korte & Luitjohan Contractors Inc. based in Highland has announced a promotion and the hiring of three new members of its team. Kyle Luitjohan has been promoted to project manager. Luitjohan began his career with K & L in September 2013 as an assistant project manager and IT manager. He will continue his IT duties…
Read MoreMetro East incubator chooses veteran business advocate as executive director
The Metro East Business Incubator has named regional business leader Kevin Riggs as executive director for the three-year-old agency. A resident of O’Fallon, Ill., Riggs has broad experience working with both the public and private sectors through past employment with the Dentons Law Firm, the St. Louis Regional Chamber, East West Gateway Council of Governments,…
Read MoreMillions of dollars in investments going into Midwestern ports
More than a half a billion dollars in recent, current or expected improvements at three Midwestern ports will strengthen these facilities and reinforce their important roles in the global freight network. The significant investments at Port KC, America’s Central Port, and Kaskaskia Regional Port District, along with new infrastructure funding recently secured, will spur an…
Read MoreKwame names human resources manager
Robert Loyd of Florissant, Mo., has joined St. Louis-based Kwame Building Group as human resources manager. Loyd is responsible for recruitment, onboarding and training employees, benefits and payroll administration, government reporting and compliance, leadership and organizational change, performance management and employee relations. Loyd holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Fontbonne University and a…
Read MoreRegion’s role in port network about to get bigger
APM Terminals, which serves 10,000 customers worldwide, moves products through 76 terminals in its global network. The St. Louis region will become part of that network with the opening of a planned Container-on-Vessel (COV) port south of St. Louis, by a development team that includes APM Terminals, which will be working to line up shippers…
Read MoreThe Maschhoffs awards 2022 Core Values Award
Each year, since 2011, Carlyle-based The Maschhoffs recognize an employee who has displayed the company core values through key business decisions and leadership actions. The Core Values award honors the outstanding commitment of a single individual. This year’s winner is Tricia Jansen, regional controller of the Great Plains and Central Prairie regions. The company is…
Read MoreNew Cancer Institute to treat patients in Metro East region
Urology of St. Louis, the largest private urologic practice in St. Louis and the Metro East, has announced the development of Urology of St. Louis’ Cancer Institute. The Cancer Institute will be a new resource for those looking for specialized treatment for bladder, testicular, prostate and kidney cancer. Fellowship-trained urologists Gregory Auffenberg, MD (right), and…
Read MoreSchool of Engineering professor is Paul Simon teacher-scholar winner
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, professor in the School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, is the recipient of the 2022 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award. The highly competitive award is annually presented by the SIUE Graduate School to a faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship and teaching. The…
Read MoreAutonomous railcar developments highlight FreightWeekSTL first day
A rendering of the TugVolt, a battery-electric, self-propelled railcar that enables freight to move with the flexibility of a truck. It is being developed by St. Louis start-up Intramotev Autonomous Rail. Autonomous railcars were at the core of a discussion Monday involving emerging technologies in the freight industry. FreightWeekSTL 2022 kicked off with Innovation Day,…
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