2015 April Issue
Simmons Hanly Conroy expands New York and California mesothelioma practices with addition of three senior attorneys
Growth boosts Northeast and West Coast presence for one of nation’s leading asbestos litigation firms Simmons Hanly Conroy, a national complex litigation firm headquartered in Alton, Ill., and one of the country’s leading mesothelioma law firms, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its mesothelioma practices in the Northeast and California with the…
Read MoreSouthwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Southwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions The Illinois Business Journal is proud to publish commercial real estate transactions recently completed by commercial brokers across Southwestern Illinois. BELLEVILLE Irish Properties, Inc. leased a 1,200-square-foot retail suite at 1900 Lebanon Ave. to Vape City Belleville LLC. BARBERMurphy Group represented both parties. Fairview Partnership leased a…
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Snow, rain, heat or gloom of night, don’t overlook your email
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Imagine the horror of going on a fantastic vacation only to return to so many emails that it takes another week to plod through them. I did just that in March — and many of you do it every time you leave town. The miracle of modern technology allows us to be…
Read MoreNo Violence Alliance may be cure for our homicide plague
By ALAN ORTBALS Last year, the city of St. Louis posted a near-record number of murders at 159, and the violence didn’t stop when the crystal ball dropped in Times Square. There were six murders in one night in January, including a hotel manager behind the desk. A month ago a 6-year-old boy was…
Read MoreConstruction Roundup
Richard E. Workman Sports & Wellness Complex, Effingham, Poettker Construction Co., Inc.
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Commercial Construction Richard E. Workman Sports & Wellness Complex, Effingham, Poettker Construction Co., Inc. By KERRY SMITH Re-evaluating the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system planned for a new fitness center in Effingham, enabled Breese-based Poettker Construction Co. to save the client nearly $500,000 and move forward with the project. After competitive…
Read MoreFedEx Ground Distribution Center, Sauget, Contegra Construction Co. LLC
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Commercial Construction FedEx Ground Distribution Center, Sauget, Contegra Construction Co. LLC By KERRY SMITH Some 11,500 inbound and 10,000 outbound packages per hour are moving through FedEx Ground’s distribution center in Sauget, completed in January 2014 by Edwardsville-based Contegra Construction Co. LLC. The 190,000-square-foot, $23.5 million facility, located on 35…
Read MoreProfessional/Retail Building, O’Fallon, Plocher Construction
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Commercial Construction Professional/Retail Building, O’Fallon, Plocher Construction By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE A new five-story, approximately 60,000-square-foot professional office/light retail building is planned for O’Fallon. Plocher Construction will be providing the design/build services for the project, located just one block north of the intersection of Interstate 64 and Green Mount Road. This…
Read MoreNew Mount Vernon Township High School, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Commercial Construction New Mount Vernon Township High School, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE After four years of planning, construction of the new Mount Vernon Township High School is underway. The facility is located at the intersection of Wells Bypass and Ambassador Road, just a few miles from the…
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