2017 December Issue
Long-awaited business park moving again
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH EDWARDSVILLE – A mixed-use development along Illinois Route 143 and Interstate 55 is about to move to the front burner with significant progress anticipated in the coming year. A planned, four-way signalized intersection will mark the entrance to Pin Oak Plaza, a 95-acre project planned just west of the interstate. The location…
Read MoreLawyers help others through Bar Foundation
By ALAN J. ORTBALS Eight years ago, attorney Perry Browder with the Alton-based law firm of Simmons Hanly Conroy was approached by Belleville attorneys Ann Hatch and Russell Scott. They wanted Browder to join the board of directors of the Illinois Bar Foundation. Browder told them, “I don’t even know what the Bar Foundation…
Read MoreTroy’s new water system to address growth
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH A mammoth ground storage tank and improvements to a water system spread across several miles will accommodate the growth of Troy for many years, officials say. The planned project will cost $9 million to $9.5 million and was 11 years in the making, but city officials said the wait will be worth…
Read MorePOINT: How much should attitude and appearance weigh on the job?
An HR view: Potential employers do judge a book by its cover By BARBI HENRY Here is the joke: Two people apply for the same position in a (insert your company product here) environment. They both start their interviewing process on the same day. One is an applicant who looks like he just walked off…
Read MoreCOUNTERPOINT: How much should attitude and appearance weigh on the job?
A tattoo view: Be yourself, but be mindful of the world in which you live By CHRIS HINKLE As some local readers of the River Bend area may know, I was put under great scrutiny as I went before the city of Alton to relocate my business. In 2015, the Alton City Council decided under…
Read MoreQ&A with Tammy Duckworth, United States senator, D-Illinois
IBJ: You’ve been at this for almost a year since the election — a year that has been historic in so many ways. What kind of grade would you give yourself during this first year? Duckworth: Well, I think I would have to say an incomplete. I have not been able to…
Read MoreHeplerBroom partner Beth Bauer honed skills on some big cases
By RITA DUCKWORTH Beth Bauer has spent most of her career at HeplerBroom, LLC. She spent her first year after law school as a law clerk for a judge at the Missouri Court of Appeals, then joined the firm in 2001. Today, she is a partner. In her time at HeplerBroom, she has been involved…
Read MoreByron Carlson Petri & Kalb, LLC finds success in real estate projects
By RITA DUCKWORTH The Edwardsville law firm of Byron Carlson Petri & Kalb, LLC continues to utilize its expertise in real estate law for the benefit of its clients in their real estate development opportunities. While the firm represents businesses in a wide variety of areas such as business formation, employment issues, and commercial litigation,…
Read MoreAttorney follows father’s path at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC
By RITA DUCKWORTH After receiving his law degree in Florida, Garrett C. Reuter Jr. surrendered to what he calls the “Boomerang Effect.” He had moved away but came back home in 2006 to start his career. Reuter received an accounting degree from University of Notre Dame before attending University of Miami School of Law. There…
Read MoreLawyer took unusual path — nursing — on way to practice at Sandberg Phoenix
By RITA DUCKWORTH Untress Quinn joined Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard in August 2016. He has been practicing law for nearly a dozen years but took an un-conventional route to get there. It turns out his previous career as a nurse helps him excel in his current role. At Sandberg Phoenix, Quinn argues for the…
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