People In Business

Expansion increases existing 8,100-square-foot pilot plant to a 32,052-square-foot modern new facility Trouw Nutrition’s newly opened Blending Innovation Center marked its official grand opening on March 29, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a reception at Schlafly Highland Square. The Blending Innovation Center, a trademarked name, will focus on new blending technology for the pet…

IAA Inc., a global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, has expanded its branches in Iowa and Illinois. Capacity has doubled at the IAA Des Moines branch and IAA St. Louis has increased capacity by approximately 30 percent. The expansions will help to meet increased demand in the growing Midwestern market. “The branch expansions…

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties in Edwardsville was recently honored to see one of its brokers recognized for his hard work and dedication to the industry on a regional and state level. Mark Massey of The Massey Team was named the 2022 Realtor of the Year by the Greater Gateway Association of Realtors. Massey’s accomplishments were celebrated…

Tacos el Manny has opened at 2800 Nameoki Road in Granite City. The restaurant offers “authentic Mexican street tacos.” The Chamber of Southwestern Madison County helped with a ribbon cutting on Saturday. For more information call (618) 219-2858.    

West Star Aviation announced the promotion of Jessie Melvin, the first female lead aviation maintenance technician at its East Alton facility at St. Louis Regional Airport. Melvin started at West Star in 2017 as an apprentice. She will continue to work in the Bombardier department, while being responsible for global projects at the facility. “Jessie…

East Alton-based Helmkamp Construction has added Stuarrt Bailey to its project management team. Bailey has a background in estimating and project management in industrial work and will be mainly focused on serving Helmkamp’s clients in industrial markets. Bailey graduated in 2016 from the Construction Management program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Since, he has worked…

Two registered nurses, Kerry Harbour and Haili Gamblin, were honored recently at Memorial Hospital with the DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s programs to recognize the “super-human efforts nurses perform every day.” Harbour is a nurse in the cardiac catherization lab at Memorial Belleville. She has worked at…

Holland Construction Services recently promoted Rob Ruehl to project executive. Ruehl has been with Holland since 2017. With more than two decades of experience in the industry, Ruehl has been a part of major projects at Holland including Keystone Place Senior Living, The Villages of Twin Oaks, The Flats at Dorsett Ridge, and Heartland View…

Bryon Muir of O’Fallon, Mo., has been promoted to vice president at Knoebel Construction. Muir will oversee the St. Louis-based general contractor’s construction and project management departments. His responsibilities include developing and implementing strategies to support profitable growth through project management and execution. Muir will develop and implement standard processes related to construction project cost,…

Attorney Todd Sivia, founder of Sivia Law, received two top legal honors for the 2022 calendar year. The first award given to Sivia was a Leading Lawyer distinction from LeadingLawyers.com. The selection process for this award is rigorous, and less than 5 percent of all lawyers in Illinois have received this honor. This is his…