People In Business

After inquiring about the details of the Workforce Equity Initiative Grant at Kaskaskia College for her son, Monique Campbell realized that the WEI grant was her opportunity to change careers. Kaskaskia College’s Workforce Equity Initiative helps minority students excel and complete their certificates in 10 different programs to be job-ready in less than one year.…

The EnjoyIllinois300 NASCAR Cup Series race on June 5, 2022, at World Wide Technology Raceway will be presented by TicketSmarter, a fast-growing, live-event ticket marketplace based in Overland Park, Kan. “We live and breathe live events and our goal is to help fans get to as many as possible,” says Jeff Goodman, CEO of TicketSmarter.…

John Markley, regional chief executive officer of Centerstone, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois Frank Anselmo Lifetime Achievement Award. CBHA Board of Directors initiated the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 to recognize individuals for their dedication and lifelong commitment to the behavioral health field. Markley has been…

Money raised at Annual Klondike Klassic golf charity event Swansea-based Holland Construction Services says its charitable foundation raised $25,000 total at its annual winter golf charity event, the Klondike Klassic. The money will benefit two local nonprofit organizations, Leaps of Love and Fore Honor Foundation. Both charities took home a $12,500 check to help support…

St. Louis-based KAI Build has for the last two years been working to complete multiple Target store remodels in the Midwest. Target has set a goal of remodeling 200 stores in 2022. Additionally, Target has committed to spending $2B with black-owned companies, among them KAI, by 2025. In 2021 KAI Build completed store remodels in:…

Kristen M. Jacobs, M.D, a local aesthetic physician, ill be hosting a book launch happy hour at her office in Glen Carbon on March 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. Jacobs shares her expert knowledge about skin secrets and healthy aging in her new book and Amazon Best Seller in the U.S and Canada, called…

Tennessee-based Vita Residential partnered with Holland Construction Services on the construction of a new $41.2 million apartment complex in O’Fallon, Mo., and is now eyeing a second development in Swansea. The Jewel Apartments, located at 9200 Veterans Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon, is comprised of more than 248,000 square feet across 10 apartment buildings and a…

Waggoner Equipment Rental, LLC has been chosen as the March 2022 Riverbend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 6 Helmkamp Drive in Wood River, the family-owned and operated company has been in business for 35 years now. Waggoner is a large equipment rental company, with a core fleet of deck…

HSHS today announced the appointment of Chris Klay to serve as president and CEO of HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Ill. Klay currently serves as president and CEO of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, Ill.. He will begin his new role on May 1, 2022. “I am honored for the opportunity to join…

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing recognized 32 nurse anesthesia doctoral candidates for the hard work they have put into preparing for their clinical training with a White Coat Ceremony held Friday, March 4. The registered nurses from the Midwest region are specializing in the practice of nurse anesthesia. The students were chosen…