People In Business

St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern has appointed Debra Moore to serve as a member of the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners through January 2027. The St. Clair County Board confirmed the appointment on Jan. 31. Moore is the director of administration for the St. Clair County Board. “I am pleased to appoint Debra…

The Brown Bag Bistro has been chosen as the February 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 318 East Broadway in Alton, mother-daughter duo owners Christine and Erin Velloff have kept the restaurant establishment going after starting with other family members in the mix. “We were lucky enough to…

Centerstone, a not-for-profit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments, has announced that John Markley, regional chief executive officer, will retire effective December 2022. Markley has been a valuable member of Centerstone and its legacy organizations for nearly 37 years, having joined the organization in 1985 as staff accountant.  Since then,…

Bank of Belleville has formerly opened its newest location, Bank of Monroe County, at 813 N. Market St. in Waterloo. The division of the Bank of Belleville is the bank’s fourth location and its third to open during the past 12 months. The others are Bank of Madison County and Bank of Clinton County. Ryan…

Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli has welcomed veteran attorney Robert Bruegge to the firm. Bruegge will serve as of counsel for the firm, with his practice focusing primarily on business transactions, real estate, bankruptcy, estate planning and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to attending law school, Bruegge studied accounting at the University of Illinois in Champaign. He…

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies recently completed renovations for a new office and warehouse location for TEAM Industrial, a worldwide provider of fully integrated industrial service solutions including highly specialized inspection, condition assessment, maintenance, and repair services. Construction on the renovation project was completed on schedule in five months. The newly renovated, 67,000-square-foot facility, located on…

 The Greensfelder law firm announced that attorneys Lauren Daming, Kelsey McGonigle and Chantal Fink Mehill have each been promoted to officer, effective Feb. 1, 2022. Daming, McGonigle and Mehill are each based in the firm’s St. Louis office. This marks the second time in two years that Greensfelder has promoted an all-female class of attorneys…

Two new employees have joined the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau team emphasizing the bureau’s commitment to developing a strong sports tourism program and growing outdoor recreation and Route 66 products in Southwest Illinois. Jason Troop (right) is the bureau’s first-ever sports tourism marketing manager. Joey Naples is the bureau’s Tourism Engagement and Outdoor…

Helmkamp Construction Co. recently promoted several members of their project management team to allow for continued growth of larger projects in industrial, building, and life science markets.  The most notable of these was the promotion of Senior Project Manager, Kyle Ogden, to project director. “As project director, Kyle will still be involved in larger projects…

ICU nursing manager Keely Nelson was honored with the 2021 Merciful Love Award at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center’s annual Mission Partner holiday celebration in January. Each year, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George in Alton presents the Merciful Love Award to a Mission Partner to honor the often hidden…