People In Business

Kelly Bush has joined IMPACT Strategies in Fairview Heights as project accountant. She will work closely with project managers and other team members to manage expenses for company projects, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. Her background includes 12 years working in the service and manufacturing industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from McKendree University.…

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago welcomed its newly elected officers of the board for 2022-2023. James T. Ashworth has been elected chairperson of the board, along with Joseph Fazio III as vice chairperson and Michelle L. Gross as vice chairperson-elect. Ashworth (shown) has been a member of the FHLBank Chicago board of directors…

On a frigid Jan. 17, 1977, R.P. Lumber Co. Inc. opened its doors for the first time in Staunton.  The young entrepreneur that opened the doors that day didn’t see a customer for three days and battled a bitter winter, but today the company operates 81 lumberyards, two components manufacturing facilities, a farm and ranch…

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies is completing renovations at a building it will help occupy near downtown Cincinnati. The four-story Mill Valley III office building is located at 2060 Reading Road in Cincinnati, at the intersection of Reading and Dorchester  (shown). The firm occupies a suite on the first floor of the building. The renovations include…

HSHS Medical Group has added Christina Wells, APRN, to its medical team. She sees patients by appointment at Clinton County Rural Health Breese, located at 9401 Holy Cross Lane, Breese. Wells cares for patients of all ages and offers a variety of services, including minor procedures, general wellness care, well-child exams, women’s health care and…

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies recently completed construction of the 50 West Office Building in O’Fallon. The new office building, located near the HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital campus will house the practice of Dr. Joshua Wilson of Advanced Vision Care. Designed by TR,i Architects of St. Louis, this three-story multi-tenant professional building includes 36,000 square feet…

Pictured from left: Chuck Tucker, Spencer Gruse, Beth Tucker, Chris Hedgpeth, Nathan Mary, JD Wilson and Rob Price. Tucker’s Automotive and Tire Inc. has been chosen as the January 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 124 Northport Drive in Alton, owner Chuck Tucker noted a desire to give…

Four Illinois American Water supervisors were honored recently by the U.S. Department of Defense Employee Support of the Guard and Reserves for their support of an employee and co-worker who is deployed with the National Guard. The four received the ESGR’s Patriot Award, which recognizes supervisors who are nominated by a Guardsman or Reservist employee…

Edwardsville-based Scheffel Boyle CPAs has announced the promotion of three employees to principals of the company. They are Michael T. Brokering, CPA, CVA; Michael D. Ulrich, CPA; and Robyn M. Klingler, CPA. Brokering (left) joined the firm’s Edwardsville office in October 2012. He is a senior leader on the Business Valuation Team and also specializes in…

PohlmanUSA, which is regionally and nationally known for court reporting and litigation services, has announced the expansion of the MyDocFileServe electronic filing system into eight more Illinois counties for asbestos cases. The system is already heavily relied upon for the asbestos docket in Madison County, Cook County and St. Clair County. The trademarked MyDocFileServe is…