People In Business

McGilvrey Fine Portraits has been chosen as the December 2021 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Photographer George McGilvrey notes that one of the unique offerings from his studio is the prints and albums they provide to customers. “We take pride in offering prints and albums, so people have them to…

Schlafly Highland Square will open Wednesday, Dec. 22, in Highland, the brewer announced this week. The new pub at 907 Main St. will hold a grand opening celebration on the brewery’s 30th anniversary Sunday, Dec. 26. Schlafly Beer’s founders Tom Schlafly and Dan Kopman, along with Founding Brewer Stephen Hale, will be in attendance for…

Express Employment Professionals’ record 2021 sales have landed it in the top five largest U.S. staffing companies, according to a recent report from Staffing Industry Analysts. The list of largest U.S. staffing enterprises was released this month with Express coming in at No. 4 for revenues of $3.161 billion in 2020 and a market share…

Beth Hammock, founder and CEO of Hammock Marketing + Communications celebrated her first year in business locally with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce. She specializes in supporting fundraising success at educational institutions and nonprofits with marketing and PR services. She has a diverse background of experience in storytelling and has…

By DENNIS GRUBAUGH, The Illinois Business Journal Patti Fischer has moved on from her post as president and CEO of HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, acknowledging today that she has been named vice president of Inpatient Care Transformation at Optum. Optum Inc. is an American pharmacy benefit manager and health-care provider. It has been…

The appointment of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 10th Chancellor, Dr. James T. Minor, was approved by the SIU Board of Trustees during its regularly scheduled December meeting. “I’m excited, humbled and extraordinarily honored for the opportunity to serve SIUE and the SIU System,” said Minor. “I am appreciative of the board’s confidence, as well as…

Willie Mayberry, left, and Jeff Burgess have joined Busey Bank’s leadership team. Busey Bank recently bolstered its leadership team with the addition of two high-level executives to lead its regional banking and wealth management divisions. Willie Mayberry takes on the role of executive vice president and president of Regional Banking, overseeing the bank’s client facing…

First Mid Bank & Trust has named Brian Gibson as its new SVP Corporate Community Development officer. Gibson previously held the role of SVP community bank president. In this newly created role, Gibson will be responsible for maturing and monitoring progress toward First Mid’s community development initiatives. He will not only represent the company in…

Horner & Shifrin, Inc. has established a new location in Bentonville, the firm’s first location in Arkansas. Horner & Shifrin has performed work in Arkansas for more than 20 years for a variety of municipal clients such as Rector, Cabot, Piggot, Blytheville, Russellville, Pocahontas, St. Francis and Fayetteville. H&S has performed extensive bridge and roadway design…

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has announced the winners of the 2021 Visualizing Research Impacts competition, which encourages SIUE scholars to share the impacts of their research through images. This year’s recipients are Emily Petruccelli, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and Jocelyn DeGroot, PhD, professor and assistant chair in…