People In Business

The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of Moon Salon with owners Megan Boike and Brylee Sisson. The two lifelong friends are seeing their entrepreneurial dreams come true in downtown Edwardsville. The salon is located at 222 E. Park St. Fellow chamber members joined in the celebration. Pictured from left are:…

West Star Aviation has announced the promotion of Jake Zimmerman to Falcon Avionics supervisor at its East Alton facility. He will be responsible for all Falcon avionics projects at the location at St. Louis Regional Airport. Zimmerman has been with West Star since 2015 and has experience with all airframes while holding lead avionics positions…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Judy Liesveld, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, as dean of the School of Nursing after a national search. The SIU Board of Trustees approved the appointment Thursday, Dec. 2, during its regularly scheduled meeting. Liesveld will assume her duties…

BSN SPORTS, the nation’s largest direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods to the school and league markets and a division of Varsity Brands, has acquired Winning Streak Inc. based in Dupo, Ill. Founded in 2003, Winning Streak has served the greater St. Louis and Chicago team sporting goods market through an extensive brand selection…

The BSA Outfitters Metro East Scout Shop’s new Fairview Heights location opened this fall at 5205 N. Illinois Street (Illinois Route 159). Replacing its previous location in Belleville, the new shop is easily accessible from I-64 and is centrally located to serve the needs of all Metro East Boy Scouts. IMPACT Strategies provided general contracting…

At its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, Dec. 2, the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Duane Douglas, DMD, as interim dean of the SIU School of Dental Medicine. A national search for the next dean of the SIU SDM is underway. Douglas will serve as the SDM’s senior leader, effective Jan.…

Community Bankers Association of Illinois announced the hiring of Patrick Beveridge as chief financial officer, effective Dec. 13. He replaces Lisa Lippert, who is retiring as controller on Dec. 31, after 22 years with the association. “CBAI is excited to have Patrick join our team. Although we will miss the fiscal stewardship and dedication Lisa…

West Star Aviation announced the promotion of John Sonsoucie to project manager at its East Alton location at St. Louis Regional Airport. He is a Navy veteran serving from 1986-1992 with VFA-126 and VFA 25 onboard the USS Independence and USS Midway, and has been with West Star since 2014 as an avionics supervisor. “John…

Neurosurgery of St. Louis, a new independent physician’s group serving the St. Louis and Metro East region, has opened its first three clinic locations in Illinois and Missouri. The Illinois clinic is located at 3 St. Elizabeth Blvd., Suite 3200 in O’Fallon. The Missouri locations are at 112 Piper Hill Drive, Suite 12 in St.…