People In Business

West Star Aviation announced Chuck Conway has been promoted to avionics supervisor at its East Alton facility. Conway has more than 13 years of avionics experience, starting his career as a technician with the USMC and moving up the ranks at various companies in the St. Louis area, eventually landing at West Star as avionics…

A celebration honoring the 2021 Citizens of Character Awardees took place Thursday in Belleville. The BASIC Initiative Board of Directors and awardees gathered at The Weingarten, 1780 East, Illinois Route 15, Belleville. The winners of the 13th Annual Belleville Citizens of Character Awards for 2021 are: Sonja Durham, Downtown YMCA Mark Eckert, former mayor of…

Edwardsville area real estate agent Tara Riggs was recently named a RE/MAX Torchbearer for 2021. This award honors the Top 40 agents under 40 in the Midwest region of RE/MAX by transactions in 2020. “We are very proud of Tara. She is the first recipient of the Torchbearer designation for RE/MAX Alliance in our 13-year…

Sam Gray has joined Holland Construction Services as its new senior virtual design and construction engineer. She brings 10 years of experience in architecture. Her roles have included project architect, designer, and BIM coordinator. Holland is based in Swansea.

East Alton-based Helmkamp Construction was recently selected for an ISNetworld RAVS Plus safety audit and successfully completed the process. Contractors are randomly selected for the assessment based on the types of work they provide, the types of clients they provide these services to, and their ratings within those client relationships in the ISN system. The…

Matt Fisher has joined Midwest BankCentre as senior vice president of community and economic development. He reports to Wes Burns, leader of community and economic development. Fisher brings special expertise in tax equity investments and lending, gained through more than 18 years of commercial real estate and economic development experience. He recently capped 11 years…

Lisa (Weichman) Harries Joining IHA to Lead on Health Equity The Illinois Health and Hospital Association has announced that Lisa (Weichman) Harries will join IHA as assistant vice president of Health Equity and Policy in January 2022. Harries will be responsible for developing, evaluating and implementing policy proposals and advocacy strategies to address health-care disparities…

True Value Rental – Edwardsville, in partnership with the True Value Foundation, has provided free health and safety kits to Father McGivney Catholic High School through the newly created Educational Heroes Safety Campaign. “Thank you for the generous donation of hand sanitizer, germicidal cleaner, masks, and hand soap,” said Joseph Lombardi, principal of Father McGivney…

The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce welcomed I-Koach Fitness to the community on Oct. 15. SIUE grad Ioannis Katrantzis (center) started offering personal training for individuals and small groups in his garage and the business has grown into a new gym located at 4 Club Centre Court, Suite C in Edwardsville. Additional information can be…

The use of nuclear energy and its effects on the environment is a rising topic discussed in modern politics and by environmental conservationists globaly. Since the testing and ultimate use of the atomic bombs dating back to the 1940s, the fight for nuclear power and weapons has been growing by the decade. Southern Illinois University…