People In Business

Juneau Associates Inc., P.C. has announced the addition of Rich Wilburn, Jr., P.E. as senior water resources engineer. Wilburn has more than 27 years of experience in the engineering industry. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in both Illinois and Missouri. Wilburn has extensive experience in the planning, design and management of water and wastewater…

Members of the Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois recently gathered to celebrate the Association and install the new officers and directors. Karen Sheesley was installed as the 2021-2022 President of the Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois at an installation event held in August at the 4204 Main Street Brewing Co. Banquet Center in Belleville. Karen…

IWR North America, one of the longest-standing building enclosure contractors in the U.S., promoted Joe Sharamitaro to director of project management. In this role, Sharamitaro will supervise the project management team, while maintaining the departmental structure and goals of IWR. He will ensure projects are executed effectively and efficiently, aligning internal methodologies and processes with…

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) was named the top audit firm for credit unions for the eighth consecutive year by Callahan & Associates. The rankings are published in the 2021 Supplier Market Share Guide: Credit Union Auditors. CLA said it continues to outpace all auditors on the list in terms of the raw number of credit union…

New leadership at Intersect Illinois includes Dan Seals to market Illinois as a premier global business destination; joined by Robert Stephan to focus on downstate development and corporate relations Intersect Illinois, a statewide economic development organization focused on bringing businesses to Illinois, today announced it has named Dan Seals as its new CEO. Seals will…

Ascential plc announced Monday it has acquired 100 percent of OneSpace, a Swansea-based content optimization business serving brands trading on e-commerce marketplaces. Ascential is a British-based information, analytics and e-commerce optimization company, formerly known as EMAP. It is a business-to-business media business specializing in exhibitions and festivals and information services. It is listed on the…

Southwestern Illinois College students earned bronze medals at the 2021 National SkillsUSA competition held in July. SWIC students, from left, include Bryce Griggs of Granite City, Alex MidKiff of Belleville, Billy Laycock of Marine, Philip Culiberk of Maryville, Steven Boss of O’Fallon and Will Andersen of St. Louis. Laycock, MidKiff and Andersen won as a…

Fifteen restaurants highlighting epic pizza pies during week-long event Thick crust or thin. Red sauce or white. Take your pick of top notch epic pizzas at 15 locally owned and operated restaurants during Epic Pizza Week Sept. 13-17 in Southwest Illinois. People can sample a variety of pizzas available throughout the Great Rivers & Routes…

Redbirds Pediatrics PLLC, located at 793 Sunset Blvd. in O’Fallon, celebrated its six-month anniversary by hosting an official ribbon-cutting at the office.  Owned by board-certified pediatricians, Dr. Jill Johnston and Dr. Kevin Ponciroli, the practice opened in January 2021. Johnston and Ponciroli have been practicing together in the area for more than 15 years and…

Jaleesa Gilbert-Gortman, MD, a board-certified Family Medicine physician, began Sept. 1 at Alton Internal Medicine, located in Suite 220 of Medical Office Building A on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus. Gilbert-Gortman provides primary care for patients 18 and older. She helps her patients address many acute and chronic medical conditions, such as high cholesterol, type…