People In Business

Officials from World Wide Technology Raceway and Ranken Technical College have entered a partnership that will involve the school’s construction of vehicles for a grassroots drift initiative at the speedway. The partnership, known as the Gateway Drift Alliance presented by Ranken Technical College, was unveiled during this weekend’s annual Formula Drift event at WWTR. The…

CarLotz, the nation’s largest consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace, has opened a hub to serve the St. Louis metro area at 1807 West Highway 50 in Fairview Heights. The hub is the company’s third location in the Midwest, with two additional locations in the greater Chicago market. CarLotz continues a rapid expansion, providing its offerings to…

Edwardsville-based Prairie Farms dominated this year’s World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest. Out of 267 winners, the company took home 47 awards, or 18 percent of total awards, including the top honor of Grade A Grand Champion for Regular Small Curd Cottage Cheese. The contest, held in Madison, Wisc., is one of the country’s…

Café Biz 618 Shared Workspace, located within the Crossroads Shopping Centre, at 10850 Lincoln Trail Suite 16, Fairview Heights, was able to conduct its official ribbon cutting, after surviving the Covid-19 pandemic. The new shared workspace and event venue, opened to the public on Feb. 3, 2020, before falling under governmental restrictions, due to the…

YWCA Metro St. Louis will honor its 2021 YWCA Leaders of Distinction at the 41st Annual YWCA Leader Lunch on Thursday, Dec. 9. These Leaders will enter the YWCA Academy of Leaders, which is comprised of all Honorees from the past four decades The overarching message of YWCA Leader Lunch, as embodied in the achievements…

Cassidy Hoelscher has been named CEO of The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois, BJC HealthCare and Encompass Health’s future inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Shiloh. The 40-bed hospital, which is under construction at 2351 Frank Scott Parkway East, is expected to begin caring for patients in February 2022. Hoelscher, who assumed the position on Aug. 16,…

Several new professors and staff members joined McKendree University over the summer. They are: • Dr. Allie Grotts Helfrich, assistant professor of marketing, most recently served as an instructor of marketing for Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and has extensive experience in marketing consultation throughout the Greater St. Louis region and throughout…

Alexandra Blockton, a student in the Adult Education Program at Lewis and Clark Community College, has been honored with the 2021 YouthBuild AmeriCorps Spirit of Service Award. The national recognition honors outstanding leadership through service. Blockton, 33, was selected from thousands of members across the country to receive one of four awards given out by…

One of the latest in a slew of changes to Lewis and Clark Community College’s organizational structure to streamline its focus on student service is the addition of a new dean of Liberal Arts, Business and Information Technology. Michael Sundblad, of St. Louis, joined the team in that role Aug. 2. Vice President of Academic…

John Goldsmith has been named marketing coordinator for Korte & Luitjohan Contractors Inc. Goldsmith has more than 35 years’ experience in marketing, promotions, and communications. He received his degree in mass communications and English from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Goldsmith will manage Korte & Luitjohan’s online and social media presence, as well as create…