People In Business

From left: Tracy Hutton, Matt Flach, Cody Savoie, Brandi Bywater, and Julie and Jay Beard. Photo from Recess Brewing Facebook page By DENNIS GRUBAUGH, The Illinois Business Journal Jay Beard, a businessman who has invested heavily in Downtown Edwardsville in recent years, has expanded his holdings with the purchase of Recess Brewing, 307 N. Main…

Bank of Clinton County, which opened its doors in New Baden last month, has added Brad Haar to its lending team as a community banker and mortgage consultant. Haar, who has more than a decade of banking experience, has been working with the bank over the last year as a credit analyst. “Brad agreed to…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C. announced that Paula L. Finch has joined the firm as counsel in the Business Services practice group, based in the St. Louis office. “We are thrilled to welcome Paula to Greensfelder, where she will be a tremendous asset to our clients for their business services needs across a broad range…

GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College has welcomed a new dean, in addition to four full-time faculty members, for the 2021-2022 academic year. “I am pleased to have such highly credentialed and talented faculty joining our team at Lewis and Clark,” Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Transfer Programs Jill Lane said.…

Laura E. Schrick, Shareholder at Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., was recently appointed to serve as secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section 2021-2022. The mission of the ISBA Labor and Employment Law Section is to inform section members and the public of important developments in labor law, to review…

Paul Eckerle, MD, a board-certified pulmonologist with the BJC Medical Group, will soon be starting office hours in Alton. Dr. Eckerle’s office is located in Suite 220 of Medical Office Building A on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus. Eckerle is joining Dr. Jasser Asif, a fellow pulmonologist who started in the same office earlier in…

Raffy Gutman, MD, is joining the BJC Medical Group staff at Family Physicians of Alton, located in Suite 230 of Medical Office Building B on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus. Patients can visit Gutman for new and acute medical issues, and preventative health care services, such as annual wellness exams, well-child exams, and vaccinations as…

The Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce honored several people and businesses during its annual awards dinner, the specifics of which were announced on the Chamber’s blog on Friday, Aug. 13. Here are the release and the photos from that blog. The dinner was July 20. 2020 Business Excellence Award Winners The Business Excellence Award is…

Vacuum Truck Rentals, LLC has opened its 17th location. The Roxana site will serve customers in eastern Missouri, Illinois and the surrounding areas. The location will be equipped to handle rentals, sales, service and parts needs. Missouri native Eric Wilson will serve as branch manager. He brings more than 25 years of industry experience to…

Although vertical farming is a rapidly-growing industry, the practice struggles to achieve profitable returns and provide the promise of affordable healthy food for future generations. To overcome those challenges, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering alumnus Chico Weber has invented GrowMotion, a robotic grow light, to enhance vertical farm profitability and help feed the…