People In Business

West Star Aviation, based at St. Louis Regional Airport in East Alton, has announced several personnel changes. – Brian Decker (top left) is the new citation project manager. He has more than 30 years of aviation experience, 15 of those at Jet Aviation along with Windwalker, Solarius, Cessna and Dallas Airmotive. He received his A&P…

James Jablonski II, MD is now seeing patients at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine O’Fallon – Springfield Court, located at 100 Springfield Ct. in O’Fallon, Ill. Jablonski cares for patients of all ages and offers a variety of services, including minor procedures, general wellness care, well-child exams and chronic illness management. Jablonski earned his Bachelor…

Scott Credit Union announced that Val Rhoden-Kimbrough has been named chief human resources officer, a newly created role within the credit union’s executive team. “Our employees are our number one priority, and the creation of the Chief Human Resources Officer position demonstrates our commitment to making SCU a great place to work,” said Frank Padak,…

HSHS Medical Group added Katy Kosydor, APRN, to its medical team. She sees patients by appointment or on a walk-in basis at Clinton County Rural Health Breese, located at 9401 Holy Cross Lane, Breese. As a primary care provider, she cares for patients of all ages and offers a variety of services, including minor procedures,…

Pictured cutting ribbon: Gina Toth, Executive Director, Keystone Place at Richland Creek. Keystone Place at Richland Creek, located at 1050 Fountain Lakes Drive in O’Fallon, recently held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of its new 149-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community. State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, O’Fallon…

GODFREY – Terri Austin, LCPC, transitioned into her new role as Lewis and Clark Community College’s new full-time counselor July 1, just in time to welcome students back to campus for the fall semester. “Supporting students’ mental health is an important component to helping them be successful, but the effort is more important now than…

Scooter’s Coffee is now open on Illinois Route 159 in Glen Carbon. The drive-through coffeehouse is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Saturday. The franchise was first established in Bellevue, Neb., and is now available locally thanks to Robert (Bob) Semptimphelter and his wife’s good taste. After relocating to the Edwardsville area…

Wiegmann Associates has been awarded a 2021 Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association Safety Excellence Award in the 200,001-300,000 man-hour category. Every year SMACNA recognizes its members with the lowest injury/illness rates. This year, just 27 member companies in the United States and Canada received a 2021 Safety Excellence Award for overall safety…

Willie and Ericka Logan, founders of Logan & Logan, LLC Management and Accounting Services, has expanded and moved to a larger, more adequate location. In 2019, Ericka and her husband, Willie, decided to jump-start their entrepreneurial endeavors by entering into the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Metro East Startup Challenge.…

Bridging the gap between education and practice, pharmacy residencies are crucial to pharmacists wishing to improve their skillsets and patient care. To simplify and help students navigate the application process, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy alumna Kristen Ingold, PharmD, created informative videos filled with wisdom and best-practice advice. Ingold, of Freeburg, graduated with…