People In Business

Nick Garner has recently joined Town and Country Bank under the organization’s mortgage division, Town and Country Banc Mortgage Services, Inc. Garner has assumed the role of mortgage loan originator in Edwardsville, serving homebuyers throughout the Metro East. “We are elated to have Nick as our newest member of the Town and Country mortgage team.…

West Star recently promoted James Davis to aircraft maintenance supervisor of the Gulfstream department at its facility at St. Louis Regional Airport in East Alton. James will be responsible for supervising all Gulfstream projects at the location. Davis has more than 23 years of aircraft experience and has been with West Star since 2014. Previously…

Chapel and Keller Dentistry receives June RBGA award Chapel and Keller Dentistry Partnership has been recognized as the RiverBend Growth Association’s Small Business of the Month for June.  Located across from Alton High School at 4113 Humbert Road in Alton, it is also marking its sixth year in business in 2021. The dental office opened…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., is pleased to announce that Paul F. Woody has joined the firm as counsel in the Franchising & Distribution and Business Services groups, based in Greensfelder’s St. Louis office. “We are very pleased to welcome Paul to our acclaimed team of franchising and distribution attorneys,” said Greensfelder President and Chief…

The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce helped cut the ribbon celebrating the grand opening of the new CNB Bank & Trust location in Glen Carbon. Market President Brian Ury (center in photo) said his team looks forward to providing solutions for retail and commercial clients and is inviting the community to a grand opening celebration…

Since 1966, The Esquiline has been serving those in need on the scenic Belleville campus it shares with the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. In January 2021, The Esquiline joined Benedictine, bringing the expertise of a leading faith-based provider of senior care and living services to the community. Now, to positively reflect…

At Scott Credit Union’s 78th Annual Meeting, the financial institution’s volunteer board of directors was elected for 2021. Lawrence Haffner, who previously served as the board’s vice chairman from 2018 to 2021, was elected to the role of board chairman. Haffner has served on the credit union’s board since 2016 when he retired from his…

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, MS, announced his retirement on Thursday, effective December 2021. Rotter was named SDM dean in Nov. 2012 after serving as interim dean for more than a year. An SIU SDM Class of 1982 alumnus, Rotter joined the SDM as a faculty member in 1993.…

J. Matthew Dudley, co-founder of the firm of Dudley & Lake in Libertyville, Ill., was installed as the 68th president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association on Friday, June 4, during its virtual board meeting. Dudley, 53, received his law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1993, and his bachelor’s degree…

O’Fallon’s newest boutique, Divine Thrift & Consign Resale Shop, opened in May the city’s historic downtown shopping district at 111 W. State St. The store offers what it calls a “Uniquee Boutiquee” way of shopping where customers can find great buys, one-of-a-kind treasures, and fashions at affordable prices. For those with a stylish eye for…