People In Business

The HSHS Medical Group Skilled Nursing Facility Program has added Dr. Srikanth Markapuram to its medical team. As a geriatric specialist, Markapuram helps care for high-acuity patients living in short- and long-term intermediate skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in Breese and Shelbyville, Illinois. In addition to creating customized plans to maximize each patients’…

Alton-based Simmons Hanly Conroy announced Monday that Shareholder Paul J. Hanly Jr., 70, died early Saturday morning at his home after a months-long battle with anaplastic thyroid cancer, a rare and aggressive disease. “There are no words to fully capture what the legal community has lost or the impact he had on our lives, especially…

Construction industry attorney Richard Stockenberg has launched his own firm. He is based in St. Louis and licensed to practice in Illinois, Missouri and the federal courts in Kansas. As The Stockenberg Law Firm LLC, he continues his full-time representation of construction industry project partners – subcontractors/suppliers, owners, design professionals, general contractors and others. “Launching…

Belleville-based BELOMAN, also known as Bel-O Sales & Service, was recently named a recipient of the prestigious 2021 President’s Award from Carrier for the third year in a row. One of Carrier’s highest honors for its dealers, the President’s Award, it is given to Carrier Factory Authorized Dealers who achieve excellence in product promotions and…

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s William Seaton, DDS, clinical associate professor in the Department of Clinical Dentistry, has received the Greater St. Louis Dental Society’s Gold Medal Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Society. The award recognizes Seaton’s dedicated service to the profession of dentistry, and was presented during the Society’s Annual…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. announced that Chambers and Partners has highly ranked multiple Greensfelder attorneys and practice areas in the 2021 edition of the Chambers USA legal industry guide. Greensfelder’s Franchising practice and Officers Beata Krakus, who is based in the firm’s Chicago office, and Leonard D. Vines, who is in the firm’s St.…

A birthday party held recently in suburban Los Angeles had strong connections to the history of Alton Memorial Hospital. Minola (Lueking) Jackson turned 100 years old on April 16, with a party including friends, relatives and city officials from Lakewood, Calif. The centenarian, a Wood River native, was able to look back at a long,…

East Alton-based West Star announced the promotion of Matt Vogel to the director of Information Technology. He will oversee the company’s entire information technology project portfolio, from designing and implementing new IT solutions to further develop and refine current systems benefiting both employees and customers. Vogel has more than 27 years of IT experience, most…

Town and Country Bank announced that Greg Maher has joined its Edwardsville location as vice president, commercial banking officer. “Town and Country Bank is elated to expand our Commercial Banking team by welcoming Greg as our latest addition. His rich experience with building relationships, analyzing financial statements, underwriting loan requests, and effectively managing collaborative projects…

Emily Jackson, formerly Sutton, has returned to Senior Services Plus Inc. in Alton in the role of grant writer. The Godfrey native was formerly the marketing associate and then development coordinator for the organization nearly five years ago. During her time away, she has earned a certificate in Nonprofit Administration and Program Development and professionally…