People In Business

Stacey Noble Loveland has rejoined Senior Services Plus in Alton as the director of operations. She previously worked as the care transitions coordinator and since has held various positions throughout the community including director of Resident Services as well as served as executive director of two senior living communities. Noble Loveland earned her Bachelor’s degree…

Thirty-five years ago, Holland Construction Services began as one man’s vision to build a construction company based on integrity, trust and long-lasting relationships. Today, the Swansea-based company is a sought-after contractor in the St. Louis region and Southern Illinois. Founder and CEO, Bruce Holland, began the company in 1986 as a full-service general contracting company,…

The RiverBend Growth Association has named Robert J. Diaz, CFP, AAMS-Edward Jones its Small Business of the Month. Financial advisor Diaz said his business is process-driven and committed to providing timely advice and excellent customer service, focusing on serving families and businesses that have a long-term investment philosophy. “In my almost 10 years with Edward…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Laurie Wolff, an economics and finance instructor in the School of Business, will receive the 2021 North American Small Business International Trade Educator  of the Year award at a conference on Thursday, May 20. NASBITE Executive Director Michael Borgers said Wolff is being recognized for her life-long advocacy for global trade and…

Beverly Farm Foundation in Godfrey announced today that Crystal Officer has been appointed as new CEO of the organization. A recognized inspirational and transformational leader within the health-care sector, she will succeed interim executive director, Sandy Ferris, and assume responsibilities on June 1, 2021. Ferris retires from Beverly Farm at the end of June, to…

Alliance Technologies LLC has announced a merger with Coyote Consulting, a Shiloh-based firm specializing in data warehousing and management, business process automation, and information technology strategies, and announces the naming of John Unger, founder and president of Coyote, as vice president of Data Services within Alliance’s Advisors Division. “We are highly excited to add the…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is strengthening its commitment to academic excellence and supporting its students on their path to graduation by adding three student success coaches – Nathan Brown, Monique Jameison and Denise Petty, all of whom are SIUE alumni. Kelly Atkins, assistant director in the Office of Academic Advising will supervise Brown and Petty.…

Promising alternative to antibiotics may emerge from university led research Susanne DiSalvo, a PhD assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, has received the highly competitive National Science Foundation CAREER Award totaling $463,557. The award supports her research entitled, “Population and evolutionary dynamics of bacteriophage-symbiont-host…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jason Stacy, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of History, has been named the 2021 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award recipient. The highly competitive award is annually presented by the SIUE Graduate School to a faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship and teaching.…

Long-standing, national steel distributor Livingston Pipe & Tube Inc. has expanded its operations in Southern Illinois by acquiring a neighboring warehouse facility in Staunton. The 24-acre industrial site was built in 1965 and features 132,000 square feet. LPT’s main location in Staunton is just across Illinois Route 4 from the new plant, allowing LPT to…