People In Business

Bank of Madison County has opened its doors in downtown Edwardsville at 100 North Main St., in the landmark Bohm Building at Main and Vandalia. The temporary space will serve as a temporary space while a permanent location is finalized nearby. Paul Abert, Edwardsville native and Bank of Madison County Market President, said the bank…

Belleville-based Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC was recognized by the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis as a top place for women to work in the fourth annual “Women in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard.” KEG was recognized as one of 21 St. Louis employers demonstrating excellence in four areas of workplace gender equity – leadership, compensation,…

New retail economic development is on the horizon in Fairview Heights, a city that relies heavily on sales tax income. Director of Economic Development Paul Ellis recently told aldermen that a couple of new shops opened at St. Clair Square, one of them a boutique-type business featuring women’s clothing and accessories, and the other a…

By PAMELA RENSING, [email protected] Greg Hoskins, publisher of Better Newspapers Inc., is proud to announce the acquisition of two Illinois newspapers: The Breeze Courier and The Shopping Spree, both located in Taylorville. Based in Mascoutah, Better Newspapers is a family-owned company now operating  26 publications in Illinois and Missouri, including the Illinois Business Journal.  The…

Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors completes acquisition of Alton office Edwardsville-based Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors’ President, Gerry Schuetzenhofer, announced the company has completed an acquisition of Paul Lauschke & Associates, located at 117 W. Third St. in Alton. Paul Lauschke & Associates’ employees and brokers, in addition to company founder, Paul Lauschke and his sons, David…

West Star Aviation has announced the promotion of Dan Sies to Falcon aircraft maintenance supervisor at its East Alton facility, based at St. Louis Regional Airport. Sies has more than 20 years of aviation experience starting with West Star in the Citation department and then transferring to Falcon in 2006 as an AMT Lead for…

A photo collage of the 2021 Phenomenal Women, including most nominees. The incredible contributions of inspiring women who embrace and promote diversity, equity and inclusion within their own lives and the lives of others were showcased during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Phenomenal Women’s Celebration held virtually on Monday, March 29. The 2021 Phenomenal Women…

Edwardsville’s newest financial planning firm, Front Office, opened Monday, March 22, in the new Whispering Heights development at 1010 Enclave Blvd, Suite A. Front Office’s team is led by wealth advisor Chad M. Opel, CFP, a member of the 1998 EHS State Championship undefeated baseball team and the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame. “We are…

  The Leadership Development Council of the Southern Illinois Builders Association collected more than  200 food items and $1,600 in cash donations that were divided up and donated to four food pantries. The pantries are: Community Interfaith Food Pantry in Belleville, Catholic Urban Programs Food Pantry in East St. Louis, The Collinsville Food Pantry, and…

The Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau wants to make local foods an epic experience. Businesses and restaurants that serve up great burgers, ice cream and pizza will be highlighted throughout the summer during Epic Burger Week, Epic Ice Cream Week and Epic Pizza Week. “We know people enjoy coming to southwest Illinois for our…