People In Business

Paige Langenhorst has been named the new manager of Madison County Farm Bureau in Edwardsville. The appointment was effective as of Dec. 1. She was previously the manager of Lawrence County Farm Bureau. “Growing up in Germantown, having family in Madison County and spending two of my college years interning with CHS out of Pocahontas,…

Michael McManus, president of Memorial Hospital has been elected to the Illinois Health and Hospital Association’s 2021 Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees is the policymaking body for the Association, which represents more than 200 hospitals and nearly 40 health systems across Illinois.  McManus will serve a three-year term that began Jan. 1, 2021.…

From left, Gwen Arenberg, Evan Dorks and Mary Anderson. S.M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Mary Anderson, Gwen Arenberg, AIA and Evan Dorks to assistant project manager. They will work with project managers in coordinating the activities of a project to ensure schedule, document control and quality standards are met and projects are completed safely,…

Patricia “Pat” Meyer, a clinician at Centerstone in Alton, was recently awarded the Ellen T. Quinn Memorial Award by the Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois. This award is given to an individual with outstanding support and commitment in the delivery of quality community behavioral health services to individuals with mental illness and/or substance use…

Scott Wilson, CEO of S.M. Wilson & Co., is set to retire April 1, 2021, after 37 years of service. In 1990, Wilson was named president, succeeding his father. Under Wilson’s leadership, S. M. Wilson’s revenue, profitability and repeat client portfolio hit new heights as the firm became primarily a construction manager. In 2012, Wilson…

Law firm Armstrong Teasdale has announced its intent to establish a physical presence in Wilmington, Del. This marks the firm’s seventh office opening in the past two and a half years. Armstrong Teasdale will initially welcome a team of four partners, with plans to expand in the market. Partners Shelley A. Kinsella, Jonathan M. Stemerman,…

Two former competitors, Staffing Solutions Inc. and Keystone Partnership, have merged to create a $10 million locally owned staffing and talent agency. The merger was effective Jan. 1. The firms, founded respectively by Bonny Filandrinos (left) and Pat Queensen (right) in 1992, have joined forces to create Keystone Staffing & Talent Solutions, LLC. Terms of…

The Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce has announced an affordable billboard program exclusively for its members. “More than 80 percent of our Chamber members have less than 10 employees and are on tight marketing budgets” said Dawn Mushill, executive director, Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce.  “We are always looking for inexpensive ways for all of…

Bi-State Development announced Crystal Messner has joined the organization as the new chief audit executive. Messner replaces James Cali who retired in August. Messner functionally reports to the Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners, specifically to the Audit, Finance, & Administration Board Committee Chair, and reports administratively to the Bi-State Development President and Chief Executive Officer.…

Several new members have joined the board of Alton Main Street, the organization promoting the interests of Downtown Alton. Sara McGibany, executive director of the organization, announced the changes this week. “With a new year comes a changing of the guard in the leadership of our organization, and we would like to thank Antione Williams,…