People In Business

Urology of St. Louis, one of the largest private urologic practices in St. Louis and the Metro East, recently opened a location within St. Joseph’s Hospital at 9515 Holy Cross Lane, Suite 4, in Breese. Louis Aliperti, MD, will be the primary physician at the new location. With training from Tulane and Emory University, Aliperti…

Contegra Construction Co. has completed a number of improvements to facilities and infrastructure at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.  The design/build project creates a Transitional Flight Training Facility for St. Clair County to support pilot training and aircraft maintenance. Contegra built three 9,600-square-foot temporary hangers.  The hangers include HVAC, fall protection system and power distribution for…

Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce named new officers at its annual meeting held Tuesday, Dec. 15  via Zoom. They are: Chairperson:  Kevin Vick, Greensfelder Chairperson Elect/Treasurer:  Amy Richter, Hospice of Southern Illinois 1st Vice Chairperson:  Mary Lamie, Bi-State Development 2nd Vice Chairperson:  Ryan, Boike, Belleville Pubic School District 118 Past Chairperson:  Edmond Brown, ELB Enterprises…

Sevan Altan brings decades of programming, design, international business development experience to the team Evolution St. Louis announced it has hired Sevan Altan as its first general manager. Altan brings decades of experience in flatbed knitting, production, design, programming and business development. He will oversee all departments at the company’s high-tech knit manufacturing facility at 3830 Washington Blvd.…

The top 20 Women in Construction Awards inaugural class was announced by the St. Louis Construction and Review Magazine in its November-December 2020 issue. Among those honored was Jane Louer, president and CEO of Louer Facility Planning Inc. located in Collinsville. The panel of judges included eight women who are exemplary industry professionals in their…

Julie Laakko of Mascoutah has accepted the position as editor at the Nashville (Ill.) News in Nashville. Laakko was an assistant editor at Herald Publications in Mascoutah  for about one year. She has experience as a reporter for the Mascoutah Herald and the Clinton County News in New Baden and has helped with editing the…

Western Specialty Contractors proudly announces the hiring of Lauren Kurtzeborn as national account manager at its St. Louis headquarters. Western’s National Account Program is designed to offer property owners and managers a single source for the exterior repair and restoration of all their buildings and structures. Each program is custom designed to meet each customer’s…

The Greater Gateway Association of Realtors consistently support the many communities that they serve in Bond, Calhoun, Fayette, Montgomery, Macoupin, Madison, and other Metro East Counties in southern Illinois. “Realtors are community members first and foremost! We are always thinking of ways to make our community a better place to live and work,” GGAR President…

Local Realtors donating a portion of all home sales profits to benefit the nonprofit; most in nation Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors is participating in a national effort through the Coldwell Banker brand to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital mission of finding cures for children with cancer. Coldwell Banker agents are participating in the “CB…

Construction is complete on phase one of the new $20 million headquarters for The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, with Kwame Building Group serving as the project manager and construction manager at risk. Located in the old Sears department store building on North Kingshighway Blvd., the new facility consolidates the Urban League operations, which…