People In Business

Lyn Parrott has joined Bank of Springfield as assistant vice president, Staunton Banking Center branch manager. Parrott has more than 15 years of retail banking and management experience. A Staunton native, she said she looks forward to serving and supporting her hometown community. Parrott said she values teamwork and problem solving. She is a Certified…

Caseyville-based Focal Pointe Outdoor Solutions Inc. has been awarded an Award of Excellence by the National Association of Landscape Professionals. The award was presented for Focal Pointe’s landscape execution of the Woodlands Edge Estate project, a residential property in St. Louis. The six-acre property includes hillside perennial gardens that incorporate native woodland perennials, a dry…

The Rising Analytics team, a subsidiary of Midwest BankCentre Inc., has expanded with two data science team members. Jose Rodriguez has been named partner and principal data scientist for Rising Analytics. He also serves Midwest BankCentre as vice president of business intelligence. He reports to Kelvin Taylor, managing partner of Rising Analytics and executive vice…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., said Christopher A. Pickett, an officer, member of the board of directors, and chief diversity officer at the firm, has been named one of Missouri Lawyers Media’s 2021 “Law Firm Leaders” in its annual Missouri Lawyers Awards. The “Law Firm Leaders” category recognizes chairpersons, managing partners or other law firm…

Regions Bank on Monday announced banking veteran Scott Hartwig will serve as market executive for the bank in St. Louis and surrounding communities in Missouri and Illinois. Hartwig (left) has met the banking needs of clients in the area for over 30 years, the last six of which have been spent with Regions serving Commercial…

Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Tanya Shepherd to senior business development manager, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Shepherd was hired in 2016 as regional business development manager in Western’s St. Louis headquarters. Shepherd will be responsible for mentoring and training the business team, as well as developing standardization, compliance and measurability within the department. “Tanya’s promotion…

Highland residents are getting a look at the recently remodeled Walmart Supercenter on Illinois Route 143. The store celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the garden center in November. During the celebration, the store presented donations of $1,000 each to the Highland Area Christian Service Ministry, Daley Discovery Playground and the Highland Garden Club. The…

 Illinois Supply & Provisions dispensaries across the state make switch to Ascend including new Fairview Heights location in early 2021 Ascend Wellness Holdings, LLC, operator of Illinois Supply & Provisions cannabis dispensaries, is refreshing its retail brand throughout the state and preparing for a second location in Metro East. In November, AWH received local approval…

Construction is complete on new $1.2 million Jiffy Lube centers in Sycamore and Springfield, Ill. Knoebel Construction served as the general contractor for the 3,500-square-foot automotive service centers and completed all of the pre-construction site work. Knoebel has been selected to build six additional Jiffy Lube locations in four Midwestern states for Stonebriar Auto Services,…

Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies, together with Cornerstone Development, Chouteau Avenue Partners, HOK Architects, and project supporters from the city of St. Louis recently celebrated the start of construction on the next generation of apartment living in Lafayette Square. This project is phase one of the redevelopment, led by Chouteau Avenue Partners, of a 12-acre industrial…