People In Business

Metro East representation will be a part of new economic development institution The leaders of five St. Louis-based organizations officially announced Thursday they will come together to form one, regional flagship economic development institution. The St. Louis Regional Chamber, AllianceSTL, Civic Progress, Downtown STL, Inc. and Arch to Park will combine their strengths into one…

CARF International announced that Centerstone has been accredited for a period of three years for its programs. Centerstone and its legacy organizations have received accreditation for over 25 years. “Being CARF accredited assures that Centerstone meets the highest quality standards for our programs and our facilities,” says Janette Heath, vice president of clinical excellence at…

Travelers — the second-largest writer of U.S. commercial property insurance and the sixth-largest writer of U.S. personal insurance through independent agents — recently named Illinois STAR (Superior Travelers Agency Award) winners.  They were selected based upon what are called their outstanding production results, customer retention and engagement with Travelers’ digital initiatives and IntelliDrive telematics program.…

The Gori Law Firm says Alyssa Alexander and Jocelyn Fiske have joined the firm as attorneys in the Edwardsville office. Alexander’s practice will focus on asbestos litigation and lien resolution while Fiske will work in asbestos litigation, plaintiff personal injury and product liability. Alexander (left) graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a…

ATI Physical Therapy, a national provider of physical therapy services, announced hiring of Brendan Gibney as vice president of Mergers & Acquisitions. Gibney brings more than a decade’s worth of experience to his position, drawing upon his expertise in both operations and deal management to oversee ATI’s acquisition process from sourcing to integration. He will…

Longtime Bond County physician Dr. Boyd McCracken was honored by state officials on Oct. 22 and presented with the 2020 Physician of Excellence of Award on behalf of the Illinois Rural Health Association for his 43 years of dedicated service to his community. McCracken will also be honored by the Illinois General Assembly when they…

HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville has been named a 2020 Pinnacle of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey. The award recognizes top-performing clients from health care organizations nationwide on the basis of extraordinary achievement and consistently high levels of excellence for at least three years in Clinical Quality Performance. Additionally, Holy Family was also named…

St. Louis-based S.M. Wilson & Co. has been selected by the city of Highland to perform as the general contractor for the city’s $6.5M Public Safety Building. The new 27,930-square-foot building will house the city’s police, fire and EMS departments under one roof. The project officially broke ground on Oct. 15. S.M. Wilson was the…

Jimmy Williams, owner/operator of 20 McDonald’s restaurants in the Metro East and St. Louis areas, was recognized for his outstanding service to the McDonald’s brand with the Ronald Award. The esteemed Ronald Award is awarded to the top 1 percent of owner/operators across the country who have made outstanding contributions to strengthening McDonald’s brand image…

PHOTOS: Dave Wittenauer, left, and Tom Maloney, right. For Wittenauer Properties, 2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year. It started strong with the sale of the Sunrise Center shopping center at 1333 Central Park Drive in O’Fallon to a local ownership group planning a redevelopment of the long-vacant restaurant space. “It was a great…