People In Business

The Edwardsville/Glen Chamber of Commerce has been busy this past week celebrating local businesses.   A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Imo’s Pizza in Edwardsville. Lori Bromberg is the local owner and is featured in the center. She recently led the team through a complete renovation of the facility and brought in City Scoops Creamery…

Edwardsville-based law firm Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli will be opening a new satellite location at 13 Wolf Creek Drive, Suite 2 in Swansea. “We are excited to have a satellite office in St. Clair County,” said Mark Goldenberg. “I was born in East St. Louis, so having a presence in St. Clair County is very important to me…

Bryon Muir of O’Fallon, Mo., has been promoted to director of business development at Knoebel Construction. Muir’s responsibilities include growing clientele nationwide in retail, retail center, restaurant, grocery, automotive and healthcare/wellness markets and pursuing opportunities to expand into new industries. Muir joined Knoebel Construction as a project manager in 2011 and was promoted to senior…

Quite a bit has changed over the last 40 years when it comes to Illinois energy policy, electric and natural gas delivery and sustainability. However, one constant in those four decades has been Ron Pate. Pate, Ameren Illinois’ senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives, joined the company in 1978 as a meter reader in Monmouth.…

Belleville-based Allsup, a nationwide provider of disability representation, employer benefits and return to work services, has named T.J. Geist as director of claims for customers at the initial application and reconsideration levels of the Social Security Disability Insurance  program. SSDI is the federal disability insurance program available to 156 million U.S. workers, funded by workers…

First Mid Insurance Group has again been recognized as a Best Practices Agency by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America and Reagan Consulting. First Mid Insurance Group was one of more than 1,000 independent agencies throughout the U.S. nominated, with only 262 agencies qualified for this year’s recognition. “It’s an honor to be…

West Star Aviation based at St. Louis Regional Airport in East Alton has accepted the Platinum Award from Garmin for Elite Performance in 2019. This is the first time West Star has been awarded this honor. To qualify and receive this award West Star sold and installed multiple Garmin units, with the majority of the…

HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon  has received the Mission: Lifeline NSTEMI Gold Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer heart attacks. The American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline program’s goal is to reduce system barriers to prompt treatment for heart…

Lochmueller Group has announced that Tim Gregowicz, PE will serve as its senior municipal services manager for its Illinois region. He will lead design and construction services for transportation, water distribution and treatment, wastewater collection and treatment, stormwater, structures, asset management, long term planning, and other public works engineering. Gregowicz has 28 years of progressive…

The Blanquart family, from left, Carter, Christine, Brad and Chase. By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Business after business has felt the glare of 2020, but some are finding ways to work within the challenges. For the Blanquart family, COVID-19 meant having more time to polish a Rusty Gem. “I know we could look at this a whole…