People In Business

Collinsville business wins IBJ’s Best Workplace in Southwestern Illinois Rick and Anna Lee Woods, whose Woods Basements Systems has been honored for marketplace ethics six times since 2005 by the Better Business Bureau. By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Rick and Anna Lee Woods built a great place by starting in the basement. Their company, Woods Basement Systems,…

The National Trial Lawyers: Top 10 Asbestos/Mesothelioma Trial Lawyers Association recently announced Chris Layloff as one of its Top 10 Asbestos/Mesothelioma Trial Lawyers in Illinois. The honor is only given to a select group of lawyers for their achievements in the field. With his selection, Layloff is a member of The Gori Law Firm (formerly…

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers St. Louis Chapter awarded seven of its 11 scholarships to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Mechanical Engineering students at its annual awards ceremony. The scholarship assistance totaled $12,500. SIUE School of Engineering students competed against students from such schools as Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis,…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dawn Huckelberry, senior academic advisor in the Office of Academic Advising, has been elected to serve as vice president/president-elect of the Illinois Academic Advising Association, an affiliate of the National Academic Advising Association. Huckelberry brings 20 years of academic advising experience to the position and has served on the organization’s executive…

Although Alton Memorial Hospital was unable to hold its annual Employee Awards Banquet in 2020, the hospital was still able to honor several of its top staff members during the recent Hospital Week. Meredith Parker, manager of Clinical Services of the Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine, won the 2019 Leadership Award, as voted on…

Jun Construction of Godfrey has contracted with the Crisis Food Center to build an addition onto its current facility in Alton. A groundbreaking ceremony, including refreshments, will take place at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Crisis Food Center, 21 E. Sixth St., Alton. The ceremony is open to the public and free to attend.…

As clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines are underway, mistrust in the health-care system and concerns of speed over safety have amplified across the nation, especially in the Black community. Now, a panel of Black doctors has organized to independently vet the vaccines as the National Medical Association COVID-19 Commission on Vaccines and Therapeutics. Southern Illinois…

A teacher from Alton is the state’s first Early Childhood Teacher of the Year. The Illinois State Board of Education chose two teachers at schools in Madison County to recognize as exemplary educators, and Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools, Rob Werden is congratulating both women on the prestigious honor. “We are so proud of…

Husch Blackwell has signed a lease agreement to take space at Commerce Bank Tower, the east building of Forsyth Pointe, a 1 million-square-foot, two-building office development currently under construction in downtown Clayton, Mo. The firm will relocate its main St. Louis-area office to Commerce Bank Tower once construction is completed. “We are excited to be…

Scott Credit Union officially celebrated the opening of its new branch in Ballpark Village in St. Louis with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Monday. Located at the base of The PwC Pennant Building at the corner of Eighth Street and Cardinal Way, Scott Credit Union is the first retail tenant to join the new office…