People In Business

Micah Bartlett, president and chief executive officer of Town and Country Financial Corp., the parent company of Town and Country Bank, announced the resignation of Dana Dow as president and chief operating officer of Town and Country Bank and president and CEO of Town and Country Banc Mortgage Services Inc. Dow has accepted a position…

Pending Illinois Senate confirmation, Gov. JB Pritzer has appointed Gary Huelsmann to serve on the state’s Youth Budget Commission. Huelsmann has served as the chief executive officer at Belleville-based Caritas Family Solutions since 2005. Previously, Huelsmann worked for Magellan Health Service for 17 years. He also serves on several boards and committees at the local,…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected Mesha Garner, MA, as director of student financial aid through a national search chaired by Kevin Wathen, SIUE director of military and veteran services. Garner assumes her duties on campus Thursday, Oct. 1. Scott Belobrajdic, EdD, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management said Garner brings critically important experience to…

The Illinois State Board of Education has named Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 elementary music teacher Jennifer Bhooshan the 2021 Illinois Teacher of the Year for the Southwest Region. Bhooshan (boo-shawn) teaches kindergarten through fourth-grade music at Maryville Elementary and Webster Elementary schools in Collinsville CUSD 10. She was nominated by Maryville Elementary Principal Carmen…

Midwest BankCentre, St. Louis’ second-largest locally owned community bank, recently opened its first loan office in Illinois, in O’Fallon, to provide a convenient local presence to clients living and working in the Metro East. “Our strategic direction is rooted in ensuring all people in our region have access to mainstream banking and credit at competitive…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected MaKesha Harris Lee, EdD, as its first director of the new SIUE CORE TEAM (College Readiness: Transition, Engage, Achieve and Mentor) office in enrollment management. As assistant director for the SIUE Precollegiate Programs two years, Harris Lee led the implementation of precollegiate partnerships with high schools in East St…

The National Association of Manufacturers announced that Mark Trudeau, president and CEO, Mallinckrodt has been named to the NAM board of directors. Mallinckrodt, whose operational headquarters are in St. Louis, is a global business consisting of multiple wholly owned subsidiaries that develop, manufacture, market and distribute specialty pharmaceutical products and therapies. Trudeau will join the…

O’Fallon Mayor Herb Road has been appointed to one statewide panel and is pending appointment to a second, he said Monday. In his weekly column to residents, Roach explained recent developments. Here is his column, in full: “During the last three and half years, it has been my pleasure and honor to serve and represent…

First Mid Bancshares Inc., which has a strong presence in Metro East, and LINCO Bancshares Inc. today announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which First Mid will acquire all of the outstanding shares of LINCO. LINCO is the holding company for Providence Bank, which is a Missouri state-chartered depository trust company with approximately…

The new Drake’s restaurant in O’Fallon, Ill., was recently completed with St. Louis-based Knoebel Construction serving as the general contractor. The 6,014-square-foot restaurant and entertainment venue features two full-service bars and a covered patio. When open to full capacity, the restaurant accommodates indoor seating for 134 guests and outdoor patio seating for 30 guests. This…