People In Business

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., has been recognized by BTI Consulting Group among the top “midsize heavyweight” law firms that “bring the same level of confidence and reliability as the big firms.” Announced May 6, BTI’s exclusive list of firms that “punch above their weight” was developed through independent research and interviews with hundreds of…

H&R Block has introduced a Recovery Action Plan consulting service to help small businesses navigate the CARES Act stimulus options, including loan programs and tax credits. The service includes up to an hour-long one-on-one phone consultation for $99 with an H&R Block small-business expert to discuss various relief options, eligibility requirements and potential actions. After…

Charter Communications Inc. says it plans to hire more than 550 for positions in customer care, IT, retail stores, sales and more in the St. Louis market, part of a hiring surge the company is experiencing nationwide. Charter has hired more than 3,000 new employees and is seeking to fill thousands of additional jobs across…

By STEPHANIE MALENCH, Times-Tribune Kurt’s Carstar Maryville helped brighten Nurses Day for all 500 employees scheduled at Anderson Hospital on Wednesday. Kurt Mueller, owner of the auto body repair shop for more than 37 years said he got the idea to have food delivered to all the employees on all three shifts after talking to…

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering recently donated 50 protective face shields to the SIUE Police Department and plans to provide the critical personal protection equipment to Anderson Hospital. SOE Lab Manager Jagath Gunasekara, PhD, and Brent Vaughn, lab specialist and lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, delivered the face shields. “The…

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Faculty and Staff Association has been named a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award. SIUE is among 38 institutions nationally that will be profiled in INSIGHT Into Diversity’s July/August issue. The award is presented to programs that inspire and encourage higher education professionals to join a campus that features employee…

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented the 2020-21 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award to Therese (Terri) Poirier, professor of Pharmacy Practice and Senior Scholar in the School of Pharmacy. The award annually recognizes an SIUE faculty member who has shown significant contributions to original research or creative activities, and has successfully integrated…

To co-founders Wayne Barber Jr. and Paul Murphy, a business is only as strong and as resilient as are its people. That principle has built and guided BARBERMURPHY since its inception in 2005. As the Shiloh-based firm celebrates its 15th anniversary this year – even amid an unprecedented, uncertain economic climate – Barber, Murphy and…

The Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois, a training center for Illinois Realtors, will hold two real estate broker pre-license courses beginning on Monday, June 1, and Saturday, June 6. The new 75-hour broker pre-license course is a mandatory basic course for those who would like to begin a career in real estate. The course was…

For David Wittenauer and Tom Maloney, 2019 was another strong year for their O’Fallon-based commercial real estate business, Wittenauer Properties. “Our team was lucky to be involved in some great projects last year,” said Wittenauer. “It was one of the best years I’ve had in my 25-year career.” Some of the developments that Wittenauer and…