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HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital recently received 3,000 FDA-approved plastic face shields from Ford Motor Co. The delivery was part of 10,000 total face shields donated to the nine HSHS Illinois hospitals. On March 24, Ford announced it would manufacture the face shields in the company’s Michigan plant to help first responders, health care workers and…

Allstate announced this week it is providing a “Shelter-in-Place Payback” to help its personal auto insurance customers in the current challenging times. The company is also offering free identity protection to all Americans. “Allstate has been helping customers overcome catastrophes for 89 years since our purpose is to make sure they are in Good Hands.…

West Star Aviation at St. Louis Regional Airport recently completed the first 24-year, 4th C Inspection on a Falcon 900EX. The magnitude of this inspection involved most areas of the aircraft as well as in-depth inspection and repair of the winglets, nose and main landing gear, and engine.  Additionally, interior and avionics updates were completed…

BELLEVILLE – Amid the current COVID-19 public health emergency, consistent with Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order, Illinois American Water will continue its essential work and planned infrastructure projects across its service areas. Critical repairs will continue as will projects to upgrade aging pipes, pumps, valves, and other infrastructure to keep our systems operating efficiently. “Safe, clean,…

In acknowledgement of his proven record and continued promise of making significant research contributions to his field of study, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jon Klingensmith, PhD, has been recognized with the Graduate School’s 2020-21 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award. Klingensmith is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering…

The Gori Law Firm has announced the selection of managing partner, Sara Salger, as the 2020 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Award Recipient. Women of PALS (Plaintiffs Asbestos Litigation Seminar) selected Salger to receive the honor, only the second recipient to receive the award. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an early leader of the woman’s rights movement. She…

Justin Eilermann, project manager for Fairview Heights-based IMPACT Strategies, recently completed the AGC of Missouri Leadership Academy. After being nominated by Craig Spidle, director of Construction Operations for IMPACT Strategies, Eilermann was chosen by an AGC selection committee to complete the course. This five-month course consisted of roughly 20 students and was taught by Ken…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Tiana Clark has earned the prestigious 2020 Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her book of poetry, “I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood.” The award is bestowed annually by Claremont Graduate University to honor a first book by a poet of promise. “I’m ecstatic to win the 2020 Kate…

Dr. Kevin Calder, a plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon, is now seeing patients at HSHS Medical Group Plastic Surgery Specialty Clinic – Greenville, 200 Healthcare Drive. Calder offers surgical and non-surgical treatments to help patients who want to change or enhance parts of their faces or bodies; he also works to improve the appearance and…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Scott Umbaugh, PhD, professor and graduate program director in the School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has joined a prestigious group of tenured faculty members by achieving the university’s highest academic rank of Distinguished Research Professor. Umbaugh is a prolific researcher known worldwide for the development and implementation…