People In Business

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has named Lindy Wagner as director of the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. Wagner will assume her new responsibilities on March 2, 2020. “Lindy’s extensive experience in both higher education, training and development uniquely qualifies her to lead CSDI,” Waple said. “Lindy…

David L. Calhoun on Monday assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company, one of the St. Louis region’s largest employers. “With deep industry experience and a proven track record of performance, Dave is the right leader to navigate Boeing through this challenging time in our 104-year legacy,” said Lawrence…

HeartLands Conservancy recently added a new associate environmental planner and project manager to its team in order to keep up with the growing demands for environmental services in the region. Simon Nogin joined HeartLands in November 2019. In addition to working on comprehensive community planning, Nogin works on green infrastructure planning, bicycle and pedestrian planning,…

The Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois kicked off a celebration of its 100th anniversary with a party Thursday, Jan. 9, at The Edge in Belleville. During the event, members of the Realtor Association and prominent members of the community celebrated Realtors in the Metro East’s “Getting you Home for 100 Years.” RASI recognized its current…

HSHS Medical Group has added Kody Hindman, a certified physician assistant, to its team of providers. Kody sees patients at HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care – St. Elizabeth’s, located at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd., Suite 5000, in O’Fallon, Illinois. Hindman will offer patient care alongside orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin McCarthy. Hindman completed his master’s degree…

Longtime newspaper professional Bob Uhrig has joined the staff of Better Newspapers as the new marketing director of the Illinois Business Journal. Uhrig is leading the Illinois Business Journal’s print and digital/web marketing efforts. He possesses 15-plus years of marketing experience, including eight years in newspaper advertising, with the past five years working at the…

EDWARDSVILLE – Scheffel Boyle CPAs closed out 2019 by completing its annual service project for the firm’s  Scheffel Boyle Shares program. The team is excited to announce that a total of 34 care packages have been shipped to deployed servicemen and women. Each year, employees of the local CPA firm team together to complete a…

A new firm, Archford Accounting LLC, has launched in Metro East and now combines the talent from three firms. Archford Accounting, LLC is a new company formed by Jim Maher, the owner of Archford Capital Strategies, a Swansea-based wealth management firm. Just after it formed, Archford Accounting acquired Deck & Co., P.C., of Glen Carbon, and Tragesser…

Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, announced today that Justin Ladner has been named president of Illinois American Water, effective Jan. 20. Ladner (top) will succeed Bruce Hauk (center), who has been named American Water’s president of Regulated Operations and Military Services Group. Ladner joined American Water in November 2018 as director of…

Kristy Cook, manager of the McDonald’s Restaurant in Troy, Ill., has won a Ray Kroc Award, an accolade that recognizes the top performing McDonald’s Restaurant managers globally. Cook was one of 365 McDonald’s managers honored from 60 markets, representing the top 1 percent of restaurant managers to receive the award, which includes a cash prize…