People In Business

Trouw Nutrition recently matched donations made by its employees in Highland to donate to Leaps of Love, a local charity supporting families affected by childhood brain tumors and late-effects of childhood cancer. Trouw, a global provider of animal nutrition, donated $1,462 to Leaps of Love, based in Highland. “Leaps of Love looks way beyond the…

U-Haul Company of Illinois Inc. announced that Venice Mart has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Venice community. Venice Mart at 420 Broadway will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pick-up for boxes. Normal business hours are 24 hours every day. Reserve U-Haul products at this dealer location…

Ameren Illinois teams placed third and tenth at the 2019 National Gas Rodeo in Kansas City. The annual event tests the skills of natural gas workers in a series of challenges that simulate the everyday work environment.  Tasks such as cutting pipe, setting a natural gas meter, installing service, digging safely, and operating power equipment…

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. says Kevin F. O’Malley, of counsel in the firm’s St. Louis office, has been appointed as the Ambassador in Residence and Professor of Practice affiliated with the Center for International and Comparative Law at Saint Louis University School of Law. A graduate of SLU LAW, O’Malley previously served as the U.S. ambassador…

The Korte Company has had a busy year, teaming with a number of partners on construction projects in and around Southwestern Illinois. Anderson Hospital: The Korte Company teamed with Anderson Hospital to deliver an $8.5 million design-build ambulatory surgery center and pediatric clinic located in Edwardsville.  To date, The Korte Company and Anderson Hospital have…

S.M. Wilson & Co. has promoted Amanda Bohnert, CPSM to chief marketing officer and Kristyn Newbern to director of Client Development. Bohnert (left) joined S. M. Wilson in 2004 and has been an integral team member for the past 15 years. Bohnert will help position S.M. Wilson to be selected by target clients and evaluate…

Total Wine & More is opening its first Illinois store on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 5905 N. Illinois St. in Fairview Heights. The store offers a selection of more than 8,000 wines, 3,000 spirits, and 2,500 beers. It will feature what it says will be the area’s most comprehensive and unique shopping experience for consumers…

The Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Oct.3, for Dr. Ryan Cleland at his new practice, Infinite Wellness Integrative Medical Center, at 220 Evergreen Lane in Glen Carbon. Cleland, in center, is surrounded by family, staff and fellow members of the chamber.  

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed Southwestern Illinois union executive Dave Weaver to the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Board. The appointment, one of a series made to the same board, is subject to Senate confirmation. Weaver serves as the directing business representative of District 9 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union, and president…

By STEPHANIE MALENCH, Times-Tribune In 1988, Shane Giger was 13 years old when he was walking down Main Street in Collinsville during the then-annual sidewalk sale and saw a help-wanted sign in the window of the Sandwich Shop. He got his work permit and started washing dishes. Thirty-one years later, Giger reopened the restaurant as…