People In Business

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Ashley Farthing can’t imagine a future doing anything but teaching. She received her bachelor’s in elementary education during commencement on Saturday, May 5, knowing a classroom of first graders eagerly await her fall 2018 arrival. Farthing has secured a teaching position at Lincoln Elementary in her hometown of Marion. Her…

    EAST ST. LOUIS — Casino Queen has hired Alexander Eusebio as the new executive chef.    He oversees all the casino’s restaurants — Market Street Buffet, Prime Steakhouse, SEVENS Sports Bar and the Deli & Chips — as well as all catering operations for the adjacent Casino Queen Hotel.    Eusebio immigrated to the U.S. from…

    HSHS Medical Group welcomed Jacqueline Bode, APRN, to its team of primary care providers at HSHS Medical Group Family & Internal Medicine, 12860 Troxler Ave., Suite 320 in Highland.    She completed her Master of Science in Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.    As an advanced practice…

    West Star Aviation has appointed Pete McKernan as senior vice president of parts and component repair. He will be responsible for overseeing West Star Aviation landing gear and accessory departments along with their affiliates, Avant and DAS.     He has more than 35 years of aviation experience working at Cessna/Textron holding various roles including…

    HIGHLAND — The Community Development Council Inc. has announced that Highland resident Lisa Peck has earned the CDI’s certification of Professional Community and Economic Developer.    Peck becomes one of approximately 300 professionals so certified. Earning the certification requires extensive, documented practical experience and a rigorous exam.    In her career, Peck has served as assistant…

    S. M. Wilson & Co, has hired Chris Kopp as project manager and Michael Mounce as project engineer.    Kopp will be responsible for handling all administrative functions for a project, including scheduling, holding progress meetings, generating meeting minutes, tracking costs and maintaining logs for all project information.    Kopp has a B.S. from the University…

    James Leopold, of BARBERMurphy Group, has achieved the CCIM designation awarded by the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute. At 25, he is the youngest in the nation to achieve this designation, the company said.     A CCIM is recognized for expertise in the commercial and investment real estate industry. A lapel pin is earned…

    Terry Johnson, a BARBERMurphy Group broker associate, was awarded the RASI (Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois) 2017 Largest Commercial Real Estate Sale involving the sale of a 32-acre development site at 2001 Frank Scott Parkway, for the future St. Clair Auto Mall location.     The BARBERMurphy Group is a real estate brokerage firm that…

S.M. Wilson & Co., which has built numerous projects in Metro East, has hired Chris Kopp as project manager and Michael Mounce as project engineer. Kopp (top) will be responsible for handling all administrative functions for a project, including scheduling, holding progress meetings, generating meeting minutes, tracking costs and maintaining logs for all project information.…

Terry Johnson, BARBERMurphy Group broker associate, was awarded the Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois 2017 Largest Commercial Real Estate Sale. The recognition involved the sale of a 32-acre development site at 2001 Frank Scott Parkway in Shiloh for the future St. Clair Auto Mall location. The BARBERMurphy Group specializes in commercial, investment and industrial properties…