People In Business

O’FALLON, Ill. — HSHS Medical Group has added Steven Taylor, MD, to its family of providers. Taylor is now accepting patients at HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine located at 1512 North Green Mount Road in O’Fallon. Taylor completed his medical degree with Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and his family medicine residency…

Dr. Yazan Qwaider has joined Memorial Medical Group and is accepting new patients. Qwaider is a gastroenterologist with clinical interests in esophageal, stomach, inflammatory bowel disorder, small and large intestine disease, pancreatic and liver disease, therapeutic pancreato-biliary endoscopy, including cholangioscopy with use of laser and electrohydraulic lithotripsy. He completed his medical education at Dagestan Medical…

Engineering and surveying firm Thouvenot, Wade & Moerchen, Inc. has hired two new employees. Michael Keller, S.I.T., joins as a survey crew chief and Paul Hanson, C.F.M., will work as an engineering designer. Keller of Hillsboro, Ill., (left) earned his bachelor’s degree in Construction Management with a specialization in Land Surveying from Southern Illinois University…

Mike Stith, owner of One Legacy based in Edwardsville, has been nominated for the 2018 RootsTech Family History Innovative Product of the Year for his Legacy Sharing program. One Legacy collects and shares real stories from everyday people through Legacy Sharing, a guided story-sharing program for groups of all ages. Stith is humbled by the…

Kent Kampwerth, River City Construction, L.L.C., of Benton, has been elected president of the Southern Illinois Builders Association. Other officers for 2018 are: First Vice President Hank Rohwedder, Hank’s Excavating & Landscaping Inc., Belleville; Second Vice President –Jeff Limbaugh, Limbaugh Construction Co. Inc., Granite City; and Secretary/Treasurer –Kent Richardson, Subsurface Constructors Inc., St. Louis. Three-year…

Koetting Insurance and Resource Agency, of Germantown, recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance, a group of more than 100 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Koetting Insurance and Resource Agency is a full-service agency founded in 1983 that specializes in commercial, personal auto, and homeowners’ insurance. The company is owned by Michael Koetting, who…

EDWARDSVILLE – The Jen Faulkner Homes Team has announced their transition to the Gori, Realtors Real Estate Co. The mother-daughter partnership, consisting of lifelong residents Jennifer Faulkner and her daughter Hannah Fink, has consistently been ranked among the top agents in the area. Faulkner and Fink are excited about joining the Gori, Realtors group. “I’ve…

West Star Aviation has announced Sharon Klose has joined its team as director of engine programs. West Star’s operations include a substantial aviation repair business at St. Louis Regional Airport in Bethalto. She has more than 30 years of experience in aviation and most recently, she held the role of senior sales/service engine manager at…

Parties & Props Event Production Group recently added Kyle Blume as operations director. Blume is managing the overall operations of the company’s 32,000-square-foot prop warehouse, as well as leading a team of more than 10 production assistants in the planning and execution for a wide variety of fundraisers and galas, special parties and corporate events…

ST. LOUIS – A.T. Still University-Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health has announced that Joan Davis, PhD, has joined the faculty and will be located at the St. Louis Dental Education and Oral Health Center (St. Louis Dental Center) at 1500 Park Ave. The announcement was made by the dentistry school dean, Dwight McLeod.…