People In Business

GSL adds Kate Loar as chief engagement officer; Kylee Garretson as SVP for business attraction Greater St. Louis Inc. recently announced that it has added two new members to its staff leadership team. Joining GSL is Kate Loar as senior vice president and chief engagement officer. In this role, Loar will lead development and investor…

Wiegmann Associates has added Bryan Webb of Columbia, Ill., to its leadership team as Controls Manager. Webb is responsible for overseeing Wiegmann’s controls team of engineers, installers and service technicians in commissioning, installing and maintaining controls systems for clients in St. Louis and across the United States. He supervises the design and implementation of controls…

HSHS Medical Group recently welcomed Allison Harris, PA-C, to HSHS Medical Group Multispecialty Care – St. Elizabeth’s at 3 St. Elizabeth Blvd., Suite 5000, in O’Fallon, Ill. Harris is a certified physician assistant with a clinical focus in gastroenterology. She provides compassionate, patient-centered care through open communication, trust and individualized attention. Harris takes time to…

Bruce Holland, founder and CEO of Holland Construction Services (HCS), has been named the 2025 recipient of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering Distinguished Service Award. Holland received this prestigious award for decades of dedication to the Metro East region and the SIUE community. Holland’s leadership in construction, local innovation, student mentorship and…

Prairie Cardiovascular recently welcomed Sydney Pollmann, FNP, to its team of advanced practice providers. Pollmann is seeing patients at Prairie Cardiovascular at HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, located at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd. in O’Fallon, Ill. Pollmann is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in cardiology with a clinical focus on arrhythmias and electrophysiology. She provides…

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolf received the Richard A. Hudlin Award at the Law Day Ceremonies this year. The award was established in honor of the career of the late Judge Richard A. Hudlin IV, the first African American judge in southern Illinois. The Hudlin Award is awarded to an attorney who most…

O’Fallon, Ill.-based Rosalind Newman of Premier Cruises, Resorts and More has been recently designated as a Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Certified Cruise Counsellor. Newman achieved the Certified Cruise Counsellor (CCC) Certification through completion of a comprehensive program consisting of cruise sales training and product instruction, delivered through a combination of extensive in-person or virtual classroom…

Lynne Miller, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Commitment to Student Success. The OVC’s annual award celebrates faculty across the conference who make a lasting impact on students both inside and outside…

In a recent LinkedIn post, Marsia Geldert Murphey announced that she was joining GBA as a senior associate after spending the past six years at Lochmueller Group. She had been serving as the regional director of Illinois and Missouri Operations for Lochmueller Group since March 2019. Geldert Murphey had also spent time as part of…

SIUE men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone has been selected as an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Co-Coach of the Year. After leading SIUE to its first 20-win regular season at the Division I level, Barone guided the Cougars to their first-ever Ohio Valley Conference Championship when SIUE defeated Southeast Missouri in the OVC Championship game.…