People In Business

Longtime nurse retires 35 years after immigrating As political upheaval raged in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s, Zdenka Chytil had already made her escape to Alton. The Czechoslovakia native started her nursing career at Alton Memorial Hospital on Nov. 16, 1989 – one week after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now known as…

S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction management and general contracting firm, has promoted Greg Kutz to director of Preconstruction. Since joining the company in 2010, Kutz has been integral to S. M. Wilson’s success. During his time in estimating, he has exemplified true leadership in both the general contracting market bidding process…

S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based construction management and general contracting firm, has promoted Anthony Garza to project superintendent. Garza started as an intern at S. M. Wilson in 2019. During his time with the company, he has held several roles, including field engineer, where he worked on several projects, assisting with submittals,…

An entrepreneur and client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for The Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has a new venture to captivate movie enthusiasts and collectors. Joe Wieneke is set to launch Thrills Ville in Edwardsville. The business melds a passion for cinema with a large collection of movie memorabilia.…

The most recent additions to the SIU School of Dental Medicine’s executive team are Barbara McCracken, Ph.D. and Nathalia Garcia, DDS, MS. Both faculty members are originating the positions of Assistant Dean for Research and Assistant Dean for Career Development, respectively. Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, MS, Ph.D., and dean at SIU SDM noted that these positions…

  Michael Watson of the Alton Memorial Hospital Inpatient Pharmacy was recognized on May 2 as the hospital’s May Employee of the Month. Watson is a clinical pharmacist who has worked at AMH for the last 15 years. He began his career here as a pharmacy student and then stayed on as a staff clinical…

On behalf of the St. Clair County Bar Association and the St. Clair County Judiciary, Circuit Judge John J. O’Gara recently announced the following: “The St. Clair County Bar Association’s annual Law Day Breakfast was outstanding as usual. This year’s Liberty Bell Award recipient is Sandi Teal, executive administrative assistant in the St. Clair County…

  Bank of Springfield (BOS) has announced promotions of Lynn Bandy, Jennifer Marantz, and Gregory Marantz. Lynn Bandy was named executive vice president, chief Operations officer. Bandy, in his 36th year with BOS, oversees the bank’s Deposit and Loan Servicing Department, Call Center, Business Services, IT, Fraud Department, Bank Secrecy Act, Security, and the Data…