People In Business

Real estate broker Tara Riggs of RE/MAX Alliance was recently recognized both locally and nationally. Riggs recently won ‘Best of Edwardsville’ in the Real Estate Agent category for the second consecutive year. She was also named to the 2023 RealTrends ‘America’s Best Real Estate Professionals’ list for the third time in a row. Riggs, an Edwardsville/Glen Carbon native and resident, has been a…

United Way of Greater St. Louis recently honored Larry Thomas, longtime United Way board member and retired partner for Edward Jones, with the Freeman-Kortkamp award. The Freeman-Kortkamp Award was created to honor the outstanding service and performance of a United Way of Greater St. Louis board member who makes the community a better place to live,…

  Armstrong Teasdale recently announced the addition of Associates Robert J. Crawford, Zachary W. Langrehr and Andrea M. Sciarratta. Crawford joins the Litigation practice group in Chicago, representing clients in a variety of disputes. He has extensive experience drafting motions for federal court, deposition and cross-examination memoranda, conducting in-depth legal research and document review, and…

Tandra Taylor, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of History, has been announced as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s interim director of the Institute for Community Justice and Racial Equity (ICJRE) at the Southwestern Illinois Justice and Workforce Development Center in Belleville. SIUE’s ICJRE strives to achieve equity, racial justice and positive transformational change for southwestern…

Dr. Neill Wright and Dr. Stephen Johans make list by Castle Connolly Neurosurgery of St. Louis (NSL) is proud to announce two of its doctors are being recognized by Castle Connolly. Neill Wright, MD, made the 2023 list of Top Doctors and Stephen Johans, MD, is being recognized as a Rising Star. The doctors are…

  Melissa McKaig of Jerseyville joined the Lewis and Clark Community College Board of Trustees as the student representative in April 2023. McKaig is working on earning her associate degree in Nursing and plans to graduate in Spring 2025. She said she is honored to be able to serve L&C and does not take her…

Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, is pleased to announce that firm associate Jenny Paulson is among the winners of Missouri Lawyers Media’s 2023 Up & Coming Awards. “We are very pleased to acknowledge Jenny’s many…

Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms and a national leader in the legal representation of mesothelioma patients and their families, recently announced that 27 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This includes named shareholder Jayne Conroy, who received the Best Lawyers® 2024 Mass Tort…

Greensfelder recently announced that Ryan Gordon has joined the firm’s St. Louis office as an associate in its Business Services group.  Gordon plays a pivotal role on buy- and sell-side transaction teams and has experience ranging from high-value asset sales and equity-based mergers to private equity investments. His skillset includes detailed review of transaction documents,…

The City of Belleville Parks & Recreation Department has announced that Don LaChance recently joined their team as Director of Recreation. According to the city newsletter, LaChance brings over 25 years of Parks and Recreation experience to the City of Belleville. Before arriving in Belleville, he served the YMCA, City of Kirkwood, City of Olivette…