People In Business

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, Ltd., (MM&R) shareholder Deanna L. Litzenburg, spoke at the Illinois State Bar Association Allerton Conference 2023 held in Champaign, Illinois at the I-Hotel & Conference Center. This year’s conference, presented by the ISBA Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council, was titled “Technology and the Courts: Transforming…

In support of its vision for growth, IMPACT Strategies is bolstering its construction operations staff with the addition of a new Project Engineer and the promotion of several team members. The firm has added Bryce Reeves of Edwardsville, Ill., as Project Engineer. Reeves, who interned at IMPACT Strategies in 2022, is a graduate of Southern…

Poettker Industrial Services, a woman-owned utility, energy, and infrastructure contractor, has announced the addition of Robert (Trey) Wiegmann as vice president of construction. Wiegmann has over 16 years of experience working with award-winning contractors to expand their utility, energy, and infrastructure programs on average by 30 to 50% annually. As vice president of construction, Wiegmann…

Hicks studies marginalization and misrepresentation of minorities in media Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gary Hicks, Ph.D., professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Department of Mass Communication, will present The William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award Lecture at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in the Maple-Dogwood Room in the Morris University Center…

The Central States Communication Association (CSCA) 2023 annual conference that took place from March 29 to April 2, 2023, at Hyatt Regency St. Louis At The Arch in St. Louis, Mo., ended on an upbeat note for SIUE’s Department of Applied Communication Studies (ACS) in the College of Arts and Sciences. The conference explored the…

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Club Sport’s Program is welcoming alumnus Joey Thurman as part its inaugural SIUE Club Sports Alumni Weekend, Friday through Sunday, April 14 through 16. Thurman will be at The Cougar Store in the Morris University Center from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 for a book signing. “It is…

The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP recently announced that Sarah Sise has joined the firm’s Chicago office as a partner in the Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Group. Sise, who will work remotely from St. Louis, has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on the highly regulated and ever-changing field…

Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice recently announced the addition of one attorney. Justin Borawski will be joining the firm as a senior attorney in Illinois. With nearly two decades of litigation experience and more than 35 defense jury verdicts as the first-chair trial attorney, Borawski defends corporations against a variety of claims, including mass toxic…

Serdar Celik, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, published a new book entitled Sustainable Energy: Engineering Fundamentals and Applications. “This textbook presents an engineering approach enriched with applications, economic analyses, and projections of global energy needs and new technologies,” said Celik. “The book is an outcome…

Wiegmann Associates has added Scott DeLarber as Estimator. As an estimator, DeLarber is responsible for reviewing and estimating mechanical and HVAC bid documents for both local St. Louis area and nationwide projects. He is responsible for ensuring that projects align with the client’s budget as well as coordinating with general contractors, subcontractors, equipment and material…