Larry Hepler, a managing partner at the Hepler Broom Law Firm in Edwardsville, Ill., and defense counsel member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), received the Federation’s highest honor, the 2025 FDCC Lifetime Achievement Award. Hepler accepted the honor before his fellow Federation members on February 26 during the FDCC Winter Meeting…
The law firm of MillerKing LLC recently announced that Dillon M. Borri has been named a partner. Along with Borri, the firm’s attorneys are Stephanie A. King, William R. Miller, Bryan A. Dooling, and Anthony E. Dos Santos. Borri focuses his practice on personal injury and civil litigation representing individuals, families, and small businesses. He…
The World Trade Center St. Louis (WTC) of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (STL Partnership) has announced that Betsy Cohen will step down from her role with the St. Louis Mosaic Project in the coming weeks. Suzanne Sierra will be promoted to executive director, effective March 17, 2025. “I want to thank Betsy for…
Greater St. Louis Inc. Chief Business Attraction Officer Maggie Kost has been announced as a recipient of the 2025 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the biennial award recognizing rising stars under 40 years old in the economic development industry. The awards program is hosted by Development Counsellors International, a New York-based integrated marketing firm…
Flint Cooper Cohn Thompson & Miracle has announced the addition of Karoline Carstens as the firm’s newest partner, reinforcing its nationally recognized asbestos litigation practice with her nearly two decades of trial preparation experience and award-winning legal advocacy. Carstens has dedicated her career to securing justice for individuals and families affected by asbestos-related diseases, recovering…
Jesse White, artist Preston Jackson, educator Ed Hightower, lawmaker Doris Turner, former NBA player A.J. Guyton among those recognized On Feb. 18, 2025, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs hosted a celebration to commemorate Black History Month and honor leaders in the African American community. The event, held at the Marine Bank Building at 1 E.…
Dr. Marshaun Warren was selected to lead Belleville Township High School District 201 as its next superintendent by the Board of Education. Warren’s selection began on July 1, 2025. “We are so excited to announce Dr. Warren as the next superintendent of BTHS 201, who will lead our district as a champion for innovation.” said…
Kaskaskia College recently announced that President George Evans has been confirmed by the Illinois Senate to join the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) after being appointed by Governor JB Pritzker. Evans will now serve alongside 10 other education leaders throughout the state until the term ends in June of 2027. As the only college president…
State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) says he is ready to fight for common-sense immigration policies in his new role as the Republican Spokesman on the House Immigration and Human Rights Committee. Niemerg said he anticipates the House Immigration and Human Rights Committee being the clearinghouse for far-left legislation designed to undermine President Donald Trump’s immigration…
By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE IBJ Managing Editor [email protected] Phyllis Schlafly Eagles recently announced that its president, Edward R. Martin, Jr., had resigned on Jan. 19, 2025, to accept an appointment by President Donald Trump as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. The organization further announced the addition of Kurt Prenzler, former Madison County…
Prairie Cardiovascular recently welcomed Alyssa McMillen, FNP-C, to its Carbondale team. McMillen was drawn to cardiology early in her nursing career after encountering patients with heart conditions, sparking her eagerness to learn more about the field. She enjoys working with patients at various stages of their health journey, helping them improve their quality of life,…
English Professor Jen Fuhler and Student Success Specialist and Speech Adjunct Mary Busler have been chosen by their peers as Lewis and Clark Community College’s nominees for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association’s (ICCTA) Outstanding Full-Time and Adjunct Faculty Member awards. The nominations, which were announced during January’s in-service week leading up to the spring…
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. recently announced that Andrew D. Kinghorn of the St. Louis region’s office has been elevated to principal, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The official announcement further noted: “Kinghorn is a skilled trial attorney and advocate for employers before administrative agencies, and in federal, state and appellate courts. His practice focuses on…
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a leading Catholic health ministry with operations in Illinois and Wisconsin, recently announced that Dr. Douglas Barton has been named Southern Illinois Market Chief Medical Officer. He joined HSHS on Feb. 10. In this role, Dr. Barton leads and coordinates medical staff operations at HSHS ministries in the Southern Illinois…
Justice David K. Overstreet and the Illinois Supreme Court have announced the appointment of Patrick G. King as a Resident Circuit Judge in Madison County in the Third Judicial Circuit, Subcircuit Two. King was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Stephen A. Stobbs on Dec. 31, 2024. The appointment of…