Jason Schutte, an attorney and partner at the Springfield law firm of Koepke, Hiltabrand & Schutte, has published his first novel, although perhaps not his last. “A Zealous Defense” is a fictional legal thriller set in Quincy, Illinois, an area quite familiar to Schutte. “I grew up on a farm there and started practicing law [...]
Central Illinois Retina Institute in Taylorville will become Springfield Clinic Taylorville-Cheney, effective Jan. 21. Dr. Lanny Odin, an ophthalmologist and retina specialist who is the sole physician at Central Illinois Retina Institute, will continue practicing at his current location in addition to a new location in Springfield as part of Springfield Clinic’s Eye Institute. Odin [...]
Security Bank has promoted Stephan Paul Antonacci to president and CEO, effective Jan. 15. He succeeds Eloise Mackus, who is retiring after serving in the same capacity since 2012. “Paul has demonstrated a high level of commitment and service to our customers since his arrival at Security Bank in October 2014. He is well positioned [...]
Kristin Van Aken Jamison, a Jacksonville native with experience in the fields of communications and development, has recently joined the staff of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation (JREDC). Jamison is now the JREDC vice president of marketing and communications, effective Jan. 2. She joins vice president of operations Bonni Waters. “Directors of the JREDC [...]
Daniel Fox, MPH, PhD, has joined Springfield Clinic as the director of clinical research, effective Dec. 31, 2018. Fox’s background includes clinical regulatory compliance, lab management, writing and communication, and science. After receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public health from University of Illinois Springfield, he pursued his doctorate in pharmacology and neuroscience at [...]
O’Shea Builders has recently hired two new employees, Josh Frye and Scott Kinkade, who are both based out of the Springfield office. Joshua “Josh” Frye was hired as assistant director of employee development after most recently working for H.D. Smith, now AmerisourceBergen. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Benedictine University since [...]
Sean Mulhern has joined SB Financial, a subsidiary of Security Bank, as a financial adviser. Mulhern graduated from Illinois State University earlier this year with a degree in economics and finance. “My dad is a financial adviser in Peoria, and I made up my mind my sophomore year of college that’s what I wanted to [...]
Central Illinois Builders of AGC recently elected its officers for 2019 at the association’s 64th annual meeting, held at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield, Illinois. The 2019 officers are: President – Chris S. Uhlarik, The Petry-Kuhne Co., Champaign Senior Vice President - John B. Sutherland, River City Construction, LLC, East Peoria Vice President – Michael [...]
O’Shea Builders has hired Dan Schafer as a project engineer. He will be based out of the Springfield office, located at 3401 Constitution Drive. A native of Springfield, Schafer most recently worked at Prairie Analytical Systems. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from University of Illinois Springfield in 2014. Although Schafer did not begin [...]
Kathy Nichelson has been named as the new CEO and association executive of Capital Area REALTORS (CAR), effective immediately. Nichelson succeeds CAR’s previous CEO and AE, Daniel Sale, who stepped down earlier this year after accepting a position at the St. Louis Association of REALTORS. Nichelson began her career at CAR in 1995 as administrative [...]