Local Professionals Win Notable Industry Honors and Roles
Rex Rowland earned membership in the President's Club of the Illinois Association of Realtors and received the Ruby Award. Dr Vern Reddy joined Marion Memorial Hospital’s medical team from Martins Ferry Ohio, specializing in pulmonary disease. Amanda Hicks became CTS Business Development Representative for Southern Illinois after training in New Orleans. Timothy Sims was named vice president of Charter Communications tax department in St Louis, with degrees from SIU Carbondale and memberships in CPA and Missouri accounting groups.
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Christopher
R. Rex Rowland
President's Club
The
Illinois Association of Realtors
Rowland
Ruby
Sparta
Amanda Hicks
CTS
Illinois
Carbondale
Timothy Sims
Charter Communications
St. Louis
Sims
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
American Insitute of Certified Public Accountants
Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants
Broadband Tax Institute
IDEA trainers certified for Anderson Overhead Door crew
John Reece and Scott Anderson, foremen at Anderson Overhead Door Inc., completed the Institute of Door Dealer Education and Accreditation course at a Nashville expo. They are now sanctioned IDEA trainers to educate employees in the curriculum. Reece has nine years with the company. Anderson six. Anderson Overhead Door services commercial and residential overhead doors.
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Carterville
John Reece
Scott Anderson
Anderson Overhead Door Inc
Institute of Door Dealer
Nashville
Tenn
Reece
Anderson
IDEA
Lighting up Mount Vernon company illuminating signs for 70 years
Mount Vernon Neon, founded in 1930 by Coyne Mateer, is one of Mount Vernon’s oldest manufacturers. Stephen Porter, executive vice president, says the plant produces about 115,000 neon signs annually, priced from 50 to 500 dollars, with 130 employees in an 80,000 square foot facility. The business was sold in 1976 to Everbrite Corp.
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Mount Vernon Company
Mount Vernon
Stephen Porter
Mount Vernon Neon
Porter
Mateer
Everbrite Corp
Wis
Kentucky gas man revives 10 Illinois stations
Nathan Long and Wayne Golightly moved to reopen ten gas and convenience outlets in Illinois including Vienna Goreville Dongola and Marion that closed last winter after Devon Convenience Holdings of Texas filed bankruptcy. Long says they are working seven days a week to bring the stations back to profit while repairing long neglected facilities.
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Nathan Long
Vienna
Goreville
Dongola
Marion
Long
Wayne Golightly
Devon Convenience Holdings
Texas
Randy Long
Devon
Enco Powder Secures Extra Loan for Du Quoin Startup
Du Quoin officials approved a $10,000 emergency loan from the revolving fund for Enco Powder Coating to support opening plans. The loan follows prior city support of $35,000 for start up and renovation. The funds hinge on committee approval of the plan details Thursday. Enco will acquire the former Pepsi building from the city.
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DU Quoin
Enco
Jack Struck
Pepsi
JetBlue adds yoga instructions to in flight service
JetBlue, a New York based carrier, reportedly inserts yoga cues between safety cards and barf bags in seat pockets. The plan, created with Crunch Fitness, aims to improve passenger wellness during long idle waits, provoking questions about practicality and safety.
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JetBlue Airways
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