Local business briefs highlight new hires and promotions
Massage therapist Marion Jerome Butler begins appointments at H.Q. and Company in Marion offering deep muscle therapy, Swedish, reflexology and more with six years of experience. Diane Masters joins Addus Healthcare Marion Skilled Care as registered nurse with seven years in medical and geriatric care. Herrin promotes Sherry Householder to vice president and general manager and Mike Murphy to director of sales and marketing at Custom Tours and Travel. Dowell welcomes Alletha Cook as Tastefully Simple consultant and party host. Cook promotes selling food and gifts from the Minnesota company founded in 1995 now on Inc. 500 list for three years. Contact details and local offices listed.
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Marion
Jeremy Butler
H.Q. & Company
S. Russell St
Butler
Message
Alexandria School of Scientific Therapeutics
H.Q
Herrin
Sherry Householder
Mike Murphy
Custom Tours
N. 14Th St
Bobby Don Sullenger
Householder
Dowell
Alletha Cook
Tastefully Simple Inc
Alexandria
Minn
Cook
Tastefully Simple
America
Carbondale chamber director resigns for Neon Internet post
Sara Berkbigler, longtime executive director of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce since July 2000, resigns to become general manager of Neon Internet Inc. Her last day is July 16, with transition help planned. Neon partners also own SchoolCenter and sought someone to run Neon. West Frankfort.
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Carbondale
Sara Berkbigler
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Neon Internet Inc
Reed Station Road
Berkbigler
Chamber
Neon
Curtis Baird
Andy White
Jim Spicuzza
Mount Vernon
SchoolCenter
Steelhorse Choppers aims for national fame from Illinois shop
West Frankfort men David Batts and Terry Brooks build Steelhorse Custom Choppers Inc the only licensed motorcycle manufacturer in Illinois Their bikes the Gunfighter Drifter Preacher and Lawman sell from $21000 to over $30000 They credit American Chopper exposure and Internet marketing for growth while RayTech Machine in West Frankfort manufactures many parts using AutoCad driven designs.
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West Frankfort
Steelhorse Choppers
Franklin County
Orange County
Discovery Channel
David Batts
Terry Brooks
Batts
Brooks
Steelhorse Custom Choppers Inc
Illinois
Burlington
West Virginia
American Chopper
Steelhorse
RayTech Machine of
RayTech
Sisters launch SNAP photo studio in University Mall
Rebecca Fleeter and Sandy Lawson opened a new Snap photo studio in University Mall after a four week effort in Southern Illinois. They spent about $10,000 on gear and rent, selling portraits with quick on site background selections and prints. Lawson handles photography using Photoshop while Fleeter handles makeup and presentation.
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Carbondale
St. Louis
Rebecca Fleeter
Sandy Lawson
Ilinois
Fleeter
University Mall
Lawson
Floeter
Students learn about business at Camp CEO event
Carbondale youths aged 10 to 15 participated in Camp CEO hosted by the Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center and Leadership Carbondale Class of 2003. On the final day at SIU Stone Center they pitched ideas such as a kids newspaper, an animal daycare, and an online bookstore while networking with local business leaders.
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Carbondale
Donald Trump
CEO
Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center
Leadership Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Stone Center
Andrew Wilkison
Wilkison
Lewis School
Christine Bilderback
Pet Palace Kings
Bilderback
Chase Clinebell
Waterloo
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Franklin
Jackson
Williamson
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Union
Johnson
Clinton
St. Clair
Murphy
John D. Homan
Www
Thesouthern.com
Linda Rush
Cas
Southern Illinois
Berkbeigler
S. Illinois Ave
Illinois Central
Carbondale Main Street
Motorcycle Company
Michael A. Thomas
THE
Southern
Drifter
Preacher
Lawman
Mike Thomas
Novara
Rebecca Floeter
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