Mark Eckert, the second-longest-serving mayor in the history of Belleville, Illinois, died Wednesday after a seven-month battle with cancer. He turned 67 in January.
Eckert was elected mayor in 2005 after serving as an alderman for seven years. He served four terms as mayor and on numerous community, education and business boards. Had Eckert won re-election in April 2021, he would have passed up Belleville's longest-serving mayor, Charles Nichols, who served for 17 years and six months, until 1978,…
Juno Musonda balances a full-time job in quality control at Anheuser-Busch with a side photography gig, and he’s also at the helm of Ope Outdoors, an emerging apparel company based in St. Louis, which seeks to inspire Midwesterners to explore and preserve the region’s parks.
As in year's past, the 2023 Corporate Counsel Awards recognize the region's top in-house counsel at both long-established and younger organizations for their work in compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions, among other areas.
As associate general counsel for Chesterfield-based Bunge, Beverly Garner manages the global agriculture giant’s claims and litigation matters, as well as environmental enforcement actions.
After beginning his legal career in the telecom industry, Vikas Sunkari took the position at SSM Health, and part of the appeal was being able to specialize in real estate deals such as managing transactions with third-party physicians.
As chief counsel at Maryland Heights-based Worldwide Technology, Claudine Chastain provides legal support to WWT’s Global Enterprise Segment, in its efforts to work with customers globally.
Since Schnuck Markets' Associate General Counsel Jed Penney joined the company in 2015, he has expanded the role and reach of his job, finding numerous ways to streamline operations, build partnerships and address issues facing the retail industry.
Omar Malik serves as a legal leader on Edward Jones' mobile app development, data analytics projects, robotics process automation, artificial intelligence and other technology efforts tied to firm systems, tools and processes that deepen client relationships with branch teams and financial advisers.
As associate general counsel, integrity and compliance officer, for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Tamar Hodges identifies compliance risks that could impact the company’s business objectives.
While Alexandra “Allie” Faver’s title at CBD Kratom is corporate counsel, her role extends beyond it. In addition to leading the St. Louis-based cannabinoid manufacturing company’s legal matters, Faver additionally helms its government relations efforts, helping to push cannabis- and kratom-related legislation at the federal, state and local levels.
As senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of ESCO Technologies, David Schatz has been involved with multiple acquisitions and helps support organic growth of company products and systems.
Aegion Corp., a Chesterfield-based infrastructure repair company, has acquired a Delaware company that provides trenchless pipe repair services, expanding its Mid-Atlantic operations.
The process of rebuilding the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office is continuing with the new administration’s first murder conviction, its first dismissal of a murder case and the hiring of more key staff members, as well as an effort to increase salaries.
In all, newly-appointed Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has hired 10 new prosecutors. Four of them are on loan from neighboring prosecuting attorney’s offices, according to Gore’s spokeswoman Kathyrn Jamboretz.
The recruitment momentum may…
Dedric Carter, who has been Washington University’s vice chancellor for innovation and chief commercialization officer since 2021, is leaving his role for a similar position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
While it remains the No. 1-selling beer in the United States year-to-date, Bud Light for the four week period ended June 3 was surpassed by Modelo Especial, according to Nielsen IQ data reporting in-store sales.
For the second time in roughly a year, St. Louis-based video game developer Graphite Lab has reached a publishing deal with gaming giant Atari for a game it has developed.
The ripple effects of a large water main break in south St. Louis last week are still being felt, even after a boil water advisory was lifted in the area.
It all started with a water main break on Friday at Donovan and Lansdowne Avenues due to changes in pressure. Fifteen others followed soon after, and city crews are still working to repair them.
Some have buckled pavement while others resulted in water bubbling up and onto roadways.
As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, the following breaks have been repaired…
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