Steve Koch, CFP® a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial, qualified for and attended the 2014 National Conference, which was held in Boston, Mass. While at the conference, advisors shared best practices with peers and focused on how they can continue to serve clients’ needs with the most current and effective strategies, products and solutions. To […]
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Perschbacher joins Hanson as graphic designer
Adam Perschbacher, graphic designer, recently joined Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Springfield, Ill., headquarters. Working for the firm’s marketing communications department, he will design advertisements, brochures, employee and client newsletters, presentations, trade show displays and other materials. Prior to working at Hanson, Perschbacher was a graphic designer for HPR Marketing & Consulting Group in Springfield, where […]
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Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Celebrates Excellent Rating on Federal Aviation Administration Inspection
An Airport Certification/Safety Inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration, Great Lakes Airports Division, conducted the required Federal Aviation Regulation Part 139 Certification/Safety Inspection for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. During this scheduled inspection the following documents were audited: Airport Certification Manual, personnel training records, initial and recurrent Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting training records, Fuel Facilities Inspection […]
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Hanson promotes Whalen to senior vice president
Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s board of directors recently named Dan Whalen, P.E., a senior vice president. Whalen, principal of the power and industry market, works at the firm’s Springfield, Ill., headquarters. As market principal, he oversees project planning, permitting, design and construction support services for Hanson’s industrial and power generation and transmission clients. Throughout his […]
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Tanner joins Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Brandon Tanner, engineer intern, recently joined Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s headquarters in Springfield, Ill. He will provide design support and construction observation assistance for airport projects in southern and central Illinois. Tanner previously was a surveying intern for Quality Land Surveying LLC in Reidland, Ky., and Florence & Hutcheson Engineering Inc. in Paducah, Ky. He […]
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Community Foundation Welcomes New Director of Accounting & Finance
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln is excited to welcome Betsy Weidner as its new full-time Director of Accounting & Finance. Her responsibilities include organizing, planning, directing, and evaluating the Community Foundation’s financial functions. Betsy comes with a wealth of experience, having spent nearly 17 years at H.D. Smith where she most recently […]
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Illinois Land Title Association announces newly designated Illinois Title Professional and Illinois Escrow Professionals
Four employees of Morgan County Abstract Company have earned the designation of Illinois Title Professional and Illinois Escrow Professional through the Illinois Land Title Association. This industry leading designation is recognized for professional achievement in the land title insurance industry in Illinois and Morgan County Abstract Company has 4 out of 140 people statewide who […]
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Governor Quinn Announces $1 Million Investment for Springfield Children’s Museum
Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $1 million investment that will start construction on the Kidzeum of Health and Science, a new children’s museum on East Adams Street in downtown Springfield. The investment from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will help turn a vacant building into an interactive family attraction just […]
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Nonprofit organization “Capitol Reuse Center” open to the public
The residents of Springfield Illinois and surrounding communities have a new building material and home improvement resource available to them. Capitol Reuse Center located at 2130 E Clearlake Ave in Springfield has opened its doors to the public. Capitol Reuse Center, a subsidiary of Youth Fair Change, Inc., is a not-for-profit organization that provides individuals, […]
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Illinois median home prices up 8.3 percent from a year ago; Statewide home sales down 9.4 percent in May
— May Illinois home prices rose 8.3 percent and home sales decreased 9.4 percent compared to May 2013, while the trend continues of recent month-over-month sales gains, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS®. Statewide home sales (including single-family homes and condominiums) in May 2014 totaled 13,947 homes sold, down from 15,388 in May 2013. […]
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Wynne Coplea named president of Illinois Recycling Association
At the Illinois Recycling Association’s 34th annual conference and trade show in Tinley Park June 3-4, the IRA Board of Directors elected Wynne Coplea to Board President for a one year term. As president of the IRA Board, Coplea leads a team of volunteer industry professionals with several hundred years’ collective experience in recycling, providing […]