O’Shea Builders has hired Harry Schmidt as director of business strategies. Schmidt comes to O’Shea from Memorial Health System, where he worked for 12 years, most recently as CEO of Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. During his career at Memorial, he was manager of information technology customer support and served as vice president of facilities […]
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Drew Early to become president and CEO of Decatur Memorial Hospital
Drew Early, vice president of operations for Memorial Medical Center, will become the next president and CEO of Decatur Memorial Hospital, pending the successful completion of its affiliation with the Springfield-based health system. The nonprofit hospital’s board of directors approved Early’s appointment at its meeting on July 23. He is expected to begin his new […]
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Lauren Blackburn returns to Springfield as branch manager for U.S. Bank
Lauren Blackburn is the new branch manager for the U.S. Bank located at 2501 S. Veterans Parkway in Springfield. She replaces Marianne Jackson, who retired as of July 1 after seven years in that role. “I’ve been with the bank for 19 years,” said Blackburn. “I spent 12 years at the Fifth and Adams branch […]
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Sarah Nelson joins Town and Country Bank as area branch manager
Sarah Nelson has been hired as Town and Country Bank’s area branch manager for the company’s Wabash, Dirksen and MacArthur Boulevard locations. “My passion is to help businesses and individuals in our community achieve their financial goals. I am thrilled to join the team at Town and Country Bank and fulfill the organization’s mission of […]
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Cindi Hamill joins Todd P. Smith Commercial Real Estate
Cindi Hamill has joined Todd P. Smith Commercial Real Estate as a licensed assistant, working out of the office located at 3000 Professional Dr., Suite 200, in Springfield. “I had an unusual path to get here,” said Hamill. After graduating from the University of Illinois, she worked in sales for a national firm that sold […]
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Chris Smith joins Land of Lincoln Credit Union
Chris Smith has joined the Land of Lincoln Credit Union as a senior vice president and chief compliance officer. Prior to assuming his new role, Smith was vice president of internal audit, loan review and compliance officer at SCB Bancorp in Decatur. He has worked in the financial industry for more than 10 years, including […]
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Mark Nelson joins ReMax Professionals
Mark Nelson has joined ReMax Professionals as a real estate agent specializing in commercial properties. “I wanted to work for myself, pursue a lot of the passion projects I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and get out of the corporate life,” Nelson said of his decision to become involved in commercial real […]
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Jeffrey Baker appointed deputy CEO of Illinois Realtors
Jeffrey Baker has been named as deputy CEO of Illinois REALTORS, a move that puts him in line to oversee the real estate trade association in 2021. Baker, 38, is an Auburn native who has served as the association’s associate general counsel and worked in various capacities with the association since 2014. Ed Neaves, president-elect […]
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John Maxfield retired from INB
John Maxfield has retired as senior vice president of Illinois National Bank on April 30, capping a 40-year career in banking that began and ended at INB. Maxfield, a native of Mason City, graduated from Depauw University in 1977 and spent a year playing in a rock band before deciding he needed to find work. […]
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Springfield man appears on Steve Harvey’s TV show
The April 24 episode of “Steve” features Springfield resident Jermaine Ward presenting host Steve Harvey with a custom-made chair. Ward, who owns Monte’s Custom Furniture, said he was inspired to start working on the chair earlier this year because of his mom, who he describes as a “huge Steve Harvey fan.” At the end of […]
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2019 Women of Influence announced
Springfield Business Journal and Security Bank are proud to announce the 2019 Women of Influence: Leuwania Baker, Vernessa Glover, Amanda Long, Abby Sgro and Stacey Skrysak. Security Bank’s Women of Influence award recognizes local women for their achievements, honoring women from both the public and private sectors for their contributions to the Springfield area community. Leuwania […]
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Todd Fliss joins Alliance Community Bank
Alliance Community Bank has hired Todd Fliss as the bank’s vice president of business development. Fliss will be responsible for growing the mortgage lending business of Alliance Community Bank in markets adjacent to Menard County, while also helping customers with lending needs. In addition, he will take a lead role in community and industry involvement […]