Business news for the week of Feb. 8

HIGHER EDUCATION

Peter Hussey, an associate professor of music-percussion at Lewis and Clark Community College, has been nominated for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association 2014 Outstanding Faculty Member Award.The association selects one faculty member from each community college as a nominee for Outstanding Faculty Member Award. As a winner, Hussey is invited to attend the Awards Banquet in June where the statewide winner will be announced.Hussey is creator and director of the Wind ODDsemble which features musicians who perform unique, custom and entertaining arrangements for percussion, brass, woodwind, string, and vocal performance.

CONSTRUCTION

The Home Builders Association of Greater Southwest Illinois has named its 2014 officers and board of directors: President Robert Dee Jr. of Homes by Deesign; First Vice President Chris Jones of C.A. Jones; Second Vice President Jeff Schmidt of RLP Development; Third Vice President Scott Dettmer of Dettmer Homes; Associate Vice President Mindy Schafer of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage; Secretary Jerry Yaekel, Jr. of Yaekel & Associates Inc.; and Immediate Past President John Snapat of Fulford Home Remodeling.The directors include : Tony Holdener of 1st National Bank of Waterloo, Jason Klein of Ameren Illinois, Michelle Null of Benchmark Title, Peggy Kory of Butler Home Improvement, Robb Treat of First Clover Leaf Bank, Kevin Timmerman of Heartland Homes, Joe Lanahan of Joe Lanahan Construction Services, Jason Huelsmann of New Tradition Homes, David Padgett of Padgett Building & Remodeling Co. Inc., Barbara Markham of Re/Max PreferredThe Markham Network, Dave Corbitt of Windoor Co. Inc., and Mark Vogt of Vogt Builders Inc.The 2014 Officer Representatives include: Joe Knox of Copious Technologies, Mark Fulford of Fulford Homes, Garrett Johnson of Garrett E.& Herschel E. Johnson RE & Dev., Ron Padgett of Padgett Building & Remodeling Co. Inc., and Chris Matteo of Pulte Homes/Centex.

BUSINESS

Glik Stores has promoted Veronica Johnson to social media and e-commerce specialist. She is also the company's fashion stylist and co-manager of the Granite City store. She was an assistant manager of the Farmington store in Maple Valley Center.

LEGAL

Randy Gori, partner at the firmGori Julian & Associates Inc.,has met the standards of excellence outlined by the American Society of Legal Advocates and was selected as a Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Illinois for 2014.The designation is shared among seasoned legal veterans with demonstrated excellence in their field and a sustained commitment to the profession.

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Business news for the week of Feb. 8