Here are this week’s local business awards, donations and projects:
The St. Clair County Transit District, in partnership with Chestnut Health Systems, invested $550,000 to make behavioral health services available to transit riders. The nonprofit headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, has an office in the Belleville Illinois Metro Station, as well as counseling and behavioral healthcare offices in Granite City and Maryville, Illinois.
Revity Credit Union raised $2,900 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois through the April Revity Threads of Kindness Program.
IMPACT Strategies renovated the 33,500-square-foot Federico Kia dealership at 1911 E Edwardsville Road, Wood River, Illinois. The project featured a Kia rebranding.
The St. Charles Missouri Regional Chamber named Salt River Automotive, St. Peters, as the recipient of the 2025 Small Business of the Year award. Other finalists were Mid America Veterans Museum, O’Fallon, and Detail 360, St. Peters. The City of St. Charles recognized SCI Engineering with The Grow St. Charles award. Kokomo Joe’s won the City of St. Peters Small Business award.

