Greg Denning, CEO, All American Mechanical Contractors The cineplex shooting in Colorado this past summer has retailers asking themselves: What would we do to handle a violent incident?
Lake in The Hills, IL — Watterson Environmental Group has hired Steve Peldiak as president. He joins the company from Sears Holdings Corporation, where he most recently served as divisional vice president of facility maintenance.
St. Louis — Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., plans to retire as CEO. The company also plans to close 50-60 stores in 2013 and 2014 and remodel/relocate 40-50 locations.
Chicago — Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction has hired Michael A. Podgorny, Sr. as director of construction to build the firm’s presence in the high-end retail and restaurant markets.