EDWARDSVILLE – The new owners of Eberhart Sign & Lighting look to bring the company into the modern age while keeping much of what’s made it so successful for nearly 90 years – including a small but dedicated team and the relationships built with the Metro East’s ever-expanding business community.
Michael Romshek said on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com that he and his wife Savannah were looking to step away from their day jobs and into the full ownership of a business. Eberhart Sign & Lighting, with its experienced team and community presence since 1936, seemed a logical choice for the two.
“Having that long-term representation, especially in the community of Edwardsville, the Metro East, including around [Alton] too, just the opportunity to step into something that’s worth something … it’s a great business,” Romshek said.
He also credited the business’s previous owner, Sue Schmidt, and said he doesn’t aim to fix what isn’t broken.
“I think Sue, the …