YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
YOUR BUSINESS AUTHORITY
Springfield, MO
Accounting
Sean Balisle was promoted to audit and assurance director at KPM CPAs PC. With 29 years of banking experience, he leads the firm’s financial institutions team.
Banking & Finance
Rick Windes was appointed to executive vice president and chief lending officer at Southern Bank in Springfield. With 25 years in commercial lending and lending management, Windes previously served as regional president for Bear State Bank in Springfield before its recent merger with Arvest Bank.
OakStar Bank hired Michael Licata as a mortgage loan originator. He has 11 years of banking experience and worked full time in the industry while earning a bachelor’s in business administration from University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Construction
Nabholz Corp. named Gregg Scholtens as executive vice president of the company’s Springfield office. He joined the company in 2009 and has a bachelor’s in construction management from John Brown University in Arkansas.
Education
Drury University senior Brian Lanigan received the 2018 New American Colleges and Universities Student Prize for Excellent Research. The NAC&U recognized the chemistry major for his scientific research, which is using organic chemistry to make new compounds based off of those commonly found in drugs on the market. He’ll present his works and receive a $1,000 price at the Summer Institute in Washington.
K. Brooks Miller Jr. of Jordan Valley Community Health Center was appointed to serve on the Truman State University Board of Governors. His term ends Jan. 1, 2024.
Lisa Herchenroeder, associate professor of nursing at College of the Ozarks, earned a certified nursing educator license from the National League of Nursing. She’s worked as an assistant professor at C of O since 2008 and earned her current nursing professorship in 2014.
Melanie Earl-Replogle joined Drury as director of annual giving and stewardship. Earl-Replogle spent the past 14 years as director of annual funds at Missouri State University.
Health Care
Sunterra Springs incoming rehabilitation clinic and nursing home hired Deanna Beckenholdt as executive director. The south Springfield facility is scheduled to open Aug. 1.
Manufacturing
The Missouri Association of Manufacturers handed out its 2018 Safety Excellence Awards: SRC Heavy Duty West, Leader of the Pack; CNH Industrial Reman, Safety Manufacturing Company of the Year; Kevin Mau of Holloway America, Safety Professional of the Year; Chris Love of SRC Heavy Duty West, Safety Champion of the Year; NorthStar Battery Co. LLC, Innovation Safety Excellence; Paul Mueller Co., Most Improved Safety Excellence; Leslie Tuter of Paul Mueller Co., Horizon Safety Excellence; and SRC Heavy Duty East, Horizon Safety Excellence.
Search sponsored by:
Third generation of Carson-Mitchell Inc. assumes new leadership roles.
“I honestly think marketing axe throwing, just because it’s such an unusual, different activity — I think it’s fairly easy to market it,” says Tom Jennings, who co-owns TommyHawks Axe House …
“I think, for better or for worse, a lot of tech companies are almost too heavily reliant on the data, and sometimes don’t necessarily always apply that gut,” says Kirsten Miller, Compliance …
Growing your company is good. Or is it? There are five things to consider when assessing if a growth opportunity will help or hinder your company according to Summer Massey, Loan Manager at Arvest …
David San Paolo, co-owner of Redneck Nutz, says when they built their website, they thought customers would flock to it. When their orders were less than expected, they decided to try selling their …
Success can result in your business or nonprofit growing faster than anticipated, creating new problems to solve. “We had great growth and the growing pains were really difficult,” says Amy …
Employers look at the personal social media pages of perspective employees. Glenn Pace, a professor in the management area at Missouri State University, cautions that what you post can have a …
“I love the idea of bringing a group of people together and bringing out their strengths to realize something that maybe we couldn’t have done alone,” says Kelly Lee, Business Program Manager …
Jessica Ollis says managing a household prepared her for running a business with her spouse. Jessica, who co-owns Spring Branch Kombucha with husband Chris Ollis, says they probably couldn’t have …
Brad Thomas, President of Silver Dollar City Attractions, says “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable” by Seth Godin is one of his all-time favorite books. Thomas says the book …
Eric Schroeder, acting Corporal with the Springfield Police Department says they sometimes get calls from businesses asking for safety talks on active shooter situations. While the police department …
