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Betty West, a 28-year veteran of the financial industry, has been named to the board of directors of Systematic Savings and Loan Association, according to a Systematic release. West, who has been with Systematic for 21 years and is the association's secretary/treasurer, is the first woman to serve on the board of the 75-year-old S&L. West joins board members Leo W. Carroll, Charles Tillman, Jack Hood and Robert C. Glazier. Charles Gottas, Systematic president and chief executive officer, is board chairman.|ret||ret||tab|

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ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT|ret||ret||tab|

Business, Development and the Environment: Profitable Investments in Our Future will be the topic of a regional conference Oct. 26 at the Chateau on the Lake. Topics include Economic Development and the Environment, Meet the Regulators, Environmentally Sound Building Practices, Eco-Tourism, Hot Topics, and Sustainable Business Practices. Keynote Speaker Jason F. McLennan, of BNIM Architects in Kansas City, will speak on environmentally sound building and design. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the conference ends at 5 p.m. The price is $35 per person and $15 for students, including lunch and refreshments. The conference is cosponsored by the area chambers of commerce and the James River Basin Partnership. To register, call 417-334-4084. Deadline to register is Oct. 24. |ret||ret||tab|

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NEEWOLLAH|ret||ret||tab|

Neewollah (that's Halloween spelled backwards) will take place Oct. 31 in downtown Springfield. Ten downtown pubs will participate in the costume contest and party. At 10 p.m., 10 semifinalists will be chosen by audience applause, one from each participating pub. At midnight, the semifinalists will be judged on stage at the Juke Joint. Each of the semifinalists will receive free admission to DDEC.net events in 2001 and a free dinner for two at the downtown restaurant of their choice. The grand prize is a trip for two to Denver, Colo. Admission is $5 and proceeds from the event benefit DDEC.net. |ret||ret||tab|

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Preservation Springfield held its annual awards dinner at Firehouse No. 2 on historic Commercial Street on Oct. 14. The event recognized individuals and organizations who have championed the cause of historic preservation. The Legacy Award, a traveling award, was given to the Midtown Neighborhood Association. Recipients of Preservation Springfield's Site-ation Awards were Springfield Public Schools for the Central High School Project; Jim Butler for his work to preserve Springfield's brick sidewalks; Andy and Craig Hosmer for their building on Commercial Street; Don Lewis for his work on the Turner Mansion; the city of Springfield for its support of the Historic Preservation Element of Vision 20/20, and the Rountree Park Association for restoring the Rountree family cemetery and homestead.|ret||ret||tab|

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CHECK THE OIL|ret||ret||tab|

"You don't have to be an expert in the stock market to invest," said Craig Israelsen, associate professor of consumer and family economics at Mizzou. "It's like driving a car you don't have to know all of the ins and outs of how to fix it in order to drive. Mutual fund managers are like car mechanics they track the ins and outs of the stock market so investors don't have to. Investors, though, should at least check the oil periodically." Israelsen is working to help people in the middle income range 000-$75,000 the confidence and motivation to start investing. His message: get started now, invest what you can, spread your money across different segments of the market and leave your investment alone long enough to let it grow.|ret||ret||tab|

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