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Highway commission chair Anderson moves to vice chairman

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Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce President Jim Anderson today ends a one-year term as chairman and begins as vice chairman of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission.

Duane Michie, of Hayti, previously vice chairman, begins today as the new chairman. Michie is board chairman for First State Bank & Trust Co. Inc. and president and board chairman of First State Bancorp Inc. of Caruthersville.

Both Anderson and Michie will serve one-year terms, and both joined the commission in 2001.

The six-member bipartisan commission governs the Missouri Department of Transportation, which has about 6,300 employees and an annual budget of more than $2 billion.

“Things have really turned around at MoDOT,” Michie said in a news release. “The department has made great strides to be more transparent and accountable to the citizens it serves. My goal is to keep operations moving in a positive direction and make sure we continue to deliver projects on time and within budget.”

Other commission members are Bill McKenna, Crystal City; Mike Kehoe, Jefferson City; David Gach, St. Joseph; and Rudy Farber, Neosho.

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