Banking Metropolitan National Bank promoted Derek Peacock to vice president and controller and Lori Shaklee to senior vice president and human resources officer. Peacock, who has worked for the bank for 20 years, has supervisory responsibilities of the accounting staff. Shaklee joined Metropolitan National in 2007 and has worked in the human resources field for 15 years.
Broadcast KTXR-FM 101.3 hired Mike Roberts as disc jockey for its PM-Drive Mix. Roberts has 38 years of radio experience, having worked in Dallas and Mobile, Ala.
Education The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation donated $10,000 to The Missouri Colleges Fund to underwrite scholarships at its 17 member schools, including Drury, Evangel and Southwest Baptist universities.
Government Springfield-Branson National Airport named Kristy Bork assistant director of aviation-finance and administration. Bork, who worked as the city of Springfield’s internal auditor since 2010, is a licensed certified public accountant.
The Missouri secretary of state’s office awarded the Springfield-Greene County Library a $10,553 Technology Ladder Grant and a $10,000 Nonfiction Collection Makeover Grant. The technology funds will be used to create a business and nonprofit center for researching business and foundation databases and job opportunities, as well as designing promotional items. Grant funding was made available through the Library Services and Technology Act and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Health Care Hospice Compassus-Springfield was honored as a top performer at Hospice Compassus’ annual Pillars of Excellence Awards. The program outperformed 50 Hospice Compassus programs throughout the U.S. in benchmark areas, most notably a turnover rate less than 9 percent and a 13 percent increase in access to quality hospice care.
Tiffany Schnarr of Crockett Chiropractic attended a seminar in Oceanside, Calif., at the Titleist Performance Institutes Test Facility. Schnarr received instruction on how to assist athletes with moving and playing properly in order to avoid injury.
Insurance Akers & Arney insurance agent Bill Budnick attended the Missouri Association of Insurance Agents 23rd annual Small Agency Conference in Columbia. More than 500 independent insurance agents and representatives attended the event, with education programs covering commercial and personal insurance, health coverage and benefits and agency ethics.
Law William Powell, a partner at Daniel Powell & Brewer LLC, was appointed to the Central Methodist University President’s Council. Powell, a 1965 graduate of Central Methodist, was chosen to serve a four-year term.
Nonprofit Branson’s 2012 Centennial Celebration generated more than $23,000 in donations from volunteers, businesses and entertainers. Branson Centennial Museum received $13,000 to collect, preserve and present Branson’s history, and Tri-Lakes United Way was awarded $10,000 to assist victims of the 2012 Leap Day tornado.
Retail Doug Howell, owner of Metro Appliances & More in Springfield and Joplin, was promoted to the position of sole board trustee, a post shared with Todd Krauser, of Little Rock. Howell, who has 26 years of experience with the company, shares decisions related to operations of its 10 stores with Krauser.
Christy Williams was promoted to general manager of Metro Appliances & More’s Springfield store. Williams had worked as a sales specialist since 1998.
Sales Jeff White was named a sales executive with Employee Benefit Design. White, who worked previously as a director of sales for First Choice Administrators, holds a bachelor’s in marketing from Southwest Baptist University.
Service The Better Business Bureau of Southwest Missouri awarded BBB Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics to three area businesses: Greek Corner and ServiceMasterRestorationand Construction in Springfield, and Varsity ContractorsInc. in Republic.
Technology JMark Business Solutions Inc. achieved three gold and six silver Microsoft Partner Network competencies based on exams scores. For gold competencies, requirements include designating certified professionals to one Microsoft competency, ensuring a certain level of staffing capacity and submitting customer references demonstrating technical expertise.
American Business Systems hired Byron Pearson as a business consultant. Pearson has 30 years of experience in the copier and document-management industry, working previously as co-owner of Pearson Kelly Office Products and PearsoNet.[[In-content Ad]]
