Accounting Elliott, Robinson & Co. LLC hired Kyrie Stewart and Laura Knese as senior accountants with such responsibilities as managing client needs and pursuing opportunities for financial growth. Stewart and Knese each hold a bachelor’s in accounting from Drury University.
Advertising ADsmith Marketing and Advertising hired Becky Grant as executive assistant, Keaton Grimm as account support professional and Sarah Nenninger as account supervisor. Grant provides support to President Angela Smith, with duties including meeting arrangements and filling supply orders. Grimm assists account coordinators and supervisors, and Nenninger collaborates with clients to develop marketing plans and strategies.
Banking and Finance Dana Ausburn was promoted to commercial relationship manager in Commerce Bank’s Springfield region, where she is responsible for business development. Ausburn, who has six years of banking experience and experience as a financial analyst, holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Missouri.
Arvest Bank named Kala Morgan manager of its National Avenue and Chestnut Expressway branch. With six years of experience, Morgan previously managed Arvest’s Sunshine Street branch.
BluCurrent Credit Union received a 2014 Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications. Citing clear and concise communications, the honor recognizes Jacqueline Post and Jenny Reynolds’ design of BluCurrent investment postcards and stuffers in the Advertising and Marketing/Direct Mail Campaign category.
TelComm Credit Union was ranked No. 84 in the 2014 edition of the Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions in America by publication DepositAccounts. TelComm, which was the only Springfield institution on the list, received A+ rankings for its Texas ratio and capitalization levels.
Education Missouri State University’s Project Access received a $531,666 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to meet teaching needs associated with an identified increase in the number of students with autism spectrum disorder.
The Carnegie Foundation awarded MSU chemistry professor Adam Wanekaya an African Diaspora Fellowship. Next year, Wanekaya will initiate contact with the Federal University of Lokoja in Nigeria to build research collaboration and student mentorship.
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Computer and Information Sciences finished in 13th place out of 145 teams in the Mid-Central region of the International Collegiate Programming Contest. The SBU team was ranked based on the results of a five-hour head-to-head problem-solving contest.
Health Care Jordan Valley Community Health Center added Drs. Dawn Steiner and Erin Toth as providers. Steiner, who serves obstetrics and gynecology patients, received a medical degree from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Toth, who received a medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, treats pediatric patients.
Insurance Pension Consultants hired Brad Yoder as senior vice president of regional sales to facilitate the Springfield-based firm’s expansion into the Ohio Valley and Midsouth regions. With plans to open a Nashville, Tenn., office within two years, Yoder holds a law degree from the University of Toledo and a bachelor’s in accountancy from East Tennessee State University.
Law Adlai Groves joined Lowther Johnson Attorneys At Law LLC as an associate attorney. Groves holds a bachelor’s from MSU, a master’s from the University of Maine and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma. His practice areas include business, commercial and corporate law; civil litigation and class actions; labor and employment; and real estate litigations and landlord-tenant law.
Technology Alexander Open Systems Inc. promoted Tom Boehmer to president of the company’s Texas region from his role as vice president of sales covering southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. Luke Simon was appointed to succeed Boehmer as regional vice president of sales.
Utilities Empire District Electric Co. (NYSE: EDE) directors elected Mark Timpe as treasurer and Jan Watson as secretary. The board also promoted Blake Mertens to vice president of energy supply and delivery operations and Brent Baker to vice president of customer service, transmission and engineering, effective March 1.[[In-content Ad]]
Taking shape on 3.5 acres just east of State Highway H/Glenstone Avenue in the area of Valley Water Mill Park are the Fulbright Heights Apartments – three 23,000-square-foot buildings with 24 units each for a total of 72 one- and two-bedroom apartments.
