Banking Ozark Bank promoted Kyle Purdome to vice president and commercial loan officer. Purdome has been employed with the bank since 2011, working as its credit analyst and loan review officer, and has 15 years of banking experience.
Old Missouri Bank promoted Marcie Penka to vice president of branch administration and Sheila Wyant to vice president of deposit operations. Both were previously assistants to those roles. Penka, who has 18 years of banking experience, manages operations at the National Avenue and Sunshine Street branches. With 30 years of banking experience, Wyant handles bookkeeping, customer service and electronic banking support at the operations center.
The Missouri State University Master of Business Administrationprogram was ranked among the Top 30 by Affordable Colleges Online. After reviewing 8,000 online MBA programs, the top selections were based on such factors as faculty quality, student engagement and admissions selectivity.
The Foundation for Springfield Public Schools elected new board directors: Michael Sapp of Sapp Design Associates Architects; Matthew Simpson of 5 Pound Apparel; Kathy McIntyre, a volunteer and former teacher; Conrad Griggs of The Bank of Missouri; and Phil Grafft, a Re/Max Realtor and former teacher.
Construction Morelock-Ross Builders Inc. named David Geisler as general counsel and Bob Feeney as director of real estate. Geisler has 11 years of legal experience and received his law degree from University of Missouri. Feeney, who holds a bachelor’s in hospitality management from MSU, directs commercial and residential development.
Government The Battlefield Fire Protection District was awarded a Life Safety Achievement Award by the National Association of State Fire Marshals Fire Research and Education Foundation and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Battlefield Fire Protection was one of 117 fire departments across the country to receive the award for recording zero fire deaths in 2012 or reducing fire deaths by at least 10 percent during the year.
Hospitality Jeffery VanCamp joined Chateau on the Lake Resort, Spa & Convention Center in Branson as assistant general manager of food and beverage. He is responsible for managing food and beverage operations, including banquets, receptions and meetings. VanCamp has 30 years of related experience and worked most recently as senior director of catering for Chartwells on MSU’s campus.
Law Gary Powell, a partner for Husch Blackwell LLP in Springfield, was named a 2014 Lawyer of the Year in the area of trusts and estates law by peer-review publication Best Lawyers. Among the full Best Lawyers list were Husch Blackwell Springfield partners David Agee, for corporate law, and Virginia Fry, for commercial litigation, and employment and labor.
Manufacturing Paul Mueller Co. was selected by The Great Game of Business Inc. for the 2013 Rookie of the Year All-Star Award for excellence in practicing open-book management. The stainless-steel manufacturer credits the financial management system with helping its domestic revenue grow to $122 million last year from $75.5 million in 2010 and domestic net operating income reach to $2.9 million during the first six months of this year.
Buckhorn Inc.’s Springfield plant was accepted into Missouri’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration program currently recognizes 35 Missouri companies for effective safety and health management programs.
Retail Invisible Fence of Springfield received the company’s Perfect Start Plus Training certification after pet trainers completed online testing and passed a hands-on evaluation.
Transportation Two Springfield transportation professionals received awards at the Missouri Valley Institute of Transportation Engineer’s annual fall conference in Des Moines, Iowa. C. Jay Wynn of CJW Transportation Consultants was named the Melvin B. Meyer Transportation Professional of the Year, and Eric Claussen of the city of Springfield received the Young Transportation Professional of the Year Award.[[In-content Ad]]
Logistics company Premier Truck Group is building a new truck sales and repair facility in Strafford, using precast contract, metal framing, thermoplastic polyolefin roofing and standing-seam metal in its construction.
