On the Edges

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Crowder employee gets national honor|ret||ret||tab|

Lori Marble, public information director at Crowder Community College, was honored with the National Communicator of the Year Award by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations at its annual meeting in Portland, Ore., March 20.|ret||ret||tab|

The award is presented to the public and marketing professional who best exemplifies the council's standards of professional excellence, leadership, community participation, institutional support and institutional impact.|ret||ret||tab|

Marble won the Midwest District Award in September, which qualified her for the national award.|ret||ret||tab|

Marble, who has been with Crowder for 12 years, is responsible for designing, initiating and directing all of the college's publications, public events, media events, news releases and advertising.|ret||ret||tab|

In presenting the award, the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations commended Marble for her leadership in managing a one-person public information office and for demonstrating substantial impact on the college over the past decade.|ret||ret||tab|

In addition, Crowder also received first place in the NCMPR's Paragon Awards for excellence in its outdoor advertising for their vanity license plate billboard campaign. These billboards present signs in the form of vanity license plates that ask questions such as "R-U-NROLD"?|ret||ret||tab|

NCMPR represents community college marketing public relation professionalism the United States and Canada. It is the largest affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges.|ret||ret||tab|

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Nixa|ret||ret||tab|

Golf Tournament set for May 12 |ret||ret||tab|

The spring 2000 Nixa Chamber Golf Classic will be held at 1 p.m. May 12 at Hidden Valley Golf Links near Boaz. The event is a two-player scramble. The entry fee is $65 per player, which includes greens fees and cart, beverages and a barbecue lunch starting at noon. |ret||ret||tab|

A 50-foot, $5,000 putting contest will be held on the putting green between the ninth and 10th holes. Companies that would like to sponsor a hole, the refreshment cart or donate prizes should contact Larry Perney at the Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce, 725-1545. The registration deadline is May 10. |ret||ret||tab|

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Working Women sponsor event |ret||ret||tab|

A fashion show, chili supper and pie auction will be hosted by the Nixa Area Chamber of Commerce's Working Women in Nixa Committee. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 18 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 401 Young St. in Nixa. The cost is $3 for chili, drinks and pies. |ret||ret||tab|

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Springfield Marine ready to rebuild |ret||ret||tab|

After a devastating fire Nov. 24, Springfield Marine, a division of Springfield Aluminum Company Inc., is preparing to build two buildings at 1093 Cynthia St. in Nixa. President Ron Mawhiney said the new manufacturing building will encompass about 99,000 square feet. A building for general offices, research and development and engineering will be 18,000 square feet in size. |ret||ret||tab|

The general contractor for the project is Construction Processing Company, which plans to finish the building in October, according to Mawhiney. Springfield Marine is working in a 10,000-square-foot warehouse that survived the fire, plus 61,000 square feet in four leased buildings scattered around three of Nixa's industrial areas. |ret||ret||tab|

The November fire destroyed an 86,000-square-foot manufacturing facility built in 1972. Mawhiney said the company now employs 70 people and plans to expand its marine product division, which manufactures seating and hardware for the boating industry. |ret||ret||tab|

"In time we may need more people," he said. The foundry division, which did aluminum castings, will not be replaced. According to Mawhiney, that work will be farmed out to other companies. |ret||ret||tab|

"It's amazing what we have done. The fire was very devastating and we had to work hard to keep our customer base," Mawhiney said. "We've received lot of compliments from the industry on the great job we've done to meet our customers' needs. We've been in business for many years, and we are No. 1 in the seating industry. Our reputation has meant so much. Our customers were willing to be patient with us, which was a big blessing." |ret||ret||tab|

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Rogersville|ret||ret||tab|

CPA builds office, plans name change |ret||ret||tab|

John M. Reynolds, CPA, is building a 5,100-square-foot office building at 102 E. Front St. in downtown Rogersville. The company's 16 employees will move in June or July from their existing office space in the Seymour Bank in Seymour. Reynolds has applied to the secretary of state for a name change from John M. Reynolds, CPA, PC to Reynolds and Company PC. |ret||ret||tab|

The general contractor is Joe Miller of JAMCO Builders of Seymour. The building was designed by Bill Derington Architect, AIA, of Springfield.[[In-content Ad]]