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|bold_on|Tristan Davies was named director of communications for Drury University. Davies joined Drury's staff in 2000 as the assistant director for public relations and publications, and news director. Prior to that, he was a reporter and producer for KY3. As director of communications, Davies oversees the production of several recruiting and informational publications and coordinates the university's dealings with the media. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Amy Bass rejoined The Empire District Electric Company as director of corporate communications. Bass, a graduate of Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's degree in education, was the director of school relations for the Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School. In her previous employment with Empire, Bass served the company in customer service, public information and corporate communications. She is responsible for customer and employee communications, advertising and media relations. |ret||ret||tab|

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Great Southern Bank announced two staff additions. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Terry Ikerd joined the bank as an assistant vice president of commercial lending. Ikerd has more than 11 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining Great Southern, he was vice president of construction and commercial loans for Polk County Bank. In his new position, Ikerd originates and services commercial loans.|bold_on| |bold_on||ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Debra Perry also joined the bank as an assistant vice president of commercial lending. She has more than five years of experience in commercial lending, and she worked for Metropolitan Bank as a credit review analyst prior to her new position. Her responsibilities also include originating and servicing commercial loans. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|John Farthing was promoted to first vice president of investments for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Inc. Farthing has been with the company since 1988. He began as an investment executive, and became a certified investment management consultant in 1997. Farthing specializes in managed assets and municipal bond portfolios.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Carolyn Hoffman was promoted to second vice president of investments at Salo-mon Smith Bar-ney. She has been with the company for three years. Hoffman is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia and Drury College. She works with individuals and business clients to help them reach their financial goals. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Sherry L. Furstenberg was promoted to assistant vice president and credit manager for Commerce Bank. She has more than 20 years of experience with Commerce Bank, serving as a credit analyst prior to her promotion. In her new position, Furstenberg manages the credit department and loan reviews for Commerce's commercial lending division in the Springfield region. |ret||ret||tab|

Firstar Bank announced the addition of three new senior vice presidents in commercial lending. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Robert Berlin has 22 years of experience in the banking industry, with 17 of those in commercial lending. He is a graduate of Southwest Missouri State University and the National Commercial Lending School. |ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Tim Swan has 26 years of experience in real estate and lending. Swan has a bachelor's degree in finance and a master's in business administration from SMSU and he is a certified general real estate appraiser.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Jay P. Titus is a graduate of Drury University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with an emphasis in management and economics. Titus has eight years of lending experience.|ret||ret||tab|

Signature Bank announced three staff addtitions. |bold_on| |bold_on||ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Patty Allen joined the bank as a teller for its new location at 4039 S. Kansas Expwy. She has more than six years of experience in the banking industry, working most recently with Firstar Bank prior to her new position.|bold_on| |bold_on||ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Christy Bradshaw and |bold_on|Stephanie Callahan joined Signature Bank as personal banking representatives. Bradshaw has more than 12 years of experience in the banking industry. Working previously for Commerce Bank. Callahan has a bachelor's degree in finance from SMSU, and she has more than five years of experience in the banking industry. |ret||ret||tab|

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Manufacturing|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|Jerry P. Robertson was named national sales manager for Nixa-based Embroidery House. He assists clients with managing their corporate images through the sale of logoed apparel and premiums. Robertson has more than 20 years of experience in the corporate apparel and promotional products industry. He will supervise Embroidery House's office in Oklahoma City.|ret||ret||tab|

|bold_on|Todd Stanfield was promoted to vice president of customer service for EFCO. Stanfield is a graduate of Drury University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree and a master's degree in business administration. Stanfield was EFCO's director of customer service. His duties include overseeing company-wide customer service commitment.|ret||ret||tab|

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