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Advertising

Laurie Hurst joined Young & Company Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations as an account representative. Her responsibilities include new business development, as well as maintaining existing accounts. Hurst has experience in marketing, project management, customer service and Web development. She holds a bachelor of science degree in public relations from Central Missouri State University.

Wannenmacher Advertising Company announced three staff additions.

Michael Cochran returned to full-time duty as a media producer and writer for the agency. Cochran has more than 20 years of experience in broadcast media and journalism. He is a former editor of the West Plains Gazette and program director for KGBX Radio. Cochran has been associated with Wannenmacher Advertising for 12 years.

Michele Litchy joined Wannenmacher Advertising as secretary. She is attending Springfield College with a major in business management.

Tania Miller joined the staff as art director. She has nine years of experience in graphic design as well as experience in multimedia presentations and video production.

Architecture

Robert Lloyd Chipley, AIA, joined the firm of Marshall-Waters-Woody as job captain and project manager. Chipley formerly practiced in Arizona and has worked in the architecture industry in Springfield since 1983.

Communications

Bradley S. Bauer joined Telec Inc. as a sales representative for the Springfield location. Previously, Bauer worked for Atcom-Business Telephone Systems in Raleigh, N.C. At Telec, he is responsible for evaluating clients' communication needs and recommending solutions.

Finance

Shirley Grimmett was named mortgage loan officer for Firstar Bank's 3230 E. Battlefield location. She has more than 20 years of experience with mortgage lending. Previously, Grimmett worked for First Community Mortgage, Great Southern and Security State Bank. Her new duties include generating loans and working with Firstar customers to meet their home buying needs.

Chris Harville joined Liberty Bank as vice president and manager of the bank's East Sunshine location. Harville has eight years of commercial banking experience.

Pauline Hoffman joined Springfield Trust Company as vice president and administrator. She has 25 years of experience as a paralegal in estate and probate administration. Hoffman specializes in trust, estate and gift taxation.

Kirkpatrick, Phillips & Miller CPAs, PC announced two employee promotions.

Andrew C. Clemens, CPA, and Jennifer L. Martin, CPA, were promoted from staff accountants to senior accountants at KPM. Clemens and Miller hold bachelor of science degrees in accounting from SMSU. Clemens provides auditing and taxation services for clients in the financial institution industry. Martin specializes in auditing procedures for the franchise and manufacturing industries. She also performs audits of employee benefit plans and taxation services for clients.