Springfield Business Journal_2019-02-25

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Manufacturers Impacting our Economy in the Ozarks Call Rich or Lowell “Attention to details is the reason we keep coming back to Rich Kramer.” Craig Burrell, Plant Manager ABEC, Inc 50 · SBJ.NET FEB. 25-MARCH 3, 2019 employed full-time.  Those leaving prisons today are return- ing to a market with low unemployment rates – 3.1 percent statewide in Decem- ber 2018 – and employers are in a hiring mood, Jacobs said. “Employers can’t find enough people to fill entry-level positions,” she said, adding she focuses on educat- ing employers on the viability of former inmates in the workforce. “I hear from employers all the time that they’re turning away business because they cannot fill their open positions. We have got this un- tapped workforce in our prisons, and a lot of these people are very skilled. They have the ability to be really solid members of the workforce. They just need that chance.” Making a connection One of those em- ployers is Third Street Sportswear Manufac- turing Inc. in Ozark. Co-owner Becky Thomas said the 33-year-old, family- run business currently employs 50, but is looking for more. “I need to hire more, but can’t find them,” she said. After hearing about the DOC’s re-entry program 18 months ago, Thomas has ac- tively sought potential employees at the Women’s Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia. She made her first hire from the facility around a year ago, and that employee continues to work for the children’s clothing manufacture. She’s since hired five others released from the prison. “We’re specifically hiring in- dustrial sewing machine operators,” Thomas said, adding she’s conducted job interviews over the phone, online and in person at the prison. “That’s a skill set that’s seldom taught anywhere, so we have a really unique relationship going with the Department of Corrections because I found out they actually do train that. It’s a skill set that’s actually a job, so women are choosing to take a job learning how to sew there in the prison system.” Another local con- nection into the state prison system was established last summer, said Carmen May, workforce development director with the Missouri Job Center. She FROM THE COVER ON THE RECORD Deeds of Trust and Mortgages Listed here are deeds of trust and mortgages, in amounts of $100,000 or more, filed for public record in Greene County by grantor, grantee, note amount and legal description of the property involved in the transaction. Feb. 8-14, 2019 Amerisave Mortgage Corp. to Barbara J. Hammock; 105,000; L26, Abbey Lane. Arvest Bank to Luke Smith; 155,000; sec. 27, twp. 31, range 22, NW. Arvest Bank to Alice Traczyk; 136,345; L21, Briarwood Terrace. Arvest Bank to Drake and Randi Kerr; 206,043; L26, Hunts, E.E. addition. Arvest Bank to Allison C. and Paul J. Scowden; 161,405; L15, Sunshine Es- tates, Phase I. Arvest Bank to 3623 East Sunshine LLC; 3,080,000; L1 and 3, Eastwood Hills South. Assemblies of God Credit Union to Evan K. Johnson; 124,063; L2, Highland Park Town Center. BancorpSouth Bank to Barbara C. Worm- ington; 146,301; L21, Hilltop Heights. BancorpSouth Bank to Cronkhite Homes LLC; 132,000; L1, Monte Cristo, Phase V. BancorpSouth Bank to SFH Real Estate LLC; 730,128; L5, Yorkshire. Bank of America to Crossroads Landing LLC; 240,000; sec. 9, twp. 28, range 23, SE. Bent Horn Properties LLC to D&C Prop- erties of Missouri LLC; 130,000; L15, Meadowridge. BluCurrent Credit Union to William and April Burke; 101,200; L10, Linwood Heights. BluCurrent Credit Union to Michael and Kimberly Conrad; 240,000; L26, Olde Ivy. BluCurrent Credit Union to Jeffery A. and Melissa M. Howell; 103,000; sec. 17, twp. 31, range 20, SE. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Turner Res- idential Holding LLC; 152,471; L31, Westwood, Phase III. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Turner Res- idential Holding LLC; 155,438; L30, Westwood, Phase III. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Turner Res- idential Holding LLC; 154,700; L29, Westwood, Phase III. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Sean and Kimberly McQueary Trust; 311,450; L5, Cobblestone Creek. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Shawn D. and Kerry L. Turner; 625,000; sec. 18, twp. 28, range 22, NW. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Bonita E. Withers Trust; 135,000; L16, English Oaks, Phase IV. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Michael Andrew and Jean N. Moore; 292,000; L33-34, Coppermill Estates. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Cronkhite Investments LLC; 1,966,037; L1, 5 and 25-26, Monte Cristo, Phase II. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Garton 3 LLC; 4,000,000; sec. 3, twp. 28, range 23, NE. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Mark and Mary Hughes; 119,225; L42, Stone Ridges. Central Bank of the Ozarks to Controlled Burn LLC; 991,100; sec. 13, twp. 28, range 20, SW. Central Bank of the Ozarks to John Ethan and Sara Forhetz; 298,000; L87, Olde Ivy. City of Springfield to Mesop Properties LLC; 107,500; L1, Highland Gardens. City of Springfield to Mesop Properties LLC; 107,500; L2, Highland Gardens. CMG Financial to Bradley and Michelle Lafollette; 246,500; sec. 16, twp. 30, range 20, NE. DAS Acquisition Co. LLC to Rachel Gardner; 129,117; L15, Sunshine Es- tates, Phase I. DAS Acquisition Co. LLC to Michael T. and Myra J. Houge; 206,150; L4, Southern Hills of Springfield. DAS Acquisition Co. LLC to Elizabath Blomenkamp; 126,663; L13, Roundtree Ridge. DAS Acquisition Co. LLC to Mark and Amanda Trivitt; 164,465; L41, Shad- owood. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. to Paul and Brenda Morgan; 152,884; L61, The Village addition. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. to Jestine L. and Phillip J. Becker; 174,529; L10, Cherry Hills, first ad- dition. FCS Financial to Timothy Lane and Tammy Lynn Underwood and Hazel Pauline Baker; 886,000; sec. 20, twp. 31, range 24, SE and NW. First Community Mortgage Inc. to Sandra D. and Robert L. Keltner; 220,000; sec. 22, twp. 28, range 24, NE. First Integrity Mortgage Services Inc. to Samuel K. and Kristina M. Nichols; 175,757; L9, Kay Pointe, Phase VI. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Christopher R. Chezem and Allie N. Quackenbush; 259,000; L2-3, Hillside Acres. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Branson Robert and Emily Alyssa Crewse; 133,131; L9, Highland Meadows, Phase III. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Bradley and Kristi Felker; 186,247; L1, Monte Cristo, Phase III. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Stevey and Jason Brewer; 175,500; sec. 15, twp. 30, range 22, SW. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Craig and Kristen Thornton; 218,405; L46, Hickory Ridge Estates, first addition. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to David Dorey and Lori Baker-Dorey; 204,250; L50, Frisco Trails. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Caleb B. and Celena A. Murphy; 123,226; L37, Mockingbird Hill, first addition. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Tiffany and Jacob Havlin; 165,300; L7, Cambridge Terrace. Flat Branch Mortgage Inc. to Randy A. and Stacy L. Harp; 192,500; L5, Wild Horse, Phase I. Continued from page 48 19,000 Average number of individuals released annually from state prisons Prison: Local factories hire skilled felons Continued from page 1