Springfield Business Journal_2020-09-28

• Free Demonstrations • Lifetime LED Systems • Locally Owned & Operated • Design, Installation, Maintenance Now showing at a home near you! 417.882.7305 NIGHTWORKSLIGHTING.COM Nightworks Artistic Lighting Transform Your Home into a Masterpiece. 4 · SBJ.NET SEPT. 28-OCT. 4, 2020 by Brent Wilson bwilson@sbj.net Banking and Finance Central Bank of the Ozarks promoted Greg Ritchie to director of business banking. He most recently was business development officer for the company and has more than 20 years of financial industry experience. The company also promoted Tyler Reid to retail officer and banking center manager at the Glen Isle branch. He previously was assistant branch manager of the branch and has more than nine years of banking expe- rience. Joel Winston was hired by the company as retail officer and banking center manager of the company’s South Campbell and James River branches. He has more than 17 years of experience in the financial industry and 18 years in re- tail management. Ashlae Cook , commercial risk account manager with Ollis/Akers/Arney, was awarded the Outstanding CSR of the Year Award by The National Alliance for Insur- ance Education and Research. The award is given for outstanding service and pro- fessionalism in Missouri, and includes a $2,000 cash prize. Cook, who has worked at Ollis/Akers/Arney since 2007, is the third employee of the Springfield-based firm to receive the award since 2016. Health Care The Hospice Foundation of the Ozarks awarded $130,202 in grants in the first round of its 2020 grant cycle to improve end-of-life care and education. Jacob’s Ladder , a residential end-of-life care facility, received two grants: $75,000 for the facility and $4,562 for the construc- tion of the Blanche Wong Memorial Gar- den. Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri were selected to receive $50,000 for a series of educational bereavement support we- binars titled, “Bereavement Care in the Midst of COVID Response and Beyond.” The Springfield-Greene County Li- brary District was chosen for $640 for a virtual community education program for end-of-life issues. Integrity Home Care and Hospice named Brad Yazell its executive direc- tor of business development. He most recently served as executive director for Hospice Compassus. Yazell is a respiratory therapist who earned a bachelor’s in health services from Missouri State University and an MBA from Louisiana State University- Shreveport. Hospitality O’Reilly Hospitality Management LLC appointed Brian Inman as general man- ager of the BigShots Golf development in northeast Springfield. He most recently was employed as the general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton in Springfield, a property owned by O’Reilly Hospitality, and previously had experience working with John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts. Manufacturing The Missouri Association of Manu- facturers Board of Directors appointed Michael Eaton as interim executive di- rector. He joined MAM in July as the marketing and development manager and has experience in health care market- ing and communication, most recently at Jordan Valley Community Health Center. Eaton was appointed following the resig- nation of Kim Inman, the organization’s top executive since November 2013. Municipal The Missouri Public Transit Associa- tion reelected City Utilities of Springfield Director of Transit Matt Crawford to its board of directors for another term. Crawford is treasurer for the associa- tion’s board. NEWSMAKERS Send your company’s new hires, promotions, aw ards and achievement s to sbj@sbj.net o r clic k “Talk to SBJ” o n our homepage. Please include job titles and relevant career and educational experiences. We’ll publish high- resolution color photos attached as space permits. LET US KNOW Send announcements to bwilson@sbj.net Winston Yazell Inman Eaton Crawford Ritchie Cook Reid CORRECTION Photos of Associated Electric Cooperative’s Jason Finke and Sean Wright were misidentified on the Sept. 14 Newsmakers page. Their photo captions should have been switched.