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Volume 4, Number 11
| | Hometown Bank: keeping communities strong
CATHAGE, Mo. — "Carthage is the home for several of the founders that decided to start Hometown Bank," said Lonnie Heckmaster, president and chief executive officer. "We felt like we had a good following of customers and a good shareholder base in Carthage."
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|  | Arvest recognized by ABA
Arvest Bank received national recognition for its contributions to the community at the Feb. 17 American Bankers Association National Conference for Community Bankers in Phoenix. The bank was recognized for its efforts in the Building with Habitat for Humanity category.
| | | How to keep your sales from running out of gas
Most of us have figured out that it's smart to have a least a few gallons of gas in the tank at all times. And it's not very bright to see how far we can go before running out of gas. A couple of "come and get me" calls is usually all it takes before we get the message to head for the gas station before disaster strikes.
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| | Jill Hulsey
Jill Hulsey has been named vice president and manager of the Community Bank & Trust Financial Center. She will oversee the Financial Center's offices in Neosho and Joplin.
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| | Ivan Crossland Jr.
Pittsburg State University honored alumni Ivan Crossland Jr. with the Dr. Ralph J. Thomas Distinguished Service Award at the annual Apple Day ceremony March 5.
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| | PSU instructor wins international award
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Changing times demand changing technologies, and Linda Grilz is doing her part to keep Pittsburg State University students up-to-date in the printing industry.
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| | PSU: Outstanding faculty recognized
Three veteran Pittsburg State University professors were named the 2009 Robert K. Ratzlaff Outstanding Faculty Award winners during the Apple Day Convocation.
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| | Donald D. Dailey
Donald D. Dailey, commander's representative at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons, Kan., was recognized by the U.S. Army with the Commanders Award for Civilian Service during the recent deactivation ceremony at the base.
| | | Freeman Women's Center celebrates grand opening
JOPLIN, Mo. — "A new era in women's healthcare at Freeman began last November with the opening of the Freeman Women's Center," Gary Duncan, president and chief executive of Freeman Health System told the audience that gathered March 12 in the lobby of the Women's Pavilion.
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| | Med-Flight opens new station in Nevada
Joplin Business Journal
NEVADA, Mo. – St. John's MedFlight will host and open house to celebrate the opening of its new base located at the Nevada Municipal Airport. The celebration will take place March 26 at 11:30 a.m. at the Nevada Municipal Airport, East U.S. Highway 54.
| | | Precision Aero Services celebrates five years
NEVADA, Mo. — Founded in Hot Springs, Ark., in 1999, privately-owned Precision Aero Services Inc., is a Federal Aviation Administration-approved aircraft maintenance facility specializing in the manufacturing, inspection, repair, modification, and overhaul for sheet metal, structural, bonded, and composite airframe assemblies on commercial, regional, corporate, and military aircraft.
The week's feature highlights the work and capabilities of Precision Aero Services as they celebrate their fifth year of business in Nevada.
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| | Shuttle carrying EP batteries to ISS
Joplin Business Journal
JOPLIN, Mo. – EaglePicher Technologies, LLC, a leading producer of batteries and energetic devices for the defense, space and commercial industries, announced March 23 it supplied nickel hydrogen battery cells to Space Systems/Loral for the International Space Station.
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| | Jim Bishop
Pittsburg State University honored alumni Jim Bishop with the Dr. Ralph J. Thomas Distinguished Service Award at the annual Apple Day ceremony March 5.
| | | Holding it together when times are tough
Prospering through recessions and depressions from one who has done both, successful entrepreneur and businessman Dick Gunther offers his advice for getting through tough times - tips that apply to business as well as your personal life
| | | BUSINESS PROFILE: The Hunte Corporation ~ Transforming the industry
GOODMAN, Mo. — Andrew Hunte had been in the show dog industry since he was 10 years old. He began working at a pet retail store in Florida over twenty years ago, and he didn't like what he saw. Though many share Hunte's discomfort and even disdain for the industry's infamous characteristics (cramped living conditions, malnutrition, inhumane transportation methods), few have done as much to change the industry as Hunte has.
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| | Polymer Center to receive $1.3 million for research, jobs
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Kansas Polymer Research Center at Pittsburg State University has announced the nod for nearly $1.3 million in federal money from the 2009 omnibus bill, providing the award-winning center with funding that will support additional research and jobs in agriculture and bio-based product technology.
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| | Backup or die ~ Stronghold Data
Robert L. Roach, Journal Senior Staff Reporter
CARTHAGE, Mo. — "Backup is the bane of the information technology industry," said James Richards, chief operating officer and part-owner of Stronghold Data. "Industry data shows that when people go to restore data that was lost, 70 percent of them were unable to do it – and they thought they could."
Lost data is more than the inconvenience of having to recreate some files, Richards said. "The Small Business Administration says that when small- and medium-size businesses lose data that is essential to their business, 90 percent of them are out of business within two years."
Senior Staff Reporter Robert L. Roach looks at how a regional firm helps back up vital business data for companies here and around the world.
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| | Miami visitor information detailed in new guide
MIAMI, Okla. — The latest in attractions, dining, entertainment and recreational opportunities offered in Miami, Okla., are featured in the newly released 2009 edition of the Miami Visitor Guide.
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| | Con-way Truckload recognized by TCA
JOPLIN, Mo. — Con-way Truckload, a full truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), announced March 11 that the Truckload Carriers Association named the company as "Best Fleet to Drive For."
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| | Watco founder passes
Joplin Business Journal
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Charles R. "Dick" Webb, 70, of Pittsburg, Kan., died March 23, 2009 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. surrounded by his family. He was the founder and chairman of Watco Companies Inc., a rail service provider in Pittsburg.
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