Twelve Center City Professionals Named 40 Under 40

Wednesday, May 14 2008 (04:56PM) | Posted by Rusty Worley | Downtown

The Springfield Business Journal recently recognized 40 professionals under the age of 40 for excellence in business and community involvement. Twelve of the 40 work in Center City (southwest Missouri's highest concentration of businesses and employees).

The honorees represented organizations and businesses in all three historic business districts (downtown, Commercial Street, and Walnut Street), including:

David Beach, Drury University Hammons School of Architecture

Heather Blades, Missouri State University Center for Dispute Resolution

Nicola Gilardi, Ristorante Gilardi’s

Justin Harris, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts

Rebecca McKnight, Ozarks Technical Community College

Natalie Murdock, Foundation for Springfield Public Schools

Ryan Nicholls, Greene County Office of Emergency Management

Kesha Quigg, Askinosie Chocolate

Richard Russell, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

Mark Sharp, BKD LLP

Carla Stine, Pastiche Décor & Design

Chris Swan, Butler, Rosenbury & Partners Inc.

Click here for a complete listing of the honorees from the Springfield Business Journal.