Compiled by Lauri Johnson The St. Louis region and its companies make the national news. BUILDING DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION NAMES CANNON DESIGN ONE OF BEST AEC FIRMS TO WORK FOR Architectural firm Cannon Design was chosen as a Best Architectural/ Engineering/Construction (AEC) Firm to Work For by Building Design + Construction magazine. Winners of the national competition were featured in the magazine’s May 2007 issue. “The key to Cannon Design’s success—and what separates it from many other A/E firms of equal or greater size—is the firm’s almost manic passion for professional education,” writes Editor-in-Chief Robert Cassidy. “Under CEO Gary R. Miller, Cannon Design has developed and executed an elaborate continuing education program, in the form of the Cannon Design Academy, which provides in-house and online training and education to the firm’s more than 700 employees.” The national competition recognizes architecture, engineering and construction firms that excel in innovative recruitment and retention practices, professional development, social and corporate responsibility, workplace environments, and compensation/benefits practices. BLOOMBERG TV FEATURES GREINER Bill Greiner, CEO of UMB Asset Management, appeared as a guest on Bloomberg Television’s prime-time program, “Evening Edition,” on June 28. Greiner discussed his market outlook for the remainder of 2007. BROWN SMITH WALLACE’S RISK SERVICES GROUP FEATURED IN ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY Tony Munns, co-leader of Brown Smith Wallace’s risk services group, was featured on the cover of Accounting Technology’s May 2007 issue. The article describes the growth of the firm’s risk services group from one professional to nearly 30 under the guidance of Munns and co-leader Ted Flom. In the past year alone, the group has added eight professionals and developed new products and services. THE NEW YORK TIMES PUBLISHES FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT FROM ARNOLD DONALD Arnold Donald, chief executive of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, sheds light on his upbringing and career path in a first-person account published in The New York Times on June 24. In “When Focus Leads the Way,” Donald reveals that his ability to focus on solving problems helped him create an amazing career, during which he spent 20 years at Monsanto, helped launch Merisant, and ultimately took the reins at Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International.

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