BAHR VERMEER HAECKER ARCHITECTS: Announced that Jim Berg, a senior principal of the firm, has assumed management of the Colorado Springs office.
OSKAR BLUES BREWERY: Hired Jeff Nickel as the head of beer production. Nickel was formerly at Molson Coors as part of a team responsible for creating and developing new beers.
PENROSE-ST. FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES: Appointed Danny Reeves as interim chief financial officer. Penrose-St. Francis also hired Stacey Knott as public information officer.
BENEFITS & INCENTIVES GROUP INC.: Recruited Kandy Biesterfeld and Laurie Gerdes as vice presidents and senior consultant/producers.
FIRSTBANK HOLDING CO.: Awarded four-year scholarships to University of Colorado at Boulder students Briton Bock, from Battle Mountain High School in Eagle; Cole Bostrom, Brush High School in Brush; Jesse Fife, Fruita Monument High School, Fruita; Emilio Lone Elk, Prairie High School, New Raymer; and Lisa Meleney, Heritage High School, Littleton.
JACKSON KELLY: Added Samuel L. Reid and John G. Bradbury as associates.
KEY EQUIPMENT FINANCE: Appointed James O. Ray as vice president of client services.
ARS INC.: Promoted Scott Reynolds to president.
HENSLEY KIM & HOLZER: Added lawyers Eric Drennan and Anthony R. Morris to its intellectual-property group.
THE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRISTS IN VISION DEVELOPMENT: Designated Meghan R. Hayes of Denver as a certified optometric vision therapist.
U.S. BANK: Promoted Erick Kidd to regional manager for in-store banking in the new mountain region, which includes Colorado and Utah.
THE WEST CHAMBER SERVING JEFFERSON COUNTY: Will honor Melanie Nuchols, Evergreen Chamber of Commerce; Jan Podoll, CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties; Karen Harkin, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority; Kathleen Stapleton, Seniors’ Resource Center in Lakewood; Tracy Houston, Board Advisory Services; Kathy Mayer, Flight for Life; Eva Graziano, Red Rocks Community College Law Enforcement Academy; Denise Patrick, Re/Max Alliance & Mountain Peace Shelter in Pine; Diedra Garcia, DRG Construction Corp.; and Mary Russell, Jefferson County Workforce Center, for their contributions to family, community and workplace in 2008 at its Celebrate Women event on Nov. 14.
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