BUSINESS PEOPLE
BANKING
Alison Miller Melson has joined Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield as vice president of corporate marketing. Melson will have responsibility for all marketing and communications strategies, public relations and consumer experience for Arkansas Blue Cross.
LEGAL
Amanda Orcutt Mitchell, has joined the firm Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. as counsel.
MEDICINE
Sean Morell, M.D., has joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences as specialist in hand surgery.
Premier Gastroenterology announced it recently added clinical and administrative staff. Betsy Day has joined Premier as an on-site registered dietician and Todd
Greer has joined Premier Gastroenterology as chief operating officer.
MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT
Magna IV has hired four new employees at its Little Rock office. They are: Doug Billups, director of operations; Darrell Jamieson, estimator and planner; Brad
Keating, account executive; and Crystal Pelton, customer service representative. The company also recently promoted Autumn Williams to controller.
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership announced the hiring of Ellen Lampe as director of communications.
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has promoted Christin Byrd to the marketing and communications team’s creative services manager.
UTILITIES
Conway Corp. recently promoted Terry Stewart to senior lineman, Aaron Reynolds to broadband premises expert and Natalie Arnold to engineering project coordinator and data specialist.
WHERE TO SEND NOTICES
Notices of executive promotions, new hires or job changes should be sent to: People Editor; Business News Department; Arkansas DemocratGazette; P.O. Box 2221; Little Rock, Ark. 72203, or by e-mail to news@arkansasonline.
com. Notices should be limited to a few paragraphs and may be accompanied by a photograph, preferably a glossy black and white, which will be used on a space available basis. Photos cannot be returned.