People on the Move 04/02/12

Buffalo Wild Wings honors local general manager

Jerry Lynn

Bill Zellmer, franchise owner and operator of six Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar restaurants, has announced that Jerry Lynn, Cape Girardeau's general manager, has won the 2011 Grand Prix Manager top award. Lynn was evaluated at the corporate level, competing against 54 others in the region of the more than 800-unit chain made up of both corporate and franchise-owned restaurants. He has been on the management team since the Cape Girardeau restaurant opened in August 2002. Lynn previously collected this honor and a bonus vacation in 2006 and 2008.

Miracle-Ear employees recognized for efforts

Joyce Hill Cooley and Cynthia Bradley of the local Miracle-Ear franchise were awarded for their excellence in continuing education by the Missouri Hearing Society at its annual convention and education seminar in Kansas City, Mo. Franchise owner Cooley received the Platinum Award for 36 hours of excellence in continuing education while Bradley received the Gold Award for 24 hours. The Missouri Hearing Society also recognizes those putting forth extra effort in advanced training in hearing instrument dispensing in 2011. Staff members Katie Issgrigs and Beth Eschmann also attended the two day meeting.

Charter promotes Gamel to business account executive

Matt Gamel was recently promoted to Charter business major account executive, focusing on fiber sales throughout Southeast Missouri. He will have sales responsibility for strategic communication solutions including fiber optic Internet, Wide Area Networking and PRI voice services for business customers. Gamel has been a Charter business associate for five years. He has more than 10 years of industry experience.

Big River Broadband announces contest winner

Big River Broadband of Farmington, Mo., recently announced the winner of its first "This Is Big" video contest and the $2,500 first place prize. Bryan Schilligo of Cape Girardeau and his team won first place for their video "Stuck in the Past" after receiving the most votes in the final round of the competition. The video highlights the new and advanced broadband spectrum that Big River Broadband is deploying across a seven-county region in Southeast Missouri. The contest theme was to have community members create a video, no more than one minute in length, explaining what the phrase "This Is Big" means to them. Since the contest began Jan. 15, 46 videos were submitted and more than 75,000 votes were cast. Each week in March brought another elimination vote-off as Big River narrowed from 46 videos, to 10 videos, then down to six videos, then three and finally down to the top video.

-- From staff reports