People on the Move 5/4/14

Blake Essner has joined the team of dentists at Bennett Family Dentistry in Cape Girardeau.

Essner practiced dentistry in Sikeston, Missouri, according to a release, and is a graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School and Southeast Missouri State University. He received his dentistry degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2014.

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Agents of Century 21 Premiere Realty and Century 21 Ashland Realty recently were honored at the St. Louis Regional Broker's Council annual awards banquet.

The Master's Emerald status, achieved by reaching over $4 million in annual sales, was awarded to Mike Leible of Premiere Realty and Dana Leming of Ashland Realty, according to a news release.

The Award of Excellence, achieved by reaching more than $3 million in annual sales, was awarded to Kim Baker and Patty Main of Ashland Realty and Faye Walborg from Premiere Realty.

Howard Alexander, Cheryl Parker, Vicki Stroud, Cathy Trentham, Herman Uelsmann, Michelle Starrett and James Seyer of Ashland Realty and Stacey Comstock, Sue Guess, Myrna Johnson, Linda Lester, Larry Lindsey, Beth Naile and Samantha Cooper of Premiere Realty were recognized for topping $1 million in annual sales, according to the release.

A team from Premiere Realty also was recognized as the No. 2 team in volume and the No. 1 team in units sold for 2014, according to the release, and the overall Premiere/Ashland Realty franchise, owned by Tim Meredith, was honored as the No. 2 producing franchise in the region in both sales volume and units sold. Premiere Realty is based in Sikeston, Missouri. Ashland Realty is based in Cape Girardeau.

-- From staff reports