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Gillihan promoted at First International

First International Bank & Trust has promoted Heather Gillihan to Director of Risk Management. Heather currently oversees the Compliance and Audit Departments, which will now include the BSA/Fraud and Appraisal teams. Gillihan started working at FIBT in June of 1996. She has held numerous positions such as Personal Banker, Loan Associate, Loan Officer, Credit Reviewer, Compliance Officer, and most recently the Director of Audit and Compliance. Heather is located at the Minot Broadway office. Gillihan graduated from Minot High School in 1991 and Minot State University in 1996 with ...

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African swine fever presses pigs lower So far, North American pig farms have been free of African Swine Fever (ASF). No longer. It has been found in the Dominican Republic. Some think it’s not a matter of “if” ASF comes to the U.S. but “when” because the virus is highly contagious. It doesn’t infect people, but people can unknowingly spread it. Ticks, infected feed, and other contact with the virus are how it’s transmitted. The U.S. banned pork from the Dominican Republic in the early 1980s in response to a different swine fever strain. That ban remains in place. ...

Dominic Anderson named nursery technician

The NDSU-North Dakota Forest Service welcomes Dominic Anderson as the new Nursery Technician at Towner State Nursery. Anderson began his duties on July 6. The Nursery Technician is responsible for all routine operations associated with greenhouse seedling production at the state’s only evergreen nursery. He will be assisting with packaging of nursery stock, preparing tree orders, assisting with irrigation of field and greenhouse stock, and assisting customers. He comes to the agency with a degree from Dakota College at Bottineau and over a decade of experience in horticulture in ...

Hardmayer on board with Cornerstone

Recently retired President and CEO of Bank of North Dakota Eric Hardmeyer will continue to share his wealth of banking expertise as he joins the Cornerstone Bank Corporate Board. “I am pleased to welcome Eric Hardmeyer to our Corporate Board of Directors,” said Chairman Gary Petersen. “His broad experience not only in banking but also North Dakota economics will bring immense value to our organization and the banking community.” Originally from Mott, Hardmeyer is the tenth of twelve children in his family. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1985 with degrees ...

Telesz to lead Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Basin Electric Power Cooperative has announced that Todd Telesz will lead the cooperative as chief executive officer and general manager beginning Sept. 1. Basin Electric Board of Directors’ President Wayne Peltier made the announcement. “Todd brings experience and a proven track record of success in finance and energy, which will be invaluable in meeting our cooperative’s goals and objectives,” he said. Telesz, from Parker, Colo., graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics with a dual concentration in finance and strategic ...

Several hires at First Western Bank & Trust Main Branch

Amy Makeef joins the First Western Bank & Trust team as the Assistant Chief Credit Officer. Makeef is a native of Ryder and graduated from North Shore High School. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Minot State University and Master’s degree from Liberty University. She brings with her over 21 years of banking and financial experience. John Leddon serves as Investment Officer at First Western Bank & Trust. He grew up in Minot and graduated from Minot State University with a bachelor’s in finance. He went on to earn his MBA from Southeastern Oklahoma State and has worked in the ...