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Jobs added for August, revised lower for June-July Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This beat estimates of 170,000 that economists had going into the report by a small margin. However, the July jobs estimate was reduced by 30,000, taking it down to 157,000, and the June estimate was reduced by 80,000, to 105,000, making it the smallest monthly gain since December 2020. This is after the June number, which was originally reported to be 209,000 jobs, was reduced by 24,000 last month, making for a total revision-lower of ...

Gate City Bank celebrates a Day of Giving

In conjunction with the bank’s 100th anniversary, Gate City Bank celebrated a Day of Giving by making donations and acts of kindness in the Minot community. Members of the Gate City Bank lending team assisted the efforts of The Title Team and the Minot Board of Realtors by providing ...

Minot agent named top producer

Shaun Sipma of Minot with North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance, based in Jamestown, was named a top producer of Annuity Sales for the company for June. Sipma has been with North Dakota Farmers Union Insurance in Minot since 2013.

Bank celebrates Magic City with special event, fund drive

Rain or shine, members of the Magic City will come out to support their community. On Thursday afternoon, First Western Bank & Trust held a community appreciation luncheon to give back to the community it serves. Although rain was pouring down, dozens of locals came to acknowledge and ...

Building Permits

July Building Permits – Yolanda Hafen, AEC Construction, 65 Mulberry LP NE, townhouse, $156,000; 63 Mulberry LP NE, townhouse, $147,000. – Big Sky Builders, Deck-A-Day, 2709 21st St. NW, deck, $19,000. – Matthew and Alexa Seehaver, Leroy’s Home Improvement, 2104 7th Ave. NW, patio door, $3,000. – Ivi Carvalho, Leroy’s Home Improvement, 305 19th St. NW, basement finish, $25,000. – Lisa A. Olson, Paul Zakopyko Services, 1525 Golden Valley Ln., 12X28-foot building and deck, $8,000. – Melissa Spellchen, 815 8th St. SE, deck, $30,000. – Shirley Braunberger, ...

Two receive community credit union designations

Two Minot credit union professionals recently completed CUNA Management School (CMS), earning their Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designations. The CCUE designation demonstrates the highest level of aptitude in credit union leadership. Earning the designations were Kelly Duchsherer, president/CEO of Affinity First Federal Credit Union, and Sandi Widdel, branch manager, North Start Community Credit Union. CMS is a three-year executive education program led by the University of Wisconsin School of Business professors, credit union professionals and industry experts. It is ...