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National down day Nearly every market—domestic and foreign, farm and financial, short term and long term—took a nosedive Tuesday, right after our nation’s birthday celebration. Investors, already reeling from the worst stock market decline in 50 years, harbored little hope of recovery. Rising interest rates, war, and inflation fears pulled the rug out from stocks, bonds, and the price of crude oil, which crashed $10 per barrel. - Markets make U-turn But optimism quickly followed the wash-out as consumers mulled over the benefits of the 22 consecutive day decline in ...

How a hotel satisfaction promise has led to more discontent

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the “100% Satisfaction Guarantee” was all the rage among many hotels. The gist was simple: Encounter a problem and receive your money back. In theory, this approach addressed fairly serious issues such as early-morning pool renovations that made the jackhammer an unwelcome alarm clock. Bed bugs. No hot water. But some hospitality experts say that promise — a 100% refund if customers weren’t 100% happy — might’ve made things worse for both the customer and the hotel. “A toddler spilling yogurt may take staff longer to clean up, evolving ...

Town & Country donates to Project BEE

Town & Country Credit Union donated $15,000 to Project BEE’s capital campaign for its Broadway Circle homeless shelter and resource hub. “Project BEE has been positively impacting the Minot area since 1915 by providing shelter, resources and more to those in need. We’re excited to be ...

Eagle Award recipients announced

June recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award Program include: Josh Aga, Capital RV; Brendon Tvedt, Maysa Arena; Andrew Conrey, Marketplace Foods; Matt Sund, SRT; and Jerane Forsberg, Trinity Pain Clinic.

Aspire names mortgage loan officer

Jalisa Tinnes has been announced as the mortgage loan officer at Aspire Credit Union. Tinnes, a West Coast native, has been in Minot for eight years. During her time at Minot State University, she worked her way through college in the financial industry, learning skills in teller customer service, and mortgage loan processing post-graduation. Tinnes also has an extensive background in the nonprofit sector, where her heavy workload will transfer into portfolio management balancing. Aspire Credit Union, formerly Prairie Federal Credit Union, has served the Minot area communities ...