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Insurance agency manager named Agent of the Year

Craig Johnson, general manager and agent at Town & Country Insurance Agency, has been named Agent of the Year by the Professional Insurance Agents of North Dakota. Craig earned this honor due to his dedicated service to the insurance industry, the Professional Insurance Agents Association and his local community. Craig has devoted much of his career to the insurance industry. Growing up on his family’s farm north of Sawyer and farming with his father led to him taking over the farm in 1995. As a farmer, Craig’s firsthand knowledge of agriculture operations and more than 30 years ...

SRT to distribute capital credits to members

SRT Communications has announced the distribution of nearly $2.4 million in credits back to its members. In a decision made by SRT’s Board of Directors, the cooperative will be issuing checks that include a portion of the 2000 allocation and a portion of the 2021 allocation. Checks will be mailed in early June. “Capital credits are one of the many ways we can provide real value to our membership. SRT looks forward to this opportunity to share in the cooperative’s financial stability and give back to our members. We are sincerely grateful to them for helping to fulfill our ...

Local realty agents recognized for sales

North Dakota’s Keller Williams Inspire Realty recognized local Minot real estate agents with awards for their 2021 performance. Award ranks are: Bronze, sales between $2 million and $4.99 million in closed volume; Silver, closed volume between $5 million and $6.99 million; Gold, closed volume between $7 million and $8.99 million; Double Gold, closed volume between $9 million and $13.99 million; Quadruple Gold, $14.7 million and $15 million in closed volume. The following percentage indicates rank among all KW agents in North America, or around 150,000 total agents. ‑ ...

Xcel recognized for climate leadership

Minneapolis — Xcel Energy was inducted into the Climate Leadership Hall of Fame May 26 for its environmental progress, having earned two Climate Leadership Awards in the past decade for industry-leading carbon reduction efforts. The company was also honored with The Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Award for its groundbreaking sustainability goals in Minnesota. The new Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and the Climate Registry (TCR), celebrates organizations that have won multiple Climate Leadership Awards over the past decade. The ...

New Caribou Coffee Cabin grand opening next Friday

With the flurry of development in southwest Minot ramping up in anticipation of the completion of the new Trinity Health Campus, the first business out of the gate will be a brand-new Caribou Coffee. Located near the intersection of 16th Street and 36th Avenue, the first small format ...

DakCU announces state’s national award winners

Town & Country Credit Union, Minot, was recognized among 2021 state-level award recipients in the National Awards Program as determined by the Credit Union National Association, according to the Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU). Honors were made during the DakCU Summit awards banquet ...