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Dunseith manufacturer awarded state investment

DUNSEITH – A manufacturer of ultralight luxury recreational vehicles was awarded $2.25 million from the North Dakota Development Fund, the North Dakota Department of Commerce announced Wednesday. Hoefer Group LLC will be located in Dunseith. The company was awarded the investment as a revolving line for inventory financing. It expects to employ more than 100 people in the Dunseith area in its manufacturing operation. The North Dakota Development Fund also loaned $89,000 to Academy of Kids Child Care Center in Grand Forks to cover renovation costs and awarded up to $1 million to ...

Roers hires Minot-area project manager

Micah Jacobsen has joined the Roers team as a project manager. He will be responsible for overseeing certain projects, creating schedules, reviewing budget, implementation and execution through completion of construction and/or qualification. Jacobsen is originally from Burlington. He attended North Dakota State University, Fargo, where he received a degree in construction management. He was a previous intern with Roers, and he has most recently worked with Mortenson. He will focus on projects in the Minot area. Roers is a Fargo-based development company specializing in ...

Town & Country names branch manager

Teona Boechler has joined Town & Country Credit Union as branch manager. Originally from Underwood, Boechler brings nine years of financial experience in banking and local government to her new role. As branch manager of the credit union’s Dakota Square location in Minot, she will be responsible for leading the branch team and growing the membership for that branch, as well as opening new deposit accounts and consumer lending. In her spare time, Boechler volunteers for the Souris Valley Animal Shelter and Trinity Homes.

Tschetter named to Barron’s national list of top financial advisors

Edward Jones financial advisor Greg Tschetter of Minot was named to Barron’s magazine’s 2022 list of America’s Top 1,200 Advisors, State by State. This is the eighth time he has been named to this prestigious list. Tschetter ranked No. 3 in North Dakota. He has served area investors for over 21 years. “Thanks to the deep relationships I have with our clients, I am able to truly understand their vision for the future and guide them toward making that a reality. Being named to the Barron’s Top 1,200 list is not only an honor, it’s a validation that these relationships are ...

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Food inflation accelerates Using multiple measures, food inflation has continued to rise sharply. The war in Ukraine has threatened wheat, corn, and vegetable oil production, dramatically increasing the input costs to grow those crops. Fuel, fertilizer, equipment costs, and availability have assured supply problems will continue for many months, if not years. Weather problems, including drought in Ukraine and the mega-drought in our Western U.S., have compounded the threats. There is talk of dire consequences, possibly even famine, in dozens of countries, such as what happened during ...

Clinical psychologist joins Trinity Health

Christine O’Riley, a board-certified clinical psychologist, has joined Trinity Health’s behavioral health team. O’Riley has 20 years of experience providing evaluation and treatment to adult patients with cognitive impairments and sleep disorders due to trauma or illnesses. She also is ...