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Trinity Health Welcomes Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Melissa Andreasen, MSN, FNP-C, has joined Trinity Health as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She is board certified by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and is well-qualified to provide compassionate, evidence-based care to children and adolescents. A graduate of Minot State University, Andreasen earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2013 and began her nursing career as an RN at Trinity Health. She served patients in the addiction services, intensive care and same day surgery units before shifting her focus to advanced practice nursing. While pursuing a Master of ...

HEI adds administrative assistant

Tessa Grabow has joined Houston Engineering, Inc.’s (HEI) Minot team as an administrative assistant. She will be the face of the company greeting clients, will lead the daily operation of administrative duties, coordinate social events for the Minot team and assist technical staff with preparing reports and other client deliverables locally and cross-office, as needed. A native of Minot, Grabow earned a general education degree from Minot State University. She previously worked as an administrative assistant for the forestry department at the Minot Park District.

Futures files

Natural gas shortage causes explosion The curtailed production and exportation of natural gas and crude oil from Russia continues to plague the world’s economy, with Europe being the most threatened. While Europe uses the gas for home heating and generation of electricity, more distant nations, especially those in South America, need nitrogen fertilizers which are made from natural gas. The short supply of pesticides, plastics, fuels, and the sanctions and transportation problems worsen the impact for virtually all industries and businesses in addition to crop producers. Natural gas ...

Loan team joins Forward Morgage

Chris Sims has joined Forward Mortgage as the director of Growth/Mortgage Broker, along with his loan-processing partner, Courtney Sims of Minot. “We are excited to make a home with Forward Mortgage and the JSE Family of Companies,” Chris Sims said. “We will assist Forward Mortgage with growth and expansion throughout our region as well as continuing to grow my personal loan production business. Our goal at Forward Mortgage is to always make the loan process simple from application to closing, educate our customers throughout the home buying journey, and ensure they feel ...

Minot agent named Realtor of the Month

Jeff Stremick was named January 2022 and February 2022 Realtor of the Month back-to-back at Signal Realty. He is an experienced commercial real estate agent and the only Realtor in Minot with a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. Although he specializes in commercial real estate, he also works with an experienced residential team for residential home searching and transactions. Stremick also enjoys being involved in and serving his community. He has volunteered for Sertoma, Farm Rescue, the Minot Planning Commission, the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce, the ...

Town & Country promotes loan supervisor

Mallory Lochthowe was recently promoted at Town & Country Credit Union. As the loan servicing supervisor, Lochthowe is now leading the credit union’s consumer and business loan servicing teams across all markets. Originally from Minot, Lochthowe joined the credit union in 2011 and has held multiple positions since then. Most recently, she served as the loan servicing supervisor for consumer lending. She holds bachelor’s degrees in management, marketing and international business from Minot State University. Lochthowe is based in the credit union’s Minot main office.