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Ackerman-Estvold hires environmental specialist

Zeb Pulkinen has joined the Ackerman-Estvold Minot office as an environmental specialist. Pulkinen graduated from Minot State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in geology. Pulkinen is also trained as a civil engineering technician, with an understanding of construction plans and inspection. He will have a focus on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and will provide environmental expertise on a variety of projects throughout the region.

First Western announces staff changes

First Western Bank & Trust has announced recent position changes among staff. Melanie Hogue has accepted the position of mortgage loan originator in the Minot Region. She has been with First Western since 2017, most recently serving as a consumer lender II. Mark Medalen has accepted the position of mortgage loan originator in Minot. He started at First Western in January 2021 as a Trust Department intern. Medalen graduated from Minot State University in the spring of 2021 with a degree in finance. In June 2021, he accepted a full-time position as a consumer lender. Mike Elm, ...

New director named for Carrington Research Extension Center

CARRINGTON — Mike Ostlie has been appointed director of North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center. Ostlie has been a research agronomist at CREC since 2012. His research program focused on novel approaches to improving crop management in the Great Plains for increased productivity in the region. “I look forward to serving in this new role to foster innovative programming and research, build new relationships in the ag sector and increase our efforts to support our rural communities,” Ostlie said. The CREC is one of seven RECs that are part of the ...

New providers join Behavioral Health Services team

Trinity Health has added two providers to its Behavioral Health Services team. Bobbie Buseth, PMHNP-BC, is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and a member of Trinity’s outpatient behavioral health staff at Trinity Health Riverside. A graduate of the Dakota College at Bottineau and Williston State College nursing programs, she earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Mary, Bismarck. She worked as an RN in long term care, pediatric, primary care, and inpatient psychiatry settings before completing her Master of Science in mental health nursing from ...

JLG Architects CEO elected to AIA College of Fellows

Towner native Michelle Mongeon Allen, CEO of JLG Architects, was inducted on Feb. 18 by the American Institute of Architects into its prestigious College of Fellows. As the organization’s highest individual honor, Fellowship is awarded to fewer than 3% of the architecture profession; this year, the AIA elevated only 88 member-architects from across the country who have made significant contributions to the architecture profession. “This is a remarkable achievement. Michelle’s fundamental character is rooted in hard work, and she reframes every challenge into a unique ...

First Western Bank & Trust announces promotions

First Western Bank & Trust would like to announce the following recent promotions: Amy Makeef has been promoted to chief credit officer. Makeef is a native of Ryder and graduated from North Shore High School. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Minot State University and a master’s degree from Liberty University. She joined First Western in June 2021 and is located in Minot. Ashley Garner has been promoted to compliance auditor III. Garner grew up in Bismarck, earning her bachelor of science in business administration and marketing at University of Mary, then earning her ...