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Realtors join Preferred Partners

Dawn Rasmussen, Sheila Kubas and Shay Romich-Petron have joined Preferred Partners Real Estate. Rasmussen is a Minot native and has been a licensed Realtor for 20 years. She is involved with organizations such as Minot Association of Builders, Helping Rebuild Minot, ALS, animal rescue and animal fostering. Kubas has been a Realtor since 2011. She is originally from the Bottineau area. Romich-Petron has lived in the Minot area since 1999 and has 15 years of experience as a Realtor.

ASB’s Grundstad and Passley complete banking schools

WILLISTON — American State Bank & Trust Company Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Manager Taylor Grundstad recently graduated from the Graduate School of Banking (GSB) at Colorado in Boulder, CO. This was the 70th graduating class for the GSB, which included 141 participants from all over the United States. Over the past two years, Grundstad successfully completed the graduate level banking school, which focused on general management and technology, leadership and human resource management, financial management and lending. GSB students completed intersession projects ...

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Silver gets slammed as buck gets boosted Silver, gold, platinum, and copper all took it on the chin after the retail sales report was released by the Census Bureau Thursday. The report indicated retail sales increased sharply when a drop in sales was anticipated due to Covid-19. The rationale for the heavy metal selling was that more robust sales indicate less need for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to boost the economy. Lower rates tend to stimulate inflation so metal traders dumped silver and gold positions they were holding onto in expectation of lower retail ...

Reynolds celebrates 75 years in business

On Aug. 25, Reynolds Insurance Agency in New Town celebrated is 75th anniversary with an open house. A memory lane spanning the years 1946 - 2021 was set up in the meeting room with pictures, awards, and memorabilia items on display for visitors to view. Hardin Reynolds established ...

Manchin favors trimming Biden budget plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator vital to the fate of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan for social and environmental spending said Sunday he won’t support even half that amount or the ambitious timetable envisioned for passing it. The stand by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was described as unacceptable by the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, who is helping craft the measure. But Democrats have no votes to spare if they want to enact Biden’s massive “Build Back Better” agenda, with the Senate split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris the tiebreaker if ...

4 ways to manage retirement health care costs

(AP) — Health care in retirement is a big-ticket item. Experts estimate that an average 65-year-old retired couple in 2021 would need about $300,000 in after-tax savings earmarked for health care costs in their post-work life, even with Medicare, according to Fidelity. The totals are daunting, but you can take steps to keep costs as low as possible with the right planning, good insurance choices and a healthy understanding of your conditions and coverage. Try these strategies — now and in retirement — to help control your health care bills. 1. Take advantage of an HSA A ...