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Eagle Awards announced for August

Business

August Eagle Awards for customer service, announced by the Minot Area Chamber EDC, are: Paige Ackerman, Trinity Health; Landyn Almy, Minot’s Finest Collision Center; Justin Appelget, Cash Wise Foods; Bob Barnard, First Lutheran Church; Carter Bechtold, Mowbray & Son; Axel Beckett, Axel’s Pet Sitting; Phyllis Burckhard, Staybridge Suites; Madysen Chase, Minot Family YMCA; Carissa Colon, First Light Home Care; Sage Feist, Magic City Daycare; Karen Foley, Minot State University; Harvey Haglin, Rebel Athletics of Minot; Kellie Harvey, Kellie Photography; Angie Heintz, Trinity Health ...

Commerce Department earns special accreditation

Business

BISMARCK – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has accredited the North Dakota Department of Commerce as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO), making North Dakota one of only three states to earn the designation. IEDC awards AEDO status through a two-phase review that includes a documentation assessment and an onsite evaluation. The process measures an organization’s structure, programs, staff and overall effectiveness in advancing economic development. Accredited organizations must maintain the designation through a review every three years. ...

Trinity names Materials Management director

Business

Trinity Health has announced Adrian Buller as its new director of Materials Management, bringing more than 10 years of healthcare supply chain experience to the organization. Buller will oversee Trinity Health’s overall supply chain operations, including procurement, inventory control, distribution, courier services, and vendor relationships. He previously served as manager of Materials Management for an independent nonprofit on the North Oregon coast, following leadership roles in healthcare materials management across Alaska, New Mexico and Arizona.

ND Global Talent Summit highlights workforce solutions

Business

BISMARCK — The Global Talent Summit on Thursday, Sept. 3, brought together more than 100 employers and workforce partners to explore strategies for strengthening North Dakota’s talent pipeline through global recruitment and effective integration, according to North Dakota Department of Commerce information. Gov. Kelly Armstrong and First Lady Kjersti Armstrong opened the event with remarks on the state’s workforce future and the importance of global talent in long-term economic growth. “North Dakota’s greatest strength is our people and our willingness to innovate,” said ...

A Second Look: Scandinavians bring Lutheran tradition

Arts and Entertainment

When McHenry County and northern Stevens County – which became Ward County in May, 1885 – were settled in the early 1880s, there was a distinctively Scandinavian milieu within the populations of both counties. According to the 1885 census, McHenry County had fifty heads of households ...

REFLECTIONS: Have you lost your mind?

Religion

Do you think money grows on trees? Do I look like I was born yesterday? How many times do I have to tell you…? These are examples of rhetorical questions we use from time to time when we are not really asking for an answer but hoping that the hearer rethinks their choices. There are many ...