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Financial agency earns client service award

Legacy Financial Partners, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has earned the Ameriprise Client Experience Award for 2025. Legacy Financial Partners was honored with this award because of its ability to consistently deliver personalized, goal-based advice and exceptional client service. Award recipients earned an overall client satisfaction rating equal to or greater than 4.9 out of 5.0 and maintained stellar business results. The award represents an elite group of Ameriprise advisers recognized as leaders for their commitment to making a ...

Dakota Square Mall names new general manager

Robin Hofer recently joined Dakota Square Mall's management team as the property's general manager, according to CBL Properties. Hofer will work with leasing and operations to enhance the property's tenant mix as well as develop partnerships that will strengthen the customer experience. He ...

Lignite council selects VP of research, development

The Lignite Energy Council has named Jason Laumb as vice president of research and development. Laumb will join the organization in May and will succeed Mike Holmes, who is stepping down after over 25 years of service advancing lignite research and technology initiatives. Laumb brings nearly three decades of experience in energy systems research and development. He most recently served as director of Advanced Energy Systems Initiatives at the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, where he worked on advanced power systems, carbon capture, ...

Seasons change, patterns of fish, wildlife change

Whether you go by the calendar or conditions on the ground, winter in North Dakota is always a season of transition. Officially, the books say it starts Dec. 21 and wraps up March 21. For me, winter started with a true cold and snow snap just before Thanksgiving. For some, it didn't truly ...

Dakota Gardener: Don’t let Mother Nature fool you

The days are getting longer. In the month of February, we gain about an hour and half of daylight from the beginning of the month to the end of the month. February always feels like the turning point of winter to me. I learned a new term, "solar spring," from a news clip, and it occurs from ...