---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--Sturgis Economic Development Corp. Names 2014 Board STURGIS, SD (4/23/14) – At the April 8th Annual Meeting of Members of the Sturgis Economic Development Corp (SEDC), Scott Sabers (Sabers Agency) was re-elected to a three-year Board term. New board members Jeff Dragseth (CBH Cooperative) and Mutch Usera (Black Hills Corp) were also elected to serve three-year terms. Dragseth and Usera will assume the seats previously held by outgoing board members Candi Thomson and Sheryl Eisenbraun. At the April 23rd SEDC Board meeting, the 2014 slate of officers was chosen. They are: Paul Bisson (Wells Fargo Bank), Chair; Scott Sabers, Vice-Chair; and Scott Reiman (First Interstate Bank), Secretary/Treasurer. Other 2014 SEDC Board Members are: Lonnie Isam (Competition Distributing), Randy Iverson (Iverson Construction), Dan Roe (Meade County Title), Ron Rosenboom (Black Hills Special Services Cooperative), Irving Stone III (Bar-Sto Precision Machine), Daniel Ainslie (City of Sturgis), Bob Bertolotto (Meade County). Ex-officio members are: Mayor Mark Carstensen (City of Sturgis), Kirk Chaffee (Meade County), Heidi Kruse (Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce), Pat Kurtenbach (SEDC), and Vickie Harter (BHSSC).
About SEDC: SEDC is a private non-profit economic development agency formed in 1973. Its mission is to actively pursue economic development by assisting new or expanding business and industry in Sturgis and the greater Meade County area. -30For More Information: Pat Kurtenbach, SEDC President 605-347-4906 pat@sturgisdevelopment.com www.sturgisdevelopment.com