FEATURES

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EPIC COMPANIES SHOWS OFF ONE OF ITS NEW OFFICES BY ANDREW WEEKS

ON THE COVER:

THIS MONTH’S FEATURE STORY IS ABOUT MANUFACTURING IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. RANDY MOREHOUSE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTABASED FALCON PLASTICS, AMONG OTHERS, SHARES PERSPECTIVE ON THE INDUSTRY. IMAGE: COURTESY OF FALCON PLASTICS

Heidi Fritz

BELL BANK HIRES VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURY MANAGEMENT OFFICER

FARGO, N.D. • HEIDI FRITZ HAS BEEN HIRED AS VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURY MANAGEMENT OFFICER AT BELL BANK. FRITZ BEGAN HER BANKING CAREER WITH STARION BANK IN 2010, THEN WORKED FOR 10 YEARS IN TREASURY MANAGEMENT AT BREMER BANK PRIOR TO JOINING BELL. AT BELL, FRITZ PROVIDES FINANCIAL GUIDANCE AND SOLUTIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THEIR DEPOSITS, CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS. SHE IS ORIGINALLY FROM FARGO AND ATTENDED RASMUSSEN COLLEGE.

Karl Bollingberg

CORNERSTONE BANK WELCOMES BOARD MEMBER

GRAND FORKS, N.D. • KARL BOLLINGBERG JOINED THE CORNERSTONE BANK CORPORATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BRINGING EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE FROM 36 YEARS IN BANKING. RECENTLY RETIRED FROM ALERUS FINANCIAL, HE HAS WORKED IN A VARIETY OF ROLES AND SERVES AS CHAIRMAN FOR THE BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA ADVISORY BOARD AND IS THE PAST CHAIRMAN FOR THE GRAND FORKS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. A NATIVE OF NORTH DAKOTA, BOLLINGBERG GRADUATED FROM NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A DEGREE IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND SUBSEQUENTLY COMPLETED THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BANKING.