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NORDBERG NAMED U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION’S REGION VIII ADMINISTRATOR

WASHINGTON – Daniel Nordberg will oversee U.S. Small Business Administration programs, offices and operations in Colorado, North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, the SBA’s Region VIII, announced U.S. SBA administrator Linda McMahon.

The Region VIII office is based in Denver.

Nordberg was a three-time elected state representative for 75,000 constituents in House District 14 in the Colorado General Assembly.

Before serving in the Legislature, Nordberg worked as district director for U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo.

Born and raised in Colorado, Nordberg graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He and his wife Maura, a school psychologist, are the parents of three children.

Three At Klj Earn Professional Licenses

BISMARCK, N.D. – Jake Braunagel, Jordan Gerber, and Alex Goerke have earned professional engineering (PE) licenses in various states, engineering firm KLJ announced.

Braunagel earned his license in Minnesota. He works in KLJ’s Sioux Falls, S.D., office and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University. He is also licensed in North and South Dakota.

Gerber earned his license in North Dakota. He works in the company’s West Fargo office and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University.

Goerke earned his license in Minnesota. He works in KLJ’s St. Paul office and earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Dakota State University.

BISMARCK, N.D. – CHI St. Alexius Health is pleased to welcome nurse practitioners Kristie Todd-Reisnour and Amy Wilkens to its new primary care clinic in Bismarck.

Todd-Reisnour received her bachelor of science in nursing from Medcenter One College of Nursing in Bismarck, and earned her master of science in nursing from University of Mary in Bismarck.

Wilkens received her bachelor of science in nursing from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D. and her doctorate of nursing practice from the University of Wyoming. She is board certified by and a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Fenger And Swartz Join Houston Engineering

FARGO, N.D. – Two new hires have joined Houston Engineering in Fargo: Quinn Fenger and Sami Swartz.

Fenger is joining HEI’s Proposal Team as a proposal assistant where he will help with proposal and qualifications preparation. Originally from Cottonwood, Minn., Fenger earned his bachelor’s degree in English from Minnesota State University, Moorhead. He also holds a certificate in publishing.

Swartz is joining the company’s GIS Team in Fargo as a GIS technician, where she will be supporting the environmental science group.

She is originally from Grafton, N.D., and graduated from the University of North Dakota with a bachelor’s degree in geography and wildlife biology in 2017. She previously interned for KLJ in Bismarck, N.D.