Showcase of Business

Two local races are a focus of this election in the city and county. Minot City Council and Ward County Commission both have openings this November 8. There are two candidates running for one spot on the Minot City Council. They are current city alderman, appointed by the mayor for the past 3 months to fill his vacant spot on the council, Roscoe Streyle from United Community Bank and Scott Burlingame from Independence Inc. The Ward County Commission has four people running for two spots on their board. They are; Incumbent John Fjeldahl, Lance Makeeff, Jason Olson and Alan Walter. Visit https://www.co.ward.nd.us/262/Elections for more information. 2022 General Election - November 8th

Early Voting: October 31st through November 4th & 7th from 10am - 6pm at the Ward County Administration Building Election Day Voting Centers: *Ward County Voters can vote at any of the centers* • State Fair Center (Minot), 2005 E Burdick Expy, Minot ND 58701 • Maysa Arena (Minot), 2501 W Burdick Expy, Minot ND 58701 • Berthold Senior Center, 309 Main Street N, Berthold ND 58718 • Ryder City Hall, 260 N Main Street, Ryder ND 58779 • Kenmare Memorial Hall, 5 3rd St NE, Kenmare, ND 58746 • Sawyer City Hall, 104 Dakota Ave, Sawyer, ND 58781

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The Minot Area Chamber EDC Showcase of Business presented by SRT will take place November 17 at the ND State Fair Center Magic Place from 5 to 8 p.m. This year's theme is Back to the 80s. Dress up in your favorite acid wash jeans with your high hair and leg warmers and join us! Let’s get together and support business to business networking, showcase what makes your business unique and have a little fun at the same time. Showcase features 70 booths with food and a cash bar. Platinum Sponsor - $1,000 – Includes three 10 x 10 booths and 30 admission tickets along with a quarter page ad in the Minot Area Chamber EDC Communicator Gold Sponsor - $500 – Includes two 10 x 10 booths and 20 passes for event 15 x 15 booth - $300 – Includes 8-foot table with two chairs and 3 passes for event 10 x 10 booth - $200 – Includes 8-foot table with two chairs and two passes for event Visit www.minotchamberedc.com and click on November 17 to register.

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GNDC ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 2023, NAMES EXECUTIVE TEAM

The Greater North Dakota Chamber (GNDC) announces the appointment of five new board members to its Board of Directors, as well as the full slate of officers for 2023. Joining the Board is Ryan Ackerman – Ackerman-Estvold, Paula Anderson – Sterling Carpet One, Don Campbell – Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota, Mike Heger – BNI Energy, and Todd Schaffer – Sanford Health. “Our Board Members each play a crucial role in cultivating our organization’s business advocacy efforts. We are glad to welcome new board members to the team,” stated Arik Spencer, GNDC President and CEO. “These individuals came strongly recommended for their organizational and community leadership.” In addition, Nick Hacker – The Title Team has been named chair to lead the executive team of Chair Elect, John Oncken – True North Equipment; Finance Chair, Vaune Johnson – Cornerstone Bank; Policy Chair, Danette Welsh – ONEOK, Inc; and Member-At-Large, Dan Pearson – Northwest Tire. Josh DeMorrett – ConocoPhillips is the immediate past chair. Returning board members are: • Molly Barnes – Northern Improvement Company • Kent Blickensderfer – KPB Consulting, LLC • Matt Dunlevy – SkySkopes • Cory Fong – MDU Resources Group, Inc. • Justin Forde – Midco • Tonya Holmstrom – Schmitz-Holmstrom LLP • Jeff Klemetsrud – Klemetsrud Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning, Inc. • Brent Lohnes – Hess • Kevin Magstadt – Kraus-Anderson Construction Co • Peter Matthaei – Dakota Specialty Milling • Roger Reierson – Flint Group • Jeremy Rham – Otter Tail Power • Scott Staudinger – Cloverdale Foods • Steve Swiontek – Gate City Bank • Jeff Zarling – DAWA Solutions Group “This Board represents the diverse sectors of North Dakota’s business community – not just encompassing all industries or locations, but various company sizes as well. We are an engaged group that understands the gravity of the work that we do in order to make North Dakota the best place to do business,” stated Nick Hacker, GNDC Board Chair. “Our agenda for the year will impact our state well into the future.” GNDC would also like to extend a thank you to board members who have completed their terms: • Dan Conrad – Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota • Brekka Kramer – Minot Area Chamber EDC • Peter Rackov – Steffes, LLC • Jeff Romsdal – Central Sales, Inc. Additional information on GNDC can be found at ndchamber.com.

THANK YOU TO SLEEP INN AND SUITES

Thank you to the Sleep Inn and Suites for hosting the October Business After Hours. Nearly 70 people enjoyed delicious food made in house, great prizes, and networking.