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China breaks corn-buying record Corn continued its rally, and expectations of higher prices for consumers for corn products contributed to heavy buying. By midweek, China bought nine million tons in 10 days, breaking another record. China is also buying up soybeans from Brazil. Unlike ...

Minot AFB Tires Plus names new store manager

Ashley Oliver has been promoted to store manager at the Minot Air Force Base Tires Plus location. She was previously the assistant manager at Minot’s Valvoline Instant Oil Change for more than four years. Oliver graduated from Montana State University-Northern in Havre with a bachelor’s ...

Sanford hires head of Native American outreach

BISMARCK —Scott Davis has joined the Bismarck Region of Sanford Health as the new head of Native American community outreach. His role will include overseeing tribal specific outreach and develop relationships with all recognized Native American tribes and tribal leaders within central and ...

BCBSND names western ND sales manager

Breann Bischof has been promoted to manager of District Sales for western North Dakota at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. In her role, Bischof is responsible for managing sales activities within the western side of North Dakota in the small and mid-sized employer group market for all ...

SkySkopes founder named executive in residence

Matt Dunlevy, founder SkySkopes, Inc., a Minot-based drone company, has been named executive in residence in the Middleton School of Entrepreneurship & Management, part of the University of North Dakota’s Nistler College of Business & Public Administration. Dunlevy, a UND alumnus, ...

Prairie Family Business Association adds advisory board members

John Mackner, fourth generation family member of Tollefson’s Retail Group in Minot, has joined the advisory board of Prairie Family Business Association. Mackner and Amanda Lauer, third generation family member of BankStar Financial in Brookings, South Dakota, will join the board to begin ...