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Frontier Bank

Matthew Sowden

Robert Russell

Frontier Bank has added two wealth management and trust officers.

Robert Russell of Brandon has 13 years of banking experience in Sioux Falls.

Matthew Sowden has over a decade of wealth management experience in Sioux Falls.

Great Bear Recreation Park

The board of directors at Great Bear Recreation Park has elected officers: president, Steve Sanford, Cadwell Law; vice president, James Gulson, HUB International; and secretary, Natalie Eisenberg, Click Rain Inc.

John Taylor

Steve Watson

Brad Blomberg

Amanda Seykora

New board members are Amanda Seykora, Umbra Business & Legal Consulting; Brad Blomberg, Media One Advertising; Steve Watson, Teton Ridge Consulting; and John Taylor, Taylor Law.

Travel South Dakota

Travel South Dakota has received nine Adrian Awards for travel marketing excellence from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. The state Tourism Department received gold and best of category for integrated campaign, business to consumer; gold for feature placement online or print, consumer magazine or newspaper; three silver awards for digital – social media/social networking, advertising – brand campaign, advertising – television; bronze and best of category for advertising – connected TV/steaming/linear; and three bronze awards for public relations campaign, digital – influencer marketing and advertising – corporate social responsibility. Travel South Dakota works with Karsh Hagan, Lou Hammond Group, Love Communications, Miles Partnership and Lawrence & Schiller.