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Avera Health

Several Avera Health rural and community hospitals have earned a 2025 Performance Leadership Award from The Chartis Center for Rural Health for quality, outcomes and/or patient perspective. In South Dakota: Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital, De Smet; Avera Dells Area Hospital, Dell Rapids; Avera Gregory Hospital, Gregory; Avera Hand County Community Memorial Hospital, Miller; Avera St. Benedict’s Hospital, Parkston; Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen; Avera St. Mary’s Hospital, Pierre; Community Memorial Hospital Avera, Redfield; Freeman Regional Health Services, Freeman; Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital Avera, Scotland; Marshall County Healthcare Center Avera, Britton; Platte Health Center Avera; Platte; St. Michael’s Hospital Avera, Tyndall; and Wagner Community Memorial Hospital Avera, Wagner. In Iowa: Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville; Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital, Rock Rapids; Floyd Valley Hospital, Le Mars; Hegg Health Center, Rock Valley; Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco; and Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center. In Minnesota: Avera Granite Falls Health Center, Granite Falls; Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center, Marshall; Avera Tyler Hospital, Tyler; and Pipestone County Medical Center, Pipestone. In Nebraska: Avera Creighton Hospital, Creighton; and Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital, O’Neill.

Dakota Business Lending

Fargo-based Dakota Business Lending has hired Carter Johnson as a loan specialist. He will work from South Dakota assisting the Small Business Association certified development company, which serves North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Johnson has more than a year of experience in SBA 504 lending.

Pathward

Sioux Falls-based Pathward, a national bank powered by its mission of financial inclusion, was recognized by the International Customer Management Institute for the work of its Tax Call Center, which was named the Best Medium Contact Center for 2025.  The recognition for contact centers with 76 to 150 agents is based on performance metrics, culture and customer impact. This year, Pathward operated with more than 42,000 independent tax offices – a record for the company.

Carson Van Beek

Principal Financial Network of the Dakotas

Carson Van Beek is now affiliated with Principal Financial Network of the Dakotas as a financial professional.

Quoin Financial Bank

Matt Billion

Matt Billion has joined Quoin Financial Bank as a vice president and commercial lender. Billion has more than 35 years of experience in business ownership and finance, including 20 years of business banking in the Sioux Falls region.