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Sanford USD Medical Center

Sanford USD Medical Center has passed the Anticoagulation Forum’s assessment test and will be considered an Anticoagulation Center of Excellence for the next three years. The recognition illustrates the health system’s commitment to providing the highest level of care to patients taking antithrombotic medications.

Alternative HR

Marcie Lalim has joined Alternative HR as an accountant and administrator. Lalim has 18 years of experience in accounting, human resources and general office management.

 

 

Caliber

Kinley Rausch has been hired at Caliber as a digital marketing associate.

 

 

First International Bank & Trust

Jason Appel has been named community president for First International Bank & Trust’s expanding Sioux Falls team. North Dakota-based FIBT entered the market earlier this year when it bought Sodak Home Loans. Appel has almost two decades of experience in financial services and has spent the past 15 years serving the Sioux Falls business community.

Hegg Realtors

Hegg Realtors has added six broker associates.

Brent Langston has worked in the health care industry in Sioux Falls for more than 19 years. He was a member of the Army Reserve.

Matt Misner has joined the newly formed Ridge Realty Group with Monica and Darren Pluim. He has been in the wireless industry for nearly 10 years and worked as a manager for Wireless World Verizon  for the past six years.

Jill Niedringhaus.

Todd and Linda Schoenfelder have been serving as real estate agents for more than a decade.

Angela Smit of Lennox has joined The Select Team. She has been an administrative assistant with the Lennox School District for the past 13 years.

Hy-Vee

Amy Huntimer, the pharmacy manager at the Hy-Vee store at 26th Street and Marion Road, has been given the grocery chain’s highest honor. Huntimer received the Hy-Vee Legendary Customer Service Award, which recognizes exemplary achievement in providing service that exceeds customers’ expectations. Only 11 winners were selected from among more than 86,000 Hy-Vee employees across eight states. Candidates are nominated by their co-workers, and winners are selected by a panel of Hy-Vee’s top officers. Nominations are evaluated on the employee’s overall contributions to the company in nine areas: passion for customer service, attitude, initiative, teamwork, problem-solving skills, dedication to Hy-Vee fundamentals, communication skills, professional image and self-confidence.

JDS Industries

JDS Industries has hired two e-commerce developers in the IT department.

Connor Abbas has two years of experience in web design.

Sanil Khamkar has two years of web development experience.

JDS Industries has promoted three staff members.

Teri Bruce is a credit analyst in the accounting department. Bruce began her career at JDS in 2015 in customer service and has spent the majority of her time at the company as a collections representative.

Ashley Phillips is a buyer in the purchasing department. Phillips started in customer service in 2019 and was promoted to accuracy specialist in the transportation/purchasing department one year ago.

Megan Rolfson is an accuracy specialist. Rolfson began her career at JDS 10 years ago in customer service and was promoted to customer service fabrication specialist in 2017.

MarketBeat

MarketBeat has hired Arin Gonseth as vice president of finance. Gonseth will oversee the company’s finance, accounting and human resources functions. She most recently served as the chief financial officer for Journey Group.

 

Premier Benefit Advisors

Mataya Naber, an employee benefits specialist at Premier Benefit Advisors, is now a co-owner of the independent insurance agency. After graduating from college in Arizona, she worked in the advertising industry at iHeartMedia for three years before moving back to Sioux Falls to join her mother at Premier Benefit Advisors in 2019.

Kayla Waldner has joined Premier Benefit Advisors as a part owner and employee benefits specialist/account executive. She began working at GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness in 2015 and most recently served as the assistant director of corporate partners.

Raven Industries

Raven Industries Inc. has been named one of the 2021 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production by Great Place to Work and Fortune. This is the company’s first time being named to the list, on which it ranked No. 17. The award is based on analysis of survey responses from employees. In that survey, 85 percent of Raven’s team members said it is a great place to work, compared with 59 percent at the average U.S. company. To be considered for the list, companies must be a certified Great Place to Work organization. This is Raven’s second year as a certified company.