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Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith

Two attorneys at Woods, Fuller, Shultz and Smith PC have been promoted to shareholder status.

Jordan Veurink

Heath Oberloh

Heath Oberloh joined the firm in 2021, and his practice focuses on business and estate planning, with a particular focus on succession planning for family-owned businesses and farms, and creating and reforming trusts.

Jordan Veurink joined the firm in 2021, with a practice focused primarily on trust and estate planning, with additional specializations in planning for international clients, estate tax planning, business succession planning, and trust administration.

Architecture Incorporated

Architecture Incorporated of Sioux Falls and Rapid City has made two staff members partners.

Lauren Deshler

Jeremy Altman

Jeremy Altman joined the Rapid City team in 2019 and has almost two decades of experience as an architect in a broad range of project types.

Lauren Deshler joined the Sioux Falls team in 2013 following her graduation from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Architecture. Her portfolio of experience is diverse, including hospitality, office, education and health care.

First Premier Bank

First Premier Bank has promoted three staff members.

Jay Salonen

Alex Jensen

Jeremy Anderson

Jeremy Anderson is a vice president, branch manager. Anderson has 20 years of professional experience and joined the bank in 2003. In his new role, he oversees the retail staff operations at the bank’s Sertoma location in Sioux Falls and the branch in Wakonda.

Alex Jensen to a senior business banking officer. Jensen has 15 years of professional experience and joined the bank in 2018.

Jay Salonen is a private banking officer and wealth manager. Salonen has 21 years of experience in financial services and joined the bank in 2005.

Jon Beatch

Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire

Jon Beatch of Beatch Construction is the new president of the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire. Beatch has more than 15 years of experience in homebuilding and remodeling. He is a second-generation builder, working with his dad, brother and wife in their family business, which was founded in 1977.