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Eide Bailly

The early careers recruitment team at Eide Bailly has been named a Campus Forward Award winner by RippleMatch. The awards recognize teams that embrace innovative recruiting strategies, care deeply about the candidate experience, are making significant investments in D&I and are supporting the next generation of talent through impactful internships and entry-level programs.

The First National Bank in Sioux Falls

The First National Bank in Sioux Falls has promoted 16 staff members.

Bob Baker to executive vice president. He is the director of corporate affairs and has been with the bank for 24 years.

Julie Choudek to executive vice president. She is the chief credit officer and has been with the bank for 25 years.

Jenn Reecy to executive vice president. She is the chief employee experience officer and has been with the bank for three years.

Jeff Russell to executive vice president. He is the chief banking officer and has been with the bank for nearly seven years.

Veronica Paulson to vice president. She is the personal trust team leader and has been with the bank for five years.

Don Rahn to vice president. He is the wealth advisory manager and has been with the bank for three years.

Tom Ries to vice president. He is a business banker and has been with the bank for nearly two years.

Tony Goettsch to assistant vice president. He is a senior auditor and has been with the bank for 24 years.

Kayla O’Neal to assistant vice president. She is a personal trust officer and has been with the bank for nearly eight years.

Stephen O’Neil to assistant vice president. He is the branch manager at the 57th Street branch and has been with the bank for four years.

Joanna Portice to assistant vice president. She is the branch manager at the downtown and Louise branches and has been with the bank for seven years.

Carrie Reider to assistant vice president. She is the personal trust associate team leader and has been with the bank for six years.

Allyson Rodgers to assistant vice president. She is a personal trust officer and has been with the bank for nearly two years.

Dave Burns to officer. He is a wealth advisor and has been with the bank for nearly two years.

Lexis Cramer to officer. She is the branch manager at the Arrowhead branch and joined the bank in December 2021.

Mike Zellmer to officer. He is a credit review specialist and joined the bank in October 2020.

Maguire Iron

Maguire Iron has been honored as associate member of the year by the Iowa and Illinois rural water associations. Maguire’s water tower experts provide webinar training to help water professionals in both states achieve continuing education credits.

Bender Cos.

Bender Cos. has hired two commercial real estate sales and leasing agents.

Isaac Jorgensen most recently was development director for Mission-Haiti.

Bobbie Tibbetts most recently was chief philanthropy officer at Sanford Health.

First Bank & Trust

Kevin Wagner has joined First Bank & Trust as an SBA development officer. He has nearly two decades of experience in the financial industry.

 

 

SBA South Dakota District Office

The U.S. Small Business Administration South Dakota District Office has presented its annual Leadership in Lending Awards.

Black Hills Federal Credit Union and The First National Bank in Sioux Falls tied for the highest number of SBA 7(a) loans.  Each lender made 20 7(a) loans. The credit union’s loans totaled $7.5 million. The bank’s loans totaled $3 million.

Illinois-based Byline Bank achieved the highest dollar volume of SBA 7(a) lending in South Dakota, making five loans for $8.9 million.

Dakota Business Finance, an SBA certified development corporation, made 95 SBA 504 loans across 20 of the state’s 66 counties for a total of $65 million.

Silencer Central

Terra Vennard has joined Silencer Central as director of marketing. She previously served in the same role at Profile by Sanford and Vern Eide Motorcars.

 

 

South Eastern Council of Governments

The South Eastern Council of Governments has added two team members.

Sophie Johnson is the new community development manager for SECOG. She has five years of grant administration experience and is working on her doctorate in public administration.

Ben Leidholt has joined the Dakota Business Finance/South Eastern Development Foundation team as a credit analyst. He has three years of banking experience.