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Women in Business: Jill Mockler exemplifies leadership in business banking

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   Jill Mockler has spent her entire 23-year career at First National Bank. Just before graduating from the...
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Women in Business: Kari Karst creates opportunities for others in construction

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   “I hope more women choose to experience the joy that I have experienced through...
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Women in Business: Sarah Madison challenges assumptions, advocates for women in investing

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   “I’ve had clients of both genders tell me they’ve never worked with a female...
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Women in Business: Kelsey Geraets silences doubters in agriculture

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   “The biggest challenge I’ve had to overcome is the stigma around women working on...
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Women in Business: Sarah Atchison values hard work, teamwork in manufacturing

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   Sarah Atchison hadn’t originally planned to work in manufacturing. Growing up in a dental...
Kristin and Craig Snyder posing in the First National Bank atrium.

How We Money: Faith in finances

Common Cents on the Prairie™

Craig Snyder is the CEO of VIKOR Telecommunications and founder of Pomegranate Market in Sioux Falls. Kristin Snyder is a CFO — chief family officer. Together, they’ve tackled challenges in family, business, and finances through one guiding force: faith. For...
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Women in Business: Kae Klinkenborg brings passion for design to facility management

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   The last half of 2022 was an exciting time for FNB Facilities Experience Manager...
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Women in Business: Taylor Elverson sets example for representation in agriculture

Women in Business

For Women’s History Month, First National Bank is profiling outstanding women in male-dominated or stereotypically male industries. Check out our other “Women in Business” features!   “Representation matters, and I hope girls see women in these important roles in the...
Adam Cox with small business owners Karen and Mike Bankowski.

Taking turns chasing your dreams: A tale of two entrepreneurs

Common Cents on the Prairie™

Small business owners Karen and Mike Bankowski both have an entrepreneurial spirit, but raising two kids while building their businesses requires balance (and money). On the latest episode Common Cents on the Prairie™, these high school sweethearts get honest about...
Trucks parked in the parking lot of First National Bank's Benson Road branch.

Business on the road: What it’s like to run a business from the cab of a truck

“Growing up in a small town, I understood how grocery stores and hardware stores and people got their goods — and that was by a truck.” Fred Kobold, owner-operator at Kobold Trucking in Mitchell, knew what he wanted to do...
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