The persistence of covid tech (and why it’s a good thing)
Zoom and its equivalents will never completely go away. It’s too useful, and covid isn’t the only communicable illness one should avoid bringing into the office. [Continue]
Print Issue: 2022- November edition
Outstanding Women 2022: Pennie Lutz
Pennie Lutz was seeking a change of pace in the mid-1990s after seven years as an FDIC bank examiner. Though Lutz enjoyed her job, she was growing tired of the grueling stretch of travel the position entailed, the frequent long car rides across the Mount Rushmore state and western Minnesota.
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Outstanding Women 2022: Mary Williams
Growing up in a large family instilled in Mary Williams a great sense of responsibility. As the third-born of 12 children raised on a Winsted, Minn., farm, “we took care of our own,” Williams explained. [Continue]
How to protect your ATMs from bold thievery
Across the United States, banks have experienced a significant increase in theft attempts related to automated teller machines. In a 52-week period through June 2021, a National Association of Convenience Stores article found that Travelers Insurance saw a 257 percent increase in the number of claims related to ATM smash-and-grab thefts. [Continue]
Outstanding Women 2022: Brenda Franke
There was a time when the only thing Brenda Franke knew about a loan was “how to make a payment on one,” she laughed. The affable vice president and Eden Prairie, Minn., branch manager for $390 million Star Bank has spent most of her 25-year career working in the operations side of a bank. [Continue]