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Avera Health announces new chief human resources officer

Avera Health President and CEO Bob Sutton announces that Kim Jensen has been named chief human resources officer for the Avera Health system. She officially begins that role Dec. 30. “Kim brings numerous years of experience with HR leadership – and specifically more than 20 years of ...

New lease on life

GREEN VALLEY — When saving antiques that have substantial wear and tear but plenty of sentimental value, owners in Marshall and nearby locations often turn to Dan Markell. He operates Markell’s Antique Restoration at his acreage north of Marshall. His shop building, originally an on-farm ...

Decade-long rally on Wall Street looks like it’s ending

NEW YORK (AP) — After almost 10 years, Wall Street's rally looks like it’s ending. Another day of big losses Friday left the U.S. market with its worst week in more than seven years. All of the major indexes have lost 16 to 26 percent from their highs this summer and fall. Barring huge ...

Strength in US growth at end of year likely to fade in 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has turned in a stellar performance this year. But mounting problems, from trade tensions to jittery financial markets and political gridlock in Washington, are expected to sharply slow growth in 2019. The Commerce Department estimated Friday that the ...

Kushners buying 4th NJ property in tax-break zone

NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner's family company is buying another property in a New Jersey beach town where developers can get big tax breaks thanks to a new federal program pushed by Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump. The Kushner Cos. is negotiating to buy land already approved for retail ...

Dow sinks another 464 points; slowdown feared

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks went into another slide Thursday in what is shaping up as the worst December on Wall Street since the depths of the Great Depression, with prices dragged down by rising fears of a recession somewhere on the horizon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 464 ...