The region now leads the nation in virus cases, and with winter lurking the fear is that the outbreak will only get worse.
The new name is the third time the association has modified its name since leagues for the two states merged in 2007.
BNCCORP named an interim CEO as it looks for a permanent successor for Timothy Franz.
Gate City Bank announced that Kevin Hanson, who has been at the bank for 36 years, will succeed Steve Swiontek as CEO next month.
The North Dakota company agreed to buy the $90 million-asset Prairie Mountain Bank.
The parent of Bell Bank said that the pending sale of Discovery Benefits is not a prelude to selling its bank.
Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz., will fill the two GOP vacancies in the new Congress.
The state became the first in the country to ask federal regulators for a temporary waiver, citing a shortage of available appraisers.