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"Bell Bank is an independently owned bank based in Fargo, North DakotaBell Bank is among the largest independently-owned banks in the United StatesStarTribune, August 4, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/ex-viking-brooks- bollinger-helps-bell-bank-clients-tackle-financial-game-plan/514647422/ and is the largest privately-owned bank in the Upper MidwestKVRR, May 6, 2016 http://www.kvrr.com/news/local-news/bell-state-bank-celebrates-its-50th- birthday/39423848 with assets of more than $8 billion.ABL Advisor, August 27, 2020 https://www.abladvisor.com/news/19191/bell-bank-hires-five-new-leaders- in-phoenix/ Through its wealth management division, the company manages nearly $8 billion in assets. The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Oct. 10, 2020 https://www.inforum.com/business/announcements/6711968-Bell-Insurance- Hires-2-Industry-Leaders Bell Bank, which employs more than 1,500 people The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, Oct. 10, 2020 https://www.inforum.com/business/announcements/6711968-Bell-Insurance- Hires-2-Industry-Leaders (more than 560 in the Twin Cities regionStarTribune, June, 2020 https://topworkplaces.com/publication/startribune/state-bank-trust/ is headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota,Forbes, June 26, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/companies/bell-bank/?list=best-in-state- banks#4bf8ba1d46f4 and does business in all 50 states, with banking locations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Arizona,KVRR, May 6, 2016 http://www.kvrr.com/news/local-news/bell-state-bank-celebrates-its-50th- birthday/39423848 insurance locations in North Dakota and Minnesota, and mortgage locations in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 22, 2018 https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2018/08/22/north-dakota-based- bell-bank-mortgage-plans-expand-into-wisconsin-acquisition-brookfields- assured-mo/1066281002/ New Mexico,StarTribune, January 17, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/bell-bank-s-parent-company-sells-fargo-based- sister-company-for-425-million/504505032/ Florida,Orlando Business Journal Feb 19, 2020 https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2020/02/19/north-dakota- firm-to-grow-winter-park-office-add.html Missouri, Tennessee and Arizona.Phoenix Business Journal, Jan 30, 2020 www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2020/01/30/north-dakota-bank-eyes-former- italian-restaurant.html State Bankshares is Bell Bank's parent company.Twin Cities Business, January 8, 2013 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent- News/2013/January/Bell-State-Buying-Minnetonka-based-The-Business-Ba History and Growth Bell Bank was founded as State Bank of Fargo in 1966Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent- News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As-Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO as a single location in the Northport Shopping Center in Fargo.The Forum of Fargo- Moorhead, July 29, 2016 http://www.inforum.com/business/4083377-bell-state- bank-and-trust-simplifies-name Thomas "Buck" Snortland was one of the company's founders.The FM Extra, September 3, 2014 http://www.thefmextra.com/bob-buth-president-bell-state-bank/ In 2003, the bank bought Northern Capital Trust, a trust company and flex spending adjudication business.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, February 2, 2012 http://www.inforum.com/content/solberg-father-son-named-2012-bankers-year Richard Solberg, who was then the bank's president and CEO, had served on the board of directors for Northern Capital Trust since the company was established—16 years before the merger.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, July 19, 2002 http://www.inforum.com/content/fargo-financial-institutions-join Not long after the merger, Bell created a spin-off company called Discovery Benefits, which administers flexible benefits, COBRA and health savings accounts.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, February 2, 2012 http://www.inforum.com/content/solberg-father-son-named-2012-bankers-year It is now one of the largest privately-owned third-party administrators in the country, and has been ranked among the fastest-growing health savings account administrators. Bell also started Healthcare Bank, one of the largest health care savings account banks and a client of Discovery Benefits.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, February 2, 2012 http://www.inforum.com/content/solberg- father-son-named-2012-bankers-year In January 2019, State Bankshares announced plans to sell Discovery Benefits for $425 million to Wex Inc., a South Portland, Maine-based payment processing and business solutions provider. Discovery Benefits, which employs 900 people, has worked with Wex for over 10 years. State Bankshares will keep 5 percent equity interest in Discovery Benefits and Wex's health division.StarTribune, January 17, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/bell-bank-s-parent-company-sells-fargo-based- sister-company-for-425-million/504505032/ In 2011, the company acquired Minneapolis-based Bell Mortgage, expanding its reach into the Twin Cities and Phoenix, Ariz.Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As- Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO The company changed its name from State Bank & Trust to Bell State Bank & Trust in 2012The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, July 23, 2012 http://www.inforum.com/content/state-bank-trust-buy-downtown-fargo-building and to Bell Bank in August, 2016.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, July 29, 2016 http://www.inforum.com/business/4083377-bell-state-bank-and-trust-simplifies- name In 2013, Bell acquired Minneapolis-based The Business Bank and its Prime Mortgage Division.Prairie Business Magazine, April 2, 2013 http://www.prairiebusinessmagazine.com/business/3965952-fargo-bank-buys- minneapolis-bank In 2018, Bell Bank Mortgage expanded its offices into Wisconsin and New Mexico, Bank Beat, Aug. 28, 2018 https://bankbeat.biz/bell- expands-in-wisconsin-with-mortgage-acquisition/Albuquerque Business First, May 3, 2019 https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2019/05/03/bell-bank- mortgage-open-new-mexico.html and in 2019 the company expanded its mortgage offices into Florida, Missouri and Tennessee.Orlando Magazine, July 10, 2020 https://www.orlandomagazine.com/leading-lenders-series-bell-bank- mortgage/?fbclid=IwAR3EP1pcv8iUCTJg80LByZUETc1Jukdrp0TOmu0fHncLsKTxYvOOkgu1VZI DS News, Sept. 18, 2018 https://dsnews.com/headline/09-18-2019/bell-bank- mortgage-appoints-regional-head Bell launched an equipment finance division in Minneapolis in 2018, to serve the manufacturing, transportation, construction and agriculture industries. The division serves companies in a 17-state area and works with vendors and equipment manufacturers to offer financing packages for potential buyers.Finance&Commerce;, October 8, 2018 https://finance- commerce.com/2018/10/bell-bank-launches-equipment-finance-unit-in-minneapolis/ In January 2019, Bell signed a purchase agreement to buy Warner and Company Insurance in Fargo, Schiller Insurance in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and Thompson-Schaefer Insurance Agency in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which have 30 employees all together. Warner and Company, a full-service insurance agency founded in Fargo more than 100 years ago, owns the other two agencies. Brian Hayer, Warner and Company president and CEO, will remain managing director of the agencies under the Bell Insurance brand.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, January 23, 2019 https://www.inforum.com/business/956900-Bell-Bank-to- purchase-Fargo-based-Warner-and-Company-Insurance-and-its-subsidiaries-in- Grand-Forks-and-Detroit-Lakes Bell Bank opened its Chandler, Ariz., branch in January, 2019. Bell opened its first full-service bank branch in Arizona—in the city of Chandler, Arizona—in January 2019.Chandler Chamber, January 31, 2019 http://business.chandlerchamber.com/events/details/ribbon-cutting-for- bell-bank-35901 In 2020, Bell expanded into Forest Lake, Minn.,Bell Bank, July 2, 2020 https://www.bell.bank/News/Bell/Bell-Bank-Opens-New-Branch-in-Forest- Lake-MN#sthash.es5BKqra.dpbs and Duluth, Minn., renovating and occupying the downtown Temple Opera Building. Duluth News Tribune, March 10, 2020 https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/real-estate/4992058-Bell-Bank- renovating-moving-to-Duluth%E2%80%99s-Temple-Opera-Building Bell has a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial, an independent bank research firm. Based on financial data from federal regulators, a 5-star rating, the highest rating the firm awards, means a bank is financially sound and is operating well above its capital requirements. Bauer Financial, January 30, 2019 https://www.bauerfinancial.com/star-ratings/?ref=#2-loadhere The company plans to remain privately owned.StarTribune, January 17, 2019 http://www.startribune.com/bell-bank-s-parent-company-sells-fargo-based- sister-company-for-425-million/504505032/ Leadership Bell Bank President and CEO Michael Solberg speaks to employees. Michael Solberg is Bell Bank's president, and the third CEO in the company's 50-year history.Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent- News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As-Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO He was named CEO in 2014, succeeding his father, Richard Solberg, who had been CEO since 1982.Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As- Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO Michael Solberg was named chief operating officer in 2004Bush Foundation http://bmag.bushfoundation.org/buzz/who-michael-solberg and president in 2009.Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As- Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO He started with the company in 1998 after graduating from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota.Valley News Live, December 17, 2014 http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Bell-State-Bank--Trust-Names-New- CEO-286085881.html He grew up in Finley, North Dakota, and Fargo.Valley News Live, December 17, 2014 http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Bell- State-Bank--Trust-Names-New-CEO-286085881.html Richard Solberg is the board chairman and a company shareholder.Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent-News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As- Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO The bank is owned by about 70 shareholders, with a majority stake held by the families of Richard Solberg, Michael Solberg, Julie Snortland and Laura Snortland Fairfield.http://www.inforum.com/business/4164963-bell-bank-offer-stock- ownership-plan-employees Other major shareholders have included Thomas "Buck" SnortlandThe FM Extra, September 3, 2014 http://www.thefmextra.com/bob-buth- president-bell-state-bank/ and his son, Thomas "Mickey" Snortland, both farmers from Sharon, North Dakota.Valley News Live, December 17, 2014 http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Bell-State-Bank--Trust-Names-New- CEO-286085881.html Thomas "Mickey" Snortland, who was also a longtime director of the bank, died in 2013 of an apparent heart attack.The Forum of Fargo- Moorhead, January 28, 2013 http://www.inforum.com/content/bell-state-bank- trust-majority-stockholder-dies Before working for what was then State Bank of Fargo, Richard Solberg was president of Citizens State Bank in Finley, where he grew up. He also graduated from Concordia College.Valley News Live, December 17, 2014 http://www.valleynewslive.com/home/headlines/Bell-State-Bank --Trust-Names-New-CEO-286085881.html Under Richard Solberg's leadership, the bank grew from a single location with $28 million in assets to 20 branches in North Dakota and Minnesota with more than $3 billion in assets.Twin Cities Business, December 17, 2014 http://tcbmag.com/News/Recent- News/2014/December/Son-Succeeding-Father-As-Bell-State-Bank-Trust-CEO NorthWestern Financial Review named Richard and Michael Solberg Bankers of the Year in 2012.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, February 2, 2012 http://www.inforum.com/content/solberg-father-son-named-2012-bankers-year Additional executive leadership includes: Rod Jordahl, executive vice- president/chief financial officer,https://www.bellbanks.com/About/Board- Members/Rod-Jordahl Julie Peterson Klein, EVP/chief culture officer,The Grand Forks Herald, Feb. 25, 2017 https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4224942-fargo-woman-has-seat-oscars-red- carpet Patrick Chaffee, EVP/banking and wealth management,The Forum of Fargo- Moorhead, January 23, 2019 https://www.inforum.com/business/956900-Bell-Bank- to-purchase-Fargo-based-Warner-and-Company-Insurance-and-its-subsidiaries-in- Grand-Forks-and-Detroit-Lakes Todd Lee, EVP/banking and commercial lending administration,https://www.bellbanks.com/About/Our-People/Detail/Todd-D-Lee and Tony Weick, EVP/Bell Bank Mortgage president.https://www.bellbanks.com/About/Our-People/Detail/Tony-Weick Company Culture Michael Solberg says the bank's growth and profits are due to the way the company treats its employees.American Banker, August 25, 2015 http://www.americanbanker.com/news/community-banking/2015-best-banks- no-8-bell-state-bank-and-trust-1076242-1.html Bell Bank's mission statement is Happy Employees! Happy Customers!The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, February 2, 2012 http://www.inforum.com/content/solberg-father-son-named-2012-bankers-year Thomas "Buck" Snortland was a major player in establishing the company's culture of putting employees and customers first.The FM Extra, September 3, 2014 http://www.thefmextra.com/bob-buth-president-bell-state-bank/ In 2020 Forbes ranked Bell among the World's Best Banks and Best-in-State bank for North Dakota.Forbes, June 8, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/worlds-best- banks/#1b41621e1295 In 2019, Forbes ranked Bell among the World's Best Banks. The company ranked second in U.S.-only banks, behind USAA, a bank for military and their families.Forbes, March 4, 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2019/03/04/the-worlds-best-banks- ing-and-citibank-lead-the-way/#681006115314 In 2018, Bell was one of two banks nationwide to receive "Best Bank" ranking in more than one state when Forbes named Bell "Best Bank" in both North Dakota and Minnesota based on customer interviews.Forbes, June 26, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/06/28/the-best-banks-and- credit-unions-in-every-state/#404528804502 The publication cited high grades customers gave Bell for its digital services, Pay It Forward program and Minnesota United soccer club sponsorship.Forbes, June 26, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/06/28/the-best-banks-and- credit-unions-in-every-state/#404528804502 In addition to being a gate sponsor at Minnesota United's Allianz Field, Bell is giving a $1,000 check to a player each match to donate to a charity of his choice.Star Tribune, April 17, 2018 http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-bell-bank-announce-gate- partnership-charity-support/480042193/ Bell Bank employees are treated to ice cream during their workday. American Banker Magazine and Best Companies Group named Bell to its Best Banks to Work For list every year since starting the national ranking in 2013. Bell ranked third overall in 2018American Banker, August 27, 2018 https://www.americanbanker.com/news/bell-bank-employees- embrace-ideal-of-north-dakota-nice and second in 2019.American Banker, August 28, 2019 https://www.americanbanker.com/list/best-banks-to-work-for To calculate their rankings, American Banker and Best Companies Group survey employees and review employer benefits and policies.American Banker Magazine, August 28, 2016 http://www.americanbanker.com/gallery/the-best-banks-to-work- for-2016-1090959-1.html In 2020, Star Tribune Media Co. named Bell the top large workplace and top banking workplace in Minnesota.StarTribune, June 2020 https://www.startribune.com/top-workplaces/571419751/ Bell has made the StarTribune’s Top Workplaces list every year since 2011.StarTribune, June, 2020 https://topworkplaces.com/publication/startribune/state-bank-trust/ In 2016, the media company also recognized the bank with a special award for ethics because of the company's culture.Minneapolis StarTribune, June 24, 2016 http://www.startribune.com/top-workplaces-special-awards-2016/384175711/ In 2019, Fortune magazine named Bell on its list of the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance. Bell came in eighth on the list and was the only bank listed from North Dakota. Bell also ranked among the best workplaces for millennials and women. Great Place to Work based the list on employee surveys.Great Place to Work https://www.greatplacetowork.com/best- workplaces/finance-insurance/2019 Bell also hosts events for employees, like baseball nights, picnics and Christmas parties.American Banker, August 25, 2015 http://www.americanbanker.com/news/community-banking/2015-best-banks- no-8-bell-state-bank-and-trust-1076242-1.html Through a program called "How Bell of You," the bank recognizes employees for doing something nice for someone else and demonstrating Bell's core values of family atmosphere, personal service and paying it forward. Those who go above and beyond in demonstrating the company's values have a chance to win a trip to anywhere in the continental U.S.American Banker, August 27, 2018 https://www.americanbanker.com/news/bell-bank-employees-embrace-ideal-of- north-dakota-nice Every month, the bank holds employment anniversary luncheons for employees hired that month.American Banker, August 27, 2018 https://www.americanbanker.com/list/best-banks-to-work-for And each year, Bell Bank gives employees a $500 gift card and a day off to spend with a friend or family member.American Banker, August 25, 2015 http://www.americanbanker.com/news/community-banking/2015-best-banks- no-8-bell-state-bank-and-trust-1076242-1.html Each year, Bell gives employees annual bonuses based on bank performance. When the bank reached a milestone of $5 billion in assets, Bell gave full-time employees an extra $2,500 and part- timers an extra $1,000 on top of their regular bonus in December 2018. Bring Me The News, December 11, 2018 https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/bell- bank-gives-minnesota-employees-a-bumper-bonus-boosts-charitable-giving Several media outlets, including USA Today, People magazine and the BBC have written stories about Bell Bank's culture.Bush Foundation https://www.bushfoundation.org/about-us/bio/michael-solberg In November 2016, Bell Bank announced that it would make an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) part of its employees' retirement benefits.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, November 23, 2016 http://www.inforum.com/business/4164963-bell-bank-offer- stock-ownership-plan-employees A portion of each employee's retirement funds will be invested in State Bankshares stock. Bell Bank expects the ESOP to grow to nearly 10 percent ownership in about 10 years.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, November 23, 2016 http://www.inforum.com/business/4164963-bell-bank-offer- stock-ownership-plan-employees In 2020, expanding on the company’s people- focused approach and tradition of community giving, Bell hired Katie Mattis Sarver, a former two-time Executive of the Year for Major League Soccer – Corporate Partnerships, as community development officer to help guide the bank in supporting neighborhoods, minority-owned businesses and nonprofit organizations in communities historically under served by financial institutions.Monitor Daily, Sept. 1, 2020 https://www.monitordaily.com/news- posts/bell-bank-hires-mattis-sarver-to-lead-community-development-efforts/ Pay It Forward Program Bell employees volunteer to help pack food for a Feed My Starving Children pack-a-thon. Part of the culture is the bank's Pay It Forward program, which Michael Solberg started in 2007, inspired by Oprah Winfrey's "Pay It Forward" project.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, December 18, 2007 http://www.inforum.com/content/state-banks-pay-it-forward-initiative- receiving-worldwide-media-attention The program gives full-time employees $1,000 and part-time employees $500 each year to give to people and organizations in need,Bush Foundation http://bmag.bushfoundation.org/buzz/who- michael-solberg and has contributed more than $16 million toward charitable causes so far.St. Jude Inspire, June 26, 2020 https://www.stjude.org/inspire/blogs/inspired-by-your-kindness/bell-bank- employees-save-science-lab.html In 2019, full-time employees received $2,500 and part-timers $1,000 to donate to people and causes they care about in honor of Bell Bank reaching $5 billion in assets. In the spring of 2020, when many people were sheltering in place due to COVID-19, Bell doubled employees' Pay It Forward funds for the year, so they could make an even bigger impact on their communities during the time of need.St. Jude Inspire, June 26, 2020 https://www.stjude.org/inspire/blogs/inspired-by-your-kindness/bell-bank- employees-save-science-lab.html Employees are also encouraged to volunteer their time and are paid for 16 volunteer hours each year.https://www.bellbanks.com/Pay-It-Forward/About After launching the Pay It Forward program, Michael Solberg appeared on a number of news outlets to talk about it, including Good Morning America, CBS's The Early Show, Fox NewsThe Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, December 18, 2007 http://www.inforum.com/content/state-banks-pay-it-forward-initiative- receiving-worldwide-media-attention and CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, January 10, 2008 http://www.inforum.com/content/banks-pay-it-forward-effort-be-featured-cbs- news Examples of Pay It Forward donations have included: * An employee who paid for four veterans to skydive in honor of her father, a Vietnam War veteran who died the previous yearThe West Fargo Pioneer, June 14, 2018 https://www.westfargopioneer.com/business/workplace/4460292-honor-her-late- father-local-bell-bank-employee-uses-pay-it-forward-fund * An employee who made a donation to the Ronald McDonald House in Fargo after they had to stay there when their son was hospitalized The Daily Journal, April 8, 2014 https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2014/04/paying-it-forward-2/ * Employees donating money to a hybrid food pantry and free clothing room for students in need at Fargo North High SchoolThe Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, August 26, 2016 https://www.inforum.com/news/4102412-mcfeely-north-high-offers-open-door- students-need * An employee who donated money to a woman whose husband was killed in a car accident.WCCO, May 23, 2019 https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/05/23/gift-of-a-stranger-wcco-viewer- makes-donation-to-widow-of-innocent-driver/ * Employees who banded together to donate money to the family of a boy diagnosed with brain cancer.Valley News Live, September 23, 2019 https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/People- vow-to-keep-Landons-Light-shining-during-funeral-service-at-Scheels- Arena-561188531.html * Employees who joined forces to help a children's educational laboratory keep staff after the lab lost an operations grant due to the corona virus pandemic.St. Jude Inspire, June 26, 2020 https://www.stjude.org/inspire/blogs/inspired-by-your-kindness/bell-bank- employees-save-science-lab.html Celebrity golfers Tom Hoge, Matt Cullen, Amy Olson and Josh Duhamel raise money for charity by participating in Bell Bank’s Play It Forward golf fundraiser. As Bell's chief culture officer, executive vice-president Julie Peterson Klein heads the Pay It Forward program.The Grand Forks Herald, Feb. 25, 2017 https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4224942-fargo-woman-has-seat-oscars-red- carpet In 2020, Bell held a “Play It Forward” charity golf event, inspired by the Pay It Forward program, which included celebrity golfers LPGA golfer Amy Olson, movie star Josh Duhamel, PGA Tour golfer Tom Hoge and retired NHL player Matt Cullen and raised more than $267,000 for charities providing COVID-19 relief.West Central Tribune, June 2, 2020 https://www.wctrib.com/news/6516470-Play-It-Forward-a-fundraising-success Sponsorships and Endorsements Singer and radio announcer Chris Hawkey is also a Bell Bank Champion. Bell has formed several partnerships with athletes, athletic organizations, theaters and other celebrities with North Dakota and Minnesota ties. Known as "Bell Bank Champions," the celebrities and organizations are featured in advertising campaigns and work with Bell on charitable "Pay It Forward" causes.The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers-coach- whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank "Bell Bank Champions" include: *Josh Duhamel, American actor, former fashion model and movie star who has appeared in movies including Transformers, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and Think Like a Dog.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, July 21, 2020 https://www.inforum.com/business/6583303-Actor-Josh-Duhamel-signs-deal-to- become-brand-ambassador-for-Bell-Bank *Matt Cullen, three-time Stanley Cup winner and retired NHL player.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, October 1, 2019 https://www.inforum.com/business/4691753-Matt-Cullen-signs-endorsement-deal- with-Bell-Bank *Ben Leber, retired Minnesota Vikings linebacker, FOX Sports college football broadcaster and a KFAN sports radio Vikings sideline analyst. Pioneer Press, October 6, 2019 https://www.twincities.com/2019/10/06/business- people-bausch-himle-named-to-canterbury-park-board/ *Gavin Kaysen, a James Beard Award-winning chef, who owns three Minneapolis restaurantsPioneer Press, February 2, 2020 https://www.twincities.com/2020/02/02/business-people-sunday- feb-2/ and mentors young chefs through the nonprofit ment’or BKB Foundation.https://www.mentorbkb.org/ * Lindsay Whalen, University of Minnesota women's basketball coach and former Minnesota Lynx women's basketball star.The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers-coach- whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank * Tyus Jones, a professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers-coach- whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank * Chris Hawkey, country music artist and sports radio personality, who co-hosts and produces the Power Trip Morning Show on KFAN Radio, a sports radio network.The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers- coach-whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank * The Blenders, a Minneapolis- based vocal quartet, originally from Fargo.The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers- coach-whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank * Amy Olson, an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers-coach- whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank * Tom Hoge, an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.The Bemidji Pioneer, January 22, 2019 https://www.bemidjipioneer.com/business/announcements/4560324-gophers-coach- whalen-signs-endorsement-deal-bell-bank The southwest gate at Allianz Field is named Bell Bank Gate, as part of the bank's partnership with Minnesota United Football Club. * Branden Scheel, a Fargo, North Dakota native and triathlete who came in sixth in his age group in the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championship in Australia. BSCHEELTRI http://www.bscheeltri.com/about.html * Minnesota United FC, an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area that plays in the Major League Soccer Western Conference.Star Tribune, April 17, 2018 http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-bell-bank-announce-gate- partnership-charity-support/480042193/ * A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater. The Guthrie has presented its adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol since 1974, and Bell has sponsored the show since 2014. Guthrie Theater, November 13, 2018 https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and- tickets/2018-2019-season/a-christmas-carol/ Broadway World, Marcy 7, 2018 https://www.broadwayworld.com/minneapolis/article/The-Guthrie-Lines-Up- Classic-Favorites-and-Bold-New-Works-for-201819-Season-20180307 * Trollwood Performing Arts School Mainstage Musical at Bluestem Amphitheater in Moorhead, Minnesota. Bell is the sole official sponsor of the annual Mainstage Musical, put on by students of Fargo-Moorhead's Trollwood Performing Arts Center. Trollwood Performing Arts School www.trollwood.org/about- trollwood/contributors/ AM 1100 The Flag, November 18, 2018 https://www.am1100theflag.com/news/3152-2019-trollwood-summer-show-announced * Fargo Film Festival at Fargo Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota. Bell has been the festival's major sponsor from the beginning. Fargo Theatre https://fargotheatre.org/ JJ Meets World, March 18, 2019 http://jjmeetsworld.libsyn.com/101-fargo-film-festival * Twin Cities Summer Jam. Bell was a major sponsor of the 2019 3-day rock-pop-country music festival held in Shakopee, Minnesota. Twin Cities Summer Jam https://www.tcsummerjam.com/sponsors/ References External links Bell Bank website Discovery Benefits website Banks based in North Dakota Companies based in Fargo–Moorhead 1966 establishments in North Dakota American companies established in 1966 Banks established in 1966 Mortgage lenders of the United States Insurance companies of the United States "