Altru Officials Discuss New Hospital
On Tuesday, May 21 several officials involved in the new Altru hospital project spoke to the Grand Forks South Forks Lions. Brad Wehe - Altru CEO, Nicole Benson - Altru Community Relations Specialist and Jonathan Holth - Community Development Director for JLG Architects, discussed in some detail where the project currently is and where they are headed. Please see the photos below for more information.
Brad thanked the Lions for their service and recalled a presentation he did nearly 30 years ago to the Lions club at the invitation of Larry Eickman. At the time he was there to discuss rehabilitation services. He mentioned he was impressed with the size of the group given that many service organizations are seeing memberships decline
Community involvement in the development of the plans for the hospital occurred including meetings/engagement of staff (approximately 500), doctors, and community members. Brad thanked Lions for their service, mentioned being here about 30 years ago on invitation from Larry Eickmann.
The Guiding Principles for the project include:
An emphasis for the project is accessibility and projects a place of healing vs. a place of illness. A safe place, convenient and in a park-like setting. Much thought and input was gathered to determine the current plan as well as planning for the future.
It is a big project - $300 million and is on-time and budget, and is scheduled to open in 2022.
JLG Architects - for more information click here
Simplot - Wow!
Scott Lund, District Manager of the Grand Forks J.R. Simplot Company spoke to the Grand Forks South Forks Lions on Tuesday, May 14 at the Club's weekly Tuesday morning meeting. The presentation was extremely informative and club members learned about a wide range of services provided by Simplot. They are not just about French Fries. They also are not just about the Grand Forks area, far from it.
Areas discussed by Scott include:
- Farmers http://www.simplot.com/farmers
- Food http://www.simplot.com/food
- Ag Suppliers http://www.simplot.com/ag_suppliers
- Turf and Horticulture http://www.simplot.com/turf_horticulture
- Livestock products http://www.simplot.com/livestock_products
- Beef and Dairy Products http://www.simplot.com/beef_dairy_feeding
- Plant Sciences http://www.simplot.com/plant_sciences
- Animal Sciences http://www.simplot.com/animalsciences
- Feed ingredients http://www.simplot.com/feed_ingredients
- Industrial http://www.simplot.com/industrial
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