05/08/25: Anna Nelson as the new Executive Director of Williston Economic Development, and sits down with Joel while he broadcasts live from Williston. Nelson, age 34, will take over for Shawn Wenko, who served as the executive director since 2014. Wenko was promoted to city administrator in May 2023. The search for a new Executive Director was launched in January of 2024.

(Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)

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