{"id":20569,"date":"2015-04-07T10:46:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T15:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=20569"},"modified":"2015-04-07T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T17:17:25","slug":"employer-hosts-selected-for-2015-neilson-foundation-internship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2015\/04\/07\/employer-hosts-selected-for-2015-neilson-foundation-internship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer Hosts Selected for 2015 Neilson Foundation Internship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eighteen Bemidji-area businesses have been selected by Bemidji State University and the George W. Neilson Foundation<\/i><\/a> to host interns as part of the 2015 Neilson Foundation Internship program.<\/p>\n

The program, which is entering its fourth year, offer financial incentives to businesses who hire BSU and Northwest Technical College students for paid internships. Funding for the internships is split equally, with 50 percent of an intern’s hourly compensation paid by the foundation, up to a maximum of $2,500. The other 50 percent is paid by the host business.<\/p>\n

BSU and NTC students can apply for internships by submitting resumes to Career Services in Sattgast Hall before April 10.<\/p>\n

2015 Neilson Foundation Internship hosts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dale Schmidt Agency | Customer Service Representative Intern
\nDesign Angler | Advertising Agency Intern
\nCountry Inn & Suites | Management Trainee Intern
\nGordon’s Tax Service | Business\/Finance Intern
\nHills Plumbing & Heating | Plumbing, Heating & Carpentry (3)
\nJake Bluhm Agency | Marketing & Costumer Service
\nKnife River Materials | Project Manager; Heavy Equipment Manager
\nLaValley Industries | Purchasing; Finance & Operations; Engineering
\nNortech Systems | Industrial\/Manufacturing Engineer
\nNorthland Fishing Tackle | Finance & Supply Chain Specialist
\nPeterson Sheet Metal | Assistant Estimator (CAD)
\nPinnacle Publishing | Marketing Internship
\nPotlatch Corporation | Information Technology Intern
\nRuttgers Birchmont Lodge | Business Intern
\nSanford Medical Center | Nursing (Quality Improvement)
\nSara Labraaten State Farm Insurance | Marketing & Costumer Service
\nUltima Bank Minnesota | Personal Banker Trainee
\nWiebolt Electric | Apprentice Electrician<\/p>\n

About the Neilson Foundation<\/strong>
\nThe George W. Neilson Foundation<\/i><\/a> supports community development projects by making grants to programs and projects that improve the lives of the area’s children, adults and senior citizens. The foundation concentrates its giving program in the city of Bemidji and the surrounding area. Following the wishes of contributor Katharine Neilson Cram, the foundation supports northern Minnesota and the Bemidji area, where she spent the summers of her youth and lived throughout her later life.<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong>
\n• Molly Aitkin-Julin<\/a>, internship and employment coordinator, Bemidji State University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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