Eighteen Bemidji-area businesses have been selected by Bemidji State University and the George W. Neilson Foundation to host interns as part of the 2015 Neilson Foundation Internship program.

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.

BSU and NTC students can apply for internships by submitting resumes to Career Services in Sattgast Hall before April 10.

2015 Neilson Foundation Internship hosts

Dale Schmidt Agency | Customer Service Representative Intern
Design Angler | Advertising Agency Intern
Country Inn & Suites | Management Trainee Intern
Gordon’s Tax Service | Business/Finance Intern
Hills Plumbing & Heating | Plumbing, Heating & Carpentry (3)
Jake Bluhm Agency | Marketing & Costumer Service
Knife River Materials | Project Manager; Heavy Equipment Manager
LaValley Industries | Purchasing; Finance & Operations; Engineering
Nortech Systems | Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer
Northland Fishing Tackle | Finance & Supply Chain Specialist
Peterson Sheet Metal | Assistant Estimator (CAD)
Pinnacle Publishing | Marketing Internship
Potlatch Corporation | Information Technology Intern
Ruttgers Birchmont Lodge | Business Intern
Sanford Medical Center | Nursing (Quality Improvement)
Sara Labraaten State Farm Insurance | Marketing & Costumer Service
Ultima Bank Minnesota | Personal Banker Trainee
Wiebolt Electric | Apprentice Electrician

About the Neilson Foundation
The George W. Neilson Foundation 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.

Contact
• Molly Aitkin-Julin, internship and employment coordinator, Bemidji State University