JOB CHANGES

Cheryl Clark, Stacie Bernhart and Chris Noland have been appointed as real estate loan officers at Idaho Independent Bank.

RECOGNITION

Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff, Concordia University School of Law director of legal research and writing, was selected by the Legal Writing Institute to serve on a teaching resource committee.

PARTNERSHIPS

Higgins & Rutledge, an independent insurance agency, has formed a strategic partnership with Kash Browne & Company LLC, a Boise-based agency specializing in employee benefits, human resources, risk management and a variety of employee protection services.