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Kevin Hanson Wins MoorHeart Award!
Post Date:01/13/2025 7:35 pm
Congratulations to Kevin Hanson! On January 13, the Moorhead City Council and Mayor Shelly Carlson presented him with the MoorHeart award.
Kevin Hanson, President and CEO of Gate City Bank, served on the MAT Coordinating Board as an at-large member and the Chair for 17 years. His leadership and dedication towards public transportation make Moorhead a better place to live. He constantly advocates for accessible and reliable public transit in Moorhead.
From the nomination: “Kevin has helped to guide matbus through many changes over the years. The MAT Board was originally formed to oversee the development of a joint maintenance and storage facility, as well as the transition of each city’s transit department into what is now a unified entity. In 2007, the service (then known as Metro Area Transit) moved into the jointly owned Metro Transit Garage in Fargo. This allowed staff to manage the system together, providing a seamless and reliable experience for passengers. Many milestones progressed after that, including the allocation of millions of federal dollars for capital improvements through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; rebranding the system to MATBUS; expanding service into southeast Moorhead and increasing evening and Saturday frequencies; and guiding the Transit Reorganization Study that would ultimately dissolve the MAT Board.”
Thank you, Kevin, for your longtime dedication to public transportation for the City of Moorhead. You have made a significant difference in the lives of many. We would also like to thank Kevin and the Gate City Bank organization for the many other contributions the Bank makes to our residents, businesses, and the City of Moorhead, including our partnership on the Neighborhood Impact Program, community-oriented business and residential lending. Moorhead is very fortunate for Kevin’s leadership!
The MoorHeart award is commemorated with a piece of art commissioned from local artist, Dennis Krull especially for this purpose.
Information on nominating individuals/organizations for the MoorHeart award can be found at cityofmoorhead.com. (Search for MoorHeart Award.) Contributions large and small are worthy of nomination!