Press Release
Heartland Technology Solutions (HTS)
Appoints Connie Arentson President
Harlan, Iowa (July 15, 2009) –
 Heartland
Technology Solutions (HTS) announces that Connie
Arentson has been named president of HTS. Connie
will be responsible for day to day activities at
HTS. Connie most recently served as Vice President
of Professional Services where she managed the
service side of the HTS technology business as well
as leading the Precision Agriculture business unit.
Connie has been with HTS since 1995 and served as a
dispatcher for a number of years, and as a field
engineer prior to that. “Providing great customer
service has been an integral part of delivering
solutions at HTS and that will definitely continue
to be a top priority,” said Connie.
Connie is a member of First Baptist Church where she
serves as a teacher for Sunday school and Baptist
Youth Fellowship, an outreach ministry program for
170 kids in the Harlan community. She is also an
active member of the praise team. Recently Connie
served on the Harlan Sports Booster Board.
A
graduate of Iowa State University, Connie earned
double bachelor’s degrees in Agriculture Education
and Dairy Science.
Kim Marples has also been promoted to service
manager at HTS and will hold that role across all
HTS locations. Previously Kim held the role of
dispatcher for the Harlan location and worked
closely with the technical team to ensure clients’
needs were met and expectations were exceeded.
Kim is also a graduate of Iowa State University with
a bachelor’s of Business Administration in
Transportation and Logistics.
The longstanding HTS leadership team will remain in
place with Arlin Sorensen continuing to serve as
Chairman and CEO, Jane Cage as COO and Larry Hedin
as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “Connie and
Kim both bring a deep understanding of our client
base and the proven ability to streamline processes
and drive efficiency which will help ensure that our
clients continue to receive the best possible
service. This will allow my role to change from day
to day management to strategy, M&A and industry
relationships,” said Arlin.
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