CEO of Bismarck-based lignite group to retire

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lignite Energy Council President and Chief Executive Officer John Dwyer has announced plans to retire in 2013.

Dwyer has led the Bismarck-based lignite energy group for more than 30 years and has been its longest-serving president.

The group says its board of directors is searching for a replacement to be named sometime in this spring.