Dirk Lammers, 37, joined The Associated Press in 2003 and is currently a newsman based in Sioux Falls, S.D, covering business and other topics. Before joining AP, Lammers worked as a staff writer, computer-assisted reporting coordinator and entertainment editor for The Tampa Tribune. A native of Freehold, N.J., Lammers has a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla.