Exhibit 99.1 FOR RELEASE (01.28.2025) ALERUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2024 NET INCOME OF 3.2MILLIONMINNEAPOLIS,MN(January28,2025)–AlerusFinancialCorporation(Nasdaq:ALRS),ortheCompany,reportednetincomeof3.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, or 0.13perdilutedcommonshare,comparedtonetincomeof5.2 million, or 0.26perdilutedcommonshare,forthethirdquarterof2024,andnetlossof14.8 million, or ($0.73) per diluted common share, for the fourth ...