Exhibit 99.1 FOR RELEASE (07.28.2025) ALERUS FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2025 NET INCOME OF $20.3 MILLION MINNEAPOLIS, MN (July 28, 2025) – Alerus Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: ALRS), or the Company, reported net income of$20.3 million for the second quarter of 2025, or $0.78 per diluted common share, compared to net income of$13.3 million, or $0.52 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2025, and net income of$6.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted common share, for the second q ...