ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
The Minneapolis office of architecture and design firm Perkins+Will announced that Roslyn zumBrunnen has joined the team as interior design discipline leader. … MEP Associates announced the addition of three new team members to its Eagan office: Isba Ali, electrical engineer, Ashley Roggeman, mechanical designer and Brady Wilmer, mechanical intern.
EDUCATION
Anne Kane has been named Visitation School’s new director of advancement, effective July 1. Visitation School is located in Mendota Heights.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Jessica Ballin, 401(k) Plan Professionals, Edina, was among seven advisers from IFP Plan Advisors, a division of RIA Independent Financial Partners, to be named a 2016 top retirement plan adviser under 40 by the National Association of Plan Advisors. … Lorrie Litzinger has been hired as vice president/commercial finance attorney at Bell State Bank & Trust, located at The Colonnade in Golden Valley. … Barron’s recently named Christina Boyd of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management’s office in Wayzata the top financial adviser in Minnesota as part of its annual “America’s Top 1,200 Advisors: State-by-State” rankings. Merrill Lynch financial advisers Peter Eckerline, Wayzata, Theresa Ward, Bloomington, Scott Kauls, Minneapolis, Mark Johnson, Bloomington, and private wealth adviser Mike Swenson, Wayzata, joined Boyd on the list.
HEALTH CARE
Becker’s Hospital Review named Gillette Children Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, one of the 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare for 2016.
HONORS
Military Times has ranked Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, and Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., among its Best for Vets: Employers 2016. … College marketing agency Campus Media Group Inc., Bloomington, and digital agency Irish Titan, St. Louis Park, have been honored by Minnesota Business as one of the state’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” … GMB Mezzanine Capital, Minneapolis, was chosen as one of two Small Business Investment Companies of the year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
LAW
Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, announced that Thomas R. Loonan has joined the firm’s Creditors’ Remedies and Bankruptcy Practice Group. … Jim Patterson, founding partner at Minneapolis intellectual property law firm Patterson Thuente, has been awarded the 2016 International Law Office and Lexology Client Choice Award in Intellectual Property: Patents. … Stinson Leonard Street, Minneapolis, announced that Jonathan Vessey has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s corporate finance department. … Information technology attorney Tiffanea Mulder has joined Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, as counsel of the Internet, technology and e-commerce, technology transactions and licensing and data protection and cybersecurity groups. … The Minnesota State Bar Association announced the certification of Grant T. Collins, Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt; Melissa Listug Klick, Paul Plenn Sullivan & Connaughton; Jessica M. Marsh, Felhaber Larson Fenlon & Vogt; Andrea Ostapowich, Bertelson Law Offices; Margaret (Molly) Ryan, Meagher & Geer; David E. Schlesinger, Nichols Kaster; Daniel E. Warner, Warner Law Office, as labor and employment law specialists.
NONPROFITS
The newly created nonprofit, Caring for Critters, announced its affiliation with Shoreview-based resale store Odds & Ends Again. Caring for Critter’s mission is to provide funding for spay/neuter for those of limited means. … Employees of Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, Golden Valley, voted to have four Twin Cities’ charities receive $25,000 each to support their mission as part of the company’s Employee-Elected Charities program: American Cancer Society, Animal Humane Society, Feed My Starving Children and HopeKids. … The Minnesota State Fair Foundation elected six new members to serve on its board of directors: Dale Bachman, Bachman’s Inc.; Julie Craven, Hormel Foods (retired); Gary L. Cunningham, Meda; Litton Field, Bearence Management Group; Jason Koerth, Ecolab; Linda Tank, CHS, and Ken Sandvik, Minnesota District Court Judge (retired). … The Tiwahe Foundation, Minneapolis, announced new board officers: Jackie Dionne, chair; Carly Bad Heart Bull, vice chair; Paul Meyer, treasurer; LeMoine LaPointe, secretary. … Teresa Spaeth has been named executive director of Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa, St. Paul.
OPENINGS
Extra Space Storage is opening it first Twin Cities facility, located in St. Louis Park at Highway 100 and Highway 7. … HerCampus.com, a global community for college women, has launched a chapter at the University of Minnesota.
REAL ESTATE
Coldwell Banker Burnet, Edina, has been named a Platinum Award winner by the Cartus Broker Network. … Trent, “T” Carlson, has affiliated with OEA Realty in Shoreview, working with members of the LGBTQ Community in listing and selling homes. … Wade Hanson of RE/MAX Results, Woodbury, has partnered with sales executives Jake Kuiper and Erik Sward to form Twin Cities Luxury Living.
RETAIL
Golden Valley-based CopperSmith, an online retailer of home products, has announced the launch of a new e-commerce Web site; which offers a new look, an expanded product line at www.worldcoppersmith.com.
SERVICES
Global Air Charters,
St. Paul, has hired Richard C. Page as executive vice president. … Fastsigns of Minnetonka and Fastsigns of Eden Prairie have launched new responsive design websites with consultative search. … Office services company Marco, St. Cloud, has been named the winner of two 2016 Perfect Image Awards by imageSource Magazine in the categories of dealer of the year and outstanding leadership in customer engagement. … Simonson’s Salon and Spa announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Harrington as medical director. The company has locations in Maple Grove, Plymouth and Coon Rapids. … Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec has partnered with Shoreview-based Deluxe Corp. to provide marketing services for the small businesses he invests in on Shark Tank. … Peoples Electric Co., St. Paul, has added three new hires in its estimating department: Scott Barenz, Joe Beltz and Ryan Voorhees.
TECHNOLOGY
Minneapolis-based Sportradar, a provider of sports data services globally, announced three new members to its business: Katie Wiberg, director of league partnerships, US, New York; Brian Josephs, director, enterprise sales, New York, and Alanna Hebner, enterprise account manager, Minneapolis. … Code42, Minneapolis, announced that it has won the 2016 Global Excellence Awards in Endpoint Security by Info Security Products Guide, Cyber Defense Magazine’s Cutting Edge Endpoint Security Suite in Cyber Defense Award and a Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service. … Parallel Technologies, Eden Prairie, has hired Lisa Mountain as a senior account manager within its Building Infrastructure business.
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