OF NOTE
Minneapolis based retailer Target Corp. was named Yahoo Finance‘s 2019 Company of the Year, with the financial news site citing sales tallies that have helped push shares of Target to an 88 percent year-to-date gain by December.
ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Marketing Architects, a Minneapolis-based independent TV advertising agency, has welcomed Catrina McAuliffe as senior vice president of Brand Strategy and Paul Schmidt as vice president of Client Growth. … Andy Reierson has been promoted to CEO of RR46, a Fargo, N.D.-based family of nine companies offering marketing communications globally.
AGRICULTURE
Bloomington-based precision ag company Sentera announced a partnership with Anheuser Busch InBev for the brewer’s SmartBarley growing platform for farmers.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
Engineering and consulting firm WSB, Golden Valley, announced that Chris Petree has joined the company as the director of Rochester operations. Petree is the former public works director for the City of Rochester. … LHB, a Minneapolis-based engineering consultant, announced the following promotions: Joe Litman to chief operating officer, succeeding Dave Sheedy; Mark Anderson to the newly created position of chief administrative officer; Dan Heldt to chief financial officer. … Pope Architects, St. Paul, announced the promotion of principals Amy Maldonado and Christine Soma on Pope’s housing team.
ARTS
St. Paul’s NewStudio Gallery announced that Camille LeFevre has accepted the position of gallery director.
CONSTRUCTION
St. Paul-based civil site contractor Frattalone Cos. is celebrating its 50th anniversary in business this year. … Timco Construction, a Plymouth-based general contractor specializing in health care construction, announced the addition of Chris Kiehne as superintendent.
EDUCATION
Minneapolis-based ECMC Group has partnered with the University of Minnesota to launch the John DePodesta Education Innovation Fellowship Program to enable graduate students to address fundamental challenges facing postsecondary education. … The St. Paul Senior Workers Association announced it has contributed $2,000 to Dakota County Technical College‘s Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant and Practical Nursing programs. … Foss Swim School, Eden Prairie, announced plans to open at least three new locations in 2020: two in Missouri; and one in Iowa. … Capella University, Minneapolis, announced the winners of the 2020 Capella Fellows Program, to be awarded full-tuition scholarships to a Capella master’s degree program of their choice: Shandella Darring, Cookie Cart; Heather Kamia, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; Maria Mills, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota; Shanika Lambert, YWCA Minneapolis; Mai Yang, Avivo; Stacy Heltemes, Pillsbury United Communities Mission, and Anisha Murphy, Neon (Northside Economic Opportunity Network).
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Guaranteed Rate Affinity has named Brett Toyne as regional manager for the company’s Midwest division, based in Edina. … LTCG, an Eden Prairie-based business process outsourcing organization for long term care insurance, welcomed Richard Mourey to the client engagement department. … Wolters Kluwer‘s Compliance Solutions, Minneapolis, announced that its Vanceo Mortgage solution was named a Gold winner in the Enterprise Product of the Year, Financial Software category, by the 2019 Best in Biz Awards program, and Loan Processing System Launch of the Year, 2019 Fintech Awards, by Finance Monthly magazine.
FURNITURE
Ergotron, an Eagan-based maker and seller of ergonomic office furniture and tech-desk accessories, announced that Mike Schaefer has joined the organization as vice president, engineering and innovation.
GRANTS
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced it is supporting business expansions in four Minnesota cities with $412,515 from the Job Creation Fund.
HONORS
Accounting firm BerganKDV, with operations in Minnesota, was presented with the 2019 Human Capital Management Partner of the Year award during the Kronos 12th Annual Partner Community Workshop in Orlando, Fla.; the firm also announced that retirement plan adviser Josh Rapp was named to the National Association of Plan Advisors 2020 list of Top Retirement Plan Advisors under 40 and named BerganKDV among the 100 advisers named to this national
list…. Sports technology management firm SportsEngine, a Minneapolis-based NBC Sports Group company, in partnership with TrueSport, announced that Jose Burgos, head soccer coach at Catalyst Maria High School in Chicago, has been named its inaugural Champion Coach winner, recognizing coaches putting positive values into action within their teams and their communities.
LAW
Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Aron J. Frakes, Nicole M. Moen, Christopher D. Pham, Anupama D. Sreekanth and Marie E. Williams have been named to Minnesota Lawyer’s “Attorneys of the Year” for 2019. Fredrikson & Byron is based in Minneapolis. … Gray Plant Mooty, Minneapolis, has been recognized for its outstanding performance, ranking as a “BTI Client Service A-Team.” … Henson Efron announced that attorney and shareholder Alan C. Eidsness has been named a 2019 Minnesota ICON by Finance & Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer. Henson Efron is based in Minneapolis. … Maslon, Minneapolis, announced the addition of estate planning attorney Jennifer Elston to the firm.
MANUFACTURING
Great Northern Corp., a Wisconsin-based maker of packaging and point-of-sale display programs for industrial, commercial and retail products, welcomed Mark Radue as chief financial officer.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Pace Analytical Services, a Minneapolis-based laboratory network for environmental and life sciences analyses, announced the acquisition of Shealy Environmental Services, an environmental testing company in West Columbia, S.C.
NONPROFITS
The McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, has named Nichol Higdon vice president of finance and operations. … Community Reinvestment Fund, a Minneapolis organization dedicated to improving communities and transforming lives, has named Twin Cities attorney and professor Anisha Murphy as director of community advancement.
ORGANIZATIONS
Karen Develle announced that she is stepping down after four years as executive director of the Minnesota Chapter of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest and Sharon Heywood has been named new executive director. … The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, Duluth, announced that Allyz Kramer, Short, Elliot, Hendrickson, and Adam Radel, United Taconite-Cleveland Cliffs have joined its board, and Robb Peterson, ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine in moving into the role of board chair.
PHILANTHROPY
The Cargill Foundation, Wayzata, announced that in 2019 it distributed $10 million to nonprofits in the Twin Cities, partnering with several Twin Cities organizations for low income children and to advance childhood nutrition. … The Initiative Foundation, Little Falls, and its Partner Funds announced that 100 grants totaling nearly $390,000 were awarded during the third quarter of 2019.
RETAIL
The Tile Shop, a Plymouth-based specialty retailer of natural stone and man-made tiles, announced the opening of its 12th retail showroom in the Chicago area.
SERVICES
Regis Corp., a Minneapolis-based operator and franchiser of retail hair salons, announced that it entered into a franchise arrangement with the Bushell Investment Group, which has acquired over 100 Supercuts and Regis locations in the United Kingdom from The Beautiful Group.
TECHNOLOGY
Garz & Fricke, a touch-panel PC manufacturer with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, announced the opening of an office in Edina.
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