NOTE – ARCHITECTURE / ENGINEERING
BWBR, St. Paul, announced that Stephanie McDaniel was appointed President and CEO, becoming the first woman to hold these titles in the company’s 100-year history.
ADVERTISING / PUBLIC RELATIONS
Fall on, Minneapolis, announced that it had selected the benchmark American creative agency for from Entenmann, a national supplier of grocery bakery brands including Little Bites, Minis and Donuts.
FOOD
Hormel Foods, a branded food company based in Austin, Minnesota, announced that Jim sheehan plans to retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer after 43 years with the company. Hyacinth smiley, vice-president of the group’s corporate strategy, has been appointed his successor.
GOVERNMENT
The Indian Community of Prairie Island, a federally recognized Indian nation located in southeastern Minnesota, has announced the following new members of its community council (tribal council): Shelley Buck, Michael Childs Jr., Johnny Johnson, Valentina Mgeni and Cody Polar Bear. The newly elected board will be sworn in on December 5.
HEALTH CARE
Healthpartners, a Bloomington-based health insurer and operator of hospitals and clinics, announced that Dr Mark Sannes has been appointed co-executive medical director of his care group.
HONORS
The National Tnemec tank of the year announced that three decorative Minnesota community water tower tanks have been selected to receive awards: the Moorhead the tank was chosen as tank of the year by Tnemec; Rochesterthe float was the public’s choice, and Lino Lakes was finalist # 5. Engineers involved in projects include Apex Engineering, WSB, Braun Intertec and KLM Engineering. Tnemec is an industrial paint and coatings company. … The Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce announced that Cindy haas, senior vice-president of private banking at Gateway bank, is the first female entrepreneur to receive the room award Heritage Award.
LAW
Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, announced the re-election of Kevin P. Goodno, Sean P. Kearney and James H. Snelson on the board of directors of the company. … Larkin Hoffman, Minneapolis, announced that Cory behrendt joined the firm as Chief Information Officer. … Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, announced it has appointed 19 new partners to the firm, effective January 1; Minneapolis partners are Trevor Brown, Work and employment; Evan everist, Trademark ; Morgan helme, Mergers and Acquisitions; Alain Iverson, Health litigation; Alex Sellke, Immovable; Vanessa Szalapski, Health litigation; Tiana towns, Construction and design, and David Townsend, Technology trade. … St. Paul Law Firm HAWS-KM announced the addition of a lawyer Aidan Zielske, practicing in the areas of product liability defense, transport litigation, commercial litigation and toxic torts.
MANUFACTURING
Donaldson Co., a global manufacturer of industrial filtration systems based in Bloomington, has announced that it has elected Christophe Hilger to its board of directors. Hilger is Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Securian Financial Group, St. Paul. … Sleep Corp Number., a Minneapolis-based manufacturer and retailer of specialty beds and mattresses, announced the appointment to its board of directors of Philippe Eyler and Angel L. Mendez; Eyler is President and CEO of Gentherm, a developer of thermal management technologies; Mendez is the former executive vice president and chief operating officer of ICI Technologies. … Dalsin Industries, a Bloomington metal products manufacturer, announced the following changes to its board of directors: board member and co-chair Marc Dalsin retired and Diane dalsin and Jim glomstad joined the board of directors. Diana Dalsin is responsible for community relations at Bridging Minnesota, an organization for the defense and support of the homeless; Glomstad is Managing Director of Sportech, a manufacturer of cabin components for sports, agricultural and industrial vehicles.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Intricon Corp., an Arden Hills-based developer of interventional, implantable and miniature bodily medical devices, announced that Ellen scipta left his position as Chief Financial Officer; Annalee lutgen, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer as the company seeks a permanent replacement.
ORGANIZATIONS
Launch Minnesota, a St. Paul-based group focused on helping businesses find seed funding, announced that Maddy Kennedy was appointed program specialist.
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