OF NOTE / HEALTH CARE
Douglas M. Baker, Jr., chairman of the board and CEO of St. Paul-based Ecolab Inc., has been named to the board of trustees at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Ecolab provides water, hygiene and energy technologies and services to businesses.
ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minneapolis-based Periscope announced the appointment of Cari Bucci-Hulings as president.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
HGA has welcomed Stephen Burk as national engineering business developer and senior associate in its Minneapolis office.
EDUCATION
The Minnesota Builders Exchange and the Builders Group announced they have awarded 11 commercial construction education scholarships totaling $23,500.
ENERGY
VP Racing Fuels and Flint Hills Resources, Rosemount, announced the introduction of VP-branded gas stations and products to Minnesota.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Laurel Wealth Planning, Edina, announced that Founder Laura Kuntz, as part of the Goddesses of Financial Planning group, has donated $25,000 to the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standard’s Center for Financial Planning in honor of the group’s 25th anniversary. About 23 percent of certified financial planners in the U.S. are women and less than 3.5 percent are Black or Latino, the Certified Financial Planner Board found in a 2018 survey. … Tony Zerwas, a vice president of mortgage lending for Guaranteed Rate, was named a Minnesota Housing Top Producing Loan Officer by Minnesota Housing at the Platinum Level for his loan production during 2019. … LTCG, an Eden Prairie-based provider of insurance administration and claims products and services for long term care insurance, announced that Jeff Ferrand has joined the company as vice president of Fraud Services.
FOOD SERVICE
Restaurant Technologies, a Mendota Heights-based provider of cooking-oil management and exhaust-hood technology for restaurants, announced that quick-serve restaurant brand veteran Aric Nissen has joined the company as chief marketing officer.
HEALTH CARE
Allina Health, Minneapolis, announced that 74 of its physicians have been named to Mpls.St.Paul magazine’s Top Doctors list.
HONORS
Minneapolis law firm Fredrikson & Byron announced it has earned Gold Standard Certification by Women in Law Empowerment Forum for the fifth time.
LAW
Esteban A. Rivera has been named the 102nd president of the Hennepin County Bar Association. Rivera is the managing partner of Rivera Law Firm, Minneapolis, where he practices mainly in immigration law and international law with emphasis in Latin America. … Janet G. Stellpflug announced she has founded a new boutique commercial litigation firm, Stellpflug Law in Minneapolis, focusing primarily on construction and product liability defense. Joining Stellpflug as a partner is attorney John F. Thomas. … Fredrikson & Byron attorneys Grant D. Fairbairn, Lora Friedemann, Thomas R. Hipkins, Ann M. Ladd, Kurt J. Niederluecke, Charles D. Segelbaum and David C. West were featured in the ninth edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals. Fredrikson & Byron is based in Minneapolis.
MANUFACTURING
Dalsin Industries, a Bloomington-based metal fabricator, announced that President and CEO Gary Fruth will retire by year’s end and will be succeeded by Tom Schmeling, currently Dalsin’s vice president of sales.
MEDIA
American Public Media Group, St. Paul, has named Drew Murphy to its board of trustees. Murphy is senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at California utility Edison International and vice chair of Southern California Public Radio’s board of trustees. … Game Informer magazine, Minneapolis, announced that Andy Reiner has been promoted to editor-in-chief, replacing Andy McNamara, who left the publication to pursue a new opportunity in the video games industry.
NONPROFITS
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity announced the promotions of Shereese Turner to chief program officer and Robyn Bipes-Timm to chief strategy officer.
ORGANIZATIONS
The Insurance Federation of Minnesota announced that Aaron Cocking has been promoted to president and chief executive officer, replacing Bob Johnson, who retired after 42 years of service.
PHILANTHROPY
Storm Creek, an Eagan-based supplier of outdoor-inspired apparel, announced it has donated $7,500 to support the hungry through Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund.
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