OF NOTE
Allina Health, a Minneapolis-based metrowide chain of hospitals and clinics, welcomes Dr. D’Andre Carpenter as the health system’s new senior vice president, system chief nursing executive. Carpenter most recently served as senior vice president, chief system nursing officer for Iowa-based UnityPoint Health.
ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minneapolis-based advertising and branding agency MONO announced that entrepreneur Jake Webb and his company Thrift MRKT are the recipients of the firm’s Brand-In-Residence Accelerator program. Thrift MRKT is an e-commerce platform for buyers and sellers in the resale e-commerce market. With MONO’s Brand-In-Residence program, Webb and his employees receive mentorship, access to agency leaders and other business leaders, as well as the use of MONO’s office space and accompanying resources.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
MSR Design, a Minneapolis architecture firm, announced it won both 2023 AIA Minnesota Honor Awards given out this year: for the renovation and expansion to L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire, Wis.; and RIDC’s Mill 19 adaptive reuse project in Pittsburgh.
EDUCATION
Art Educators of Minnesota announced the following awards: MN Art Educator of the Year: John Tinsley, Roseville High School; Elementary Art Educator of the Year: Kristen Dollman Stoll, Westwood Elementary, St. Cloud; Rookie Art Educator of the Year: Kate Trosen, Bemidji Middle School; High School art Educator of the Year: Tara Hager, Hawley High School; Emeritus Art Educator of the Year, Patrick Redmond, and Administrator Art Educator of the Year: Amy Patrick. … Bethel College, North Newton, Kans., announced the appointment of Sheryl R. Wilson, currently executive director of KIPCOR, a college conflict resolution service, as its first-ever vice president for culture and belonging, to begin July 1, 2024. Wilson is a University of Minnesota graduate. Her career in restorative justice includes the Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking at the U, Minnesota Department of Corrections, and Washington County, among other programs.
HEALTH CARE
Children’s Minnesota, a Twin Cities-based chain of hospitals and clinics focused on pediatric care, announced that Dr. Tom George, system medical director of neonatology, has been named the organization’s first holder of the Sit Investment Associates Chair in Neonatology following a $2 million gift from the Minneapolis-based investment firm.
HONORS
Beer brand Coors Light announced that Minneapolis resident Elvis Rivera is one of five Coors Light Líderes winners, receiving a $10,000 grant to support LatinoLEAD, a St. Paul-based Latinx networking group. Coors Light Líderes offers $50,000 annually in five grants to nonprofits across the United States. … The following Minnesota companies all scored 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index: 3M, Best Buy, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Cargill, Carlson Inc., Ecolab, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, General Mills, Great River Energy, Honeywell, Hormel, Medtronic, U.S. Bancorp, UnitedHealth Group, and Xcel Energy. The index is a benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.
LAW
Libby Law Office, St. Paul, announced that Bill Strusinski has been named a 2023 Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. … Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that attorney Meaghan Kwan has joined as a senior associate in its Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate Governance groups and attorney Trevor J. Yedoni has joined as an associate in its Mergers & Acquisitions Group.. … Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, announced that bankruptcy attorney Randall L. Seaver has joined the firm’s Litigation and Business Law practice areas. Seaver has served on the Minnesota Chapter 7 panel since 1998 and the Minneapolis panel since 2003.
MANUFACTURING
NatureWorks, a Plymouth-based maker of polylactic acid biopolymers for use in manufacturing, announced the appointment of Erik Ripple as president and chief executive officer. NatureWorks is a Cargill joint venture.
NONPROFITS
Iowa law firm Holmes Murphy announced the following Minnesota organizations as part of its $100,000 in philanthropic Holmes Murphy Foundation Community Footprints Program: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of Minnesota; Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge and Second Harvest Heartland.
RETAIL
The Galleria shopping mall in Edina announced the opening of JB Hudson Jewelers; the brand was established in Minneapolis in 1885.
RESTAURANTS
Malcolm Yards, a Minneapolis food hall, announced the planned openings in January of Revival Smoked Meats and Mr. Paul’s Po’ Boys and Jams, a sandwich spin-off from Mr. Paul’s Supper Club in Edina.
TECHNOLOGY
Evolve Systems , a St. Paul-based digital marketing agency, announced the elevation of Don Raleigh III to the newly created role of revenue operations manager.
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