Business People: Sunday July 23

ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING

Doran Cos., Bloomington, announced that Benjamin Lindau and Brian Pederson have joined its Architecture team as senior architects. … Beth Elliott has joined the design firm Stantec as senior urban planner and planning group leader in St. Paul. … TKDA, St. Paul, recently hired several new employees to handle expanded workloads across its multiple divisions: Patrick Ahern, Surface Transportation Division; Owen Curtiss, Facilities Engineering Division; Chase Fjelstad, Architecture Division in Duluth; Toshiya Isomura, Facilities Engineering Division; Katie Jurenka, Aviation Division; Clayton Kruger, Facilities Engineering Division; Huy Le, Municipal Division; Derek Nadeau, Aviation Division; Robert Rudin, Surface Transportation Division, and Nghi Tran, Facilities Engineering Division.

AUTO SALES

Walser Automotive Group has acquired Wayzata Nissan. This is the third Nissan dealership Walser owns in the twin cities. Charlie Swenson, COO of Walser Automotive Group, and Ellie Swenson, currently a manager at Walser Toyota, will be ownership partners.

DEVELOPMENT

Dominium, a Plymouth-based apartment development and management company, announced that it has hired Logan Schmidt as a staff associate and Andrew Willis as a senior corporate accountant. … Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate Group, Bloomington, announced that BTO Development will be incorporated into the organization. Part of this transition includes the addition of Allen Hill, BTO president and owner, to the Frauenshuh team as the senior vice president of development services.

ENTERTAINMENT

Madeline Island Chamber Music, Minneapolis, announced the appointment of Susan T. Chandler as executive director. Chandler succeeds founder Thomas George, who has served in that position since the organization’s inception in 1985.

ENVIRONMENT

Inalca SpA, an Italian meat processor, has partnered with Nalco Water, an Ecolab company, to reduced water and energy use at its plant in Rieti, Italy. Ecolab is based in St. Paul.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Birchwood Financial Partners, Edina, announce it has been named to the 2017 edition of the Financial Times 300 Top Registered Investment Advisers. … Ameriprise Financial, Minneapolis, achieved top marks in the investments industry in three 2017 Temkin Ratings. The firm ranked no. 1 out of 14 investment firms in the 2017 Temkin Customer Service Ratings and in the 2017 Temkin Forgiveness Ratings. Ameriprise placed no. 2 in the 2017 Temkin Trust Ratings among the same group of 14 investment firms. … Arden Hills-based Gradient Investments recently ranked as one of the Top 50 Fastest Growing RIA Firms in the country for the fourth year in a row by Financial Advisor Magazine. … Securian Financial Group, St. Paul, has entered into an agreement with AGIA Affinity to provide insurance benefit programs for more than 100 associations representing over 30 million members.

HEALTH CARE

New Perspective Senior Living, Minneapolis, announced that Red Rock Senior Living in Woodbury will become New Perspective – Woodbury. The company also announced that it would be assuming day-to-day operations of the senior community effective immediately. … Valentina V. Ronning, DDS, recently joined the staff at Park Dental St. Croix Valley. … Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, announced that Michael Phelps has been named president and CEO, replacing Robert Stevens who will retire on Dec. 31 after leading the organization for 21 years. … Health insurer Bright Health, Minneapolis, announced that it is collaborating with Colorado’s Centura Health and Alabama’a Brookwood Baptist Health and its physician alliance and has filed with the federal government to begin offering consumers Medicare Advantage plans in Colorado and Alabama during fall 2017 enrollment for the 2018 plan year.

HONORS

Sisu Healthcare IT Solutions, Duluth, has been honored with a 2017 When Work Works Award for exemplary workplace practices for the second year in a row by the Society for Human Resource Management. … The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Edina, announced the 13th Annual International Compliance & Ethics Awards: Michael Horowitz, Inspector General at the Department of Justice; Stephen Cohen, Sidley Austin LLP; Bojan Bajic and Visnja Marilovic, Net Consulting Ltd., Sarajevo, Bosnia, and The Center for Compliance studies at Loyola University Chicago School of Law — award to be accepted by Ryan Meade, an attorney and consultant in Chicago.

LAW

Thirty attorneys from Winthrop & Weinstine have been named Super Lawyers and will be included on the magazine’s annual list: David M. Aafedt, Jeffrey R. Ansel, Stephen R. Baird, Timothy M. Barnett, Daniel C. Beck, Tiffany A. Blofield,Thomas H. Boyd, Philip T. Colton, David A. Davenport, Aimée D. Dayhoff, Tammera R. Diehm, Scott J. Dongoske, Christianna L. Finnern, Gerald H. Fornwald, Thomas M. Hart, Jon J. Hoganson, John C. Holper, Mark T. Johnson, John A. Knapp, Craig S. Krummen, Matthew R. McBride, David E. Moran, Devan V. Padmanabhan, David P. Pearson, Laura A. Pfeiffer, Brooks F. Poley, Eric F. Swanson, Todd B. Urness, Michele D. Vaillancourt and Robert R. Weinstine. Winthrop & Weinstine is based in Minneapolis. … Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis, announced that 16 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars: Charles Nauen, Yvonne Flaherty, Heidi Silton, Susan Ellingstad, Karen Riebel, W. Joseph Bruckner, H. Theodore Grindal, Richard Lockridge, Robert Shelquist, Kate Baxter-Kauf, Brian Clark, Rachel Kitze Collins, Rick Linsk, Kristen Marttila, Elizabeth Odette, and David Zoll.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Minnetronix, a St. Paul-based medical technology company, announced that it has completed a 22,000 square foot facilities expansion, increasing production capacity by 50 percent. Minnetronix also announced that Jeremy Maniak has been promoted to president. … NeoChord, St. Louis Park, announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew ElBardissi to its board of directors, replacing Dr. Avi Kometz as the representative from Deerfield Management. … CHF Solutions, Eden Prairie, announced that Laurent Duhoux joined the company as international business development consultant. … St. Paul-based Summit Medical and Shippert Medical are combining under a new brand, Innovia Medical.

NONPROFITS

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, Minneapolis, announced the addition of Aileen Seoane as senior development officer and the promotions of Andrea Satter from program officer to development officer, Amanda Storm Schuster from senior director of advancement to vice president of advancement, and Heidi Walsh from director of finance and human capital to vice president of finance and operations. … Tiwahe Foundation‘s American Indian Family Empowerment Program Fund, in partnership with the Two Feathers Fund of the St. Paul Foundation announced 12 individual grant recipients: Goal 1 Preserving & Renewing Cultural Connections: Natasha Galvez-Tirado, Alesha Goodwin, Donavan Mountain; Goal 2 Educational Achievement: Ira Buffalohead, Raine Cloud, Jessica Lackey, Tasheena Lachapelle, Rachel Nelson, Isaiah Simon, Victoria Swain; Goal 3 Economic Self-Sufficiency: Victoria Johnson, John Other Medicine.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Minneapolis Jewish Federation has hired James A. (Jim) Cohen as chief executive officer.

PRINTING

Wallace Carlson Printing, Minnetonka, announced that it is being awarded the “Benny,” the highest honor in the Printing Industries of America’s 2017 Premier Print Awards, for its promotional piece entitled “It’s all in the Setup … and the Finish.”

SERVICES

Odgers Berndtson, a global executive search and leadership advisory firm, has opened an office in Minneapolis with three executive search professionals: Ron Woessner, Chris Fryer and Shawn Woessner. … Benchmark Reporting Agency, Minneapolis, a provider of court reporting and legal videography services, has received certification from the National Women Business Owners Corp. as a Women’s Business Enterprise, recognizing Benchmark as an independent business that is owned and run by women.

TECHNOLOGY

Code42, Minneapolis, has been named to the Forbes 2017 Cloud 100 list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in collaboration with Bessemer Venture Partners.

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