Business People: Sunday Aug. 19

ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Colle McVoy, Minneapolis, has been named agency of record for Texas-based Children’s Health, the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the nation. … Clarity Coverdale Fury, Minneapolis, has been named media agency of record for the Minnesota Zoo, located in Apple Valley.

AGRICULTURE

Minnesota AgriGrowth Council, St. Paul, announced that Executive Director Perry Aasness is leaving the organization after five years to join Compeer Financial as vice president of legislative affairs.

ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING

CNH Architects, Apple Valley, announced the hiring of architectural designer Kelly Hanson. … Westwood Professional Services, a Minnetonka-based surveying and engineering firm, announced that it has acquired Las Vegas-based civil engineering firm Slater Hanifan Group.

CONSTRUCTION

Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Minneapolis, announced that Frank Sarno has joined as vice president of construction processes and technologies.

DEVELOPMENT

Ryan Cos US Inc., Minneapolis, has hired Jim Durda as general manager of its property management team.

EDUCATION

Mani Vang has been named to the board of directors of Cultural Jambalaya, a Minneapolis educational nonprofit. Vang is the human resources director for the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

TCF Bank, Wayzata, has hired Patricia (Patty) Jones as chief human capital officer.

FOOD

Post Consumer Brands, Lakeville, announced that Howard A. Friedman has joined the company as its new president and chief executive officer. Friedman succeeds Chris Neugent, who was named executive vice president, strategy for Post Holdings Inc.

GRANTS

The Entrepreneur Fund and Maple Grove-based Great River Energy announced a $1 million program loan to benefit small-business owners and entrepreneurs in northeastern Minnesota.

HEALTH CARE

Twin Cities Orthopedics foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bryan D. Den Hartog has been named treasurer of American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. … The Benedictine Health System, a Duluth faith-based provider of senior living services, named Jerilyn “Jeri” Reinhardt to vice president clinical services and performance excellence. … David Vennes, executive director and CEO of NuWay House treatment centers, has been named one of three “Behavioral Healthcare Champions” by Behavioral Healthcare Executive magazine. NuWay House is a private, nonprofit serving women and men recovering from substance use and mental health disorders with locations in St. Paul and Minneapolis. … The Prairie Island Indian Community announced the opening of Tinta Wita Tipi — a new elder assisted living lodge in Welch, Minn., designed to bring together aging residents in the surrounding community. … Minneapolis-based Allina Health‘s Abbott Northwestern, Mercy and United hospitals were rated first, second (tied) and fourth, respectively, in the Twin Cities in the U.S. News & World Report 2018-19 Best Hospitals rankings released.

LAW

Attorney Mary L. Fee has joined Fredrikson & Byron as a senior associate in the Litigation Group. Fredrikson & Byron is based in Minneapolis. … Mavis Van Sambeek, a Minneapolis-based partner in Ballard Spahr’s national Private Client Services Group, is recognized in Chambers High Net Worth guide 2018 rankings for excellence in Private Wealth Law. … Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, and Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, announced separately that they have been named by Working Mother magazine as two of the 2018 “Best Law Firms for Women.” … Briggs and Morgan, Minneapolis, announced that Steve Ryan will assume the combined role of president/managing partner and head of the firm’s executive committee; Greg Stenmoe, Lauren Lonergan and Mike McEllistrem will be ending their terms on the firm’s management committee and will be resuming their full-time legal practices; Elizabeth Brama, Jason Asmus, Brett Anderson and Justin Weinberg will comprise the executive committee with Jack Perry and Brama joining the board of directors. … Larson King, St. Paul, announced that Steven J. Kirsch has joined its partnership. The firm also announced that nine of its attorneys were included on the 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, with Kirsch and Mark Solheim included in the 2018 Top 100: Minnesota Super Lawyers.

MANUFACTURING

3M, Maplewood, announced that Dambisa F. Moyo, founder and chief executive officer of Mildstorm LLC, has been elected to 3M’s board of directors, effective Aug. 12.

NONPROFITS

CommunityGiving, St. Cloud, announced the election of four members to their board of directors: Brenda Jennissen, Felling Trailers, Sauk Centre; Steve Peterson, General Mills, Paynesville; Terry Tone, Affiliated Community Medical Center, New London, and John Herges, Falcon National Bank, St. Cloud. … March of Dimes announced that the Brown family from Blaine is the No. 1 national March for Babies fundraising family team for 2018. Andy and Jenny Brown collectively led their team to raise more than $91,000 for the March for Babies Minneapolis event that took place in late April. … Meda, an organization focused on support for minority businesses, has moved its offices to 1256 Penn Ave. North, Suite 4800, Minneapolis.

RETAIL

Gregory Rich, owner of St. Louis Park’s Habitation Furnishing + Design, received the Home Furnishing Association‘s annual “Emerging Star” award in the retail home furnishings industry, local retailer category. The Home Furnishing Association is an industry trade group for North American retailers.

SERVICES

Exhibits Development Group, a provider of traveling museum exhibitions and cultural projects, has moved into Suite 170 at Union Depot in Lowertown, St. Paul. … FirstLight Home Care, a provider of non-medical home care services, has announced the opening of a location at 12751 County Road 5, Suite 161, Burnsville. Lakeville resident Raaj Tiwarie owns the location.

TECHNOLOGY

Trimble Transportation, a provider of GPS technology to businesses, announced the appointments of Mark Botticelli as chief technology officer of transportation; Keith Mader as vice president of analytics, both based in Minnetonka. … Nuvera Communications, New Ulm, Minn. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Scott-Rice Telephone Co. from Allstream Business U.S., an affiliate of Zayo Group Holdings. … ATEK Access Technologies, Eden Prairie, has appointed Jon Keeler as director of sales for its Industrial Internet of Things brands, TankScan and AssetScan. … Atomic Data, an IT-as-a-Service company, announced it has moved its headquarters to Marquette Plaza, downtown Minneapolis. … Ceridian HCM, a Bloomington-based provider of personnel management software and services, announced the appointment of Leagh E. Turner to president and Erik J. Zimmer to executive vice president, chief strategy officer; the company also announced that it has separated the roles of president and chief operating officer, with Paul D. Elliott serving as COO until May 1, 2019, and then as a consultant until June 30, 2020.