Business People: Sunday Oct. 14

ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

Minneapolis-based Marketing Architects announced the following hires and promotions: Stephanie Leapaldt, vice president of client services; Jennifer Grimm, media director; Sam Theisen, analyst; Devan Futterer, account director client services; Courtney Hoefener, promoted to vice president, talent and organizational solutions.

EDUCATION

Northwestern Health Sciences University, Bloomington, is featured in the film, “Transforming Health Care,” which premiered at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine’s Annual Conference in San Diego. The school also announced that Paul Osterbauer, associate professor and a chiropractor, has been named to the Minnesota Rehabilitation Review Panel, which advises the state and its Department of Labor and Industry on employee health, healing and workers’ compensation issues. … St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, has named Francie Reding associate director of admissions.

ENVIRONMENT

Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa, St. Paul, has named Mark Murphy as executive director and Mary Hilfiker, as board member. Hilfiker is coordinator for Friends of Upper Landing Park.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Minneapolis-based fraternal benefit society Thrivent said that Brad Hewitt will retire as CEO and Terry Rasmussen has been appointed as his successor. Rasmussen joined Thrivent in 2005. She was named president in 2015. … Kraus-Anderson Insurance, Burnsville, has hired Cory Hillery as director of Comptrol, the company’s proprietary workers’ compensation management division. … Bridgewater Bank, Bloomington, welcomed Mary Krogman as vice president business services sales. The company also announced that it has been named to the Sandler O’Neill Sm-All Stars Class of 2018. … Prior Lake-based South Metro Federal Credit Union’s Wealth Management department has earned the 2017 Silver Keystone Award. … Channel Partners Capital, a Minnetonka-based provider of small business working capital, was ranked among the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. magazine for the sixth straight year. … TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union, Plymouth, has opened a branch at 3240 West Division St. in St. Cloud. … Accounting firm BerganKDV, Bloomington, announced its merger with HSMC Orizon, adding nearly 400 employees. … TopLine Federal Credit Union, Maple Grove, announced that it has been named “Best Credit Union” in Twin Cities Business Magazine’s annual “Best of Business” contest for the second year in a row. … St. Paul Federal Credit Union, St. Paul, has been named one of the 2018 Best Credit Unions to Work For by the Credit Union Journal partnering with Best Companies Group.

FOOD SERVICE

US Foods Minnesota, Plymouth and South St. Paul, was named the Top Sales Volume Large Broadline Foodservice Distributor at the Certified Angus Beef Annual Conference.

FOOTWEAR

Vasque Footwear, a brand within Red Wing Shoe Co., Red Wing, Minn., announced that Allison Gettings has been named vice president and general manager of Red Wing Vasque.

GROCERY

United Natural Foods Inc. has named Chief Operating Officer Sean Griffin as incoming chief executive officer of Supervalu Inc., Eden Prairie. … Edina-based Lunds & Byerlys is opening a location at 4630 Centerville Road, White Bear Lake.

GOVERNMENT

The U.S. General Services Administration announced the appointment of Bradley Hansher as the regional administrator of GSA’s Great Lakes Region, overseeing operations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

HEALTH CARE

Health Dimensions Group, a Minnetonka-based post-acute, long-term care, and senior living consulting and management firm, announce the following promotions: Craig Abbott, executive vice president of growth; Leah Lindgren, executive vice president of marketing, consulting, and revenue cycle; Steve Nelson, executive vice president of finance; Ann Robinson, executive vice president of operations and quality; Amber Rogotzke, executive vice resident of human resources.

HONORS

Ceridian, a Bloomington-based provider of human capital management technology and services, announced its recognition as a 2018 award winner of the Working Mother’s 100 Best Companies. The company also announced that its Dayforce product was recognized as a leading solution on the Constellation ShortList for Workforce Management Suites and Payroll. … Law firm Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, announced that it has been recognized as a top 100 Adoption-Friendly Workplace by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. … White Bear Area Chamber of Commerce announced its selection of JL Schwieters Building Supply Construction, Hugo, as its “Business of the Year” for 2018.

HOSPITALITY

Choice Hotels International and developer C&O Bloomington have broken ground on the Cambria Hotel Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport, slated to open in 2019 and located at 8001 28th Ave. South, Bloomington. … Hostel du Nord is opening later this month in the former Garon Bros. Jewelers building located at 217 W. 1st St., Duluth.

LAW

Attorney Nicole A. Swisher has joined Fredrikson & Byron, Minneapolis, as an associate in the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Groups. … The American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession will honor Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Peter M. Reyes, Jr., with its 2019 Spirit of Excellence Award for his commitment to racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. … Chief Judge Kathryn D. Messerich, Dakota County, was honored with a District Judges Award by the Minnesota District Judges Association. … Dykema announced that Robert C. Freed and Conrad A. Hansen of the intellectual property law firm Moore & Hansen have joined its Minneapolis office, both as senior counsel.

MEDIA

Pittsburgh news anchor and reporter Jackie Cain is joining the KSTP-TV news team in the Twin Cities.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

NeuroOne Medical Technologies, Eden Prairie, announced the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board, to be chaired by Kip Ludwig.

NONPROFITS

Frogtown Farm, a St. Paul-based organic urban farm, has named Dave Colling executive director. … ProAct in Eagan has named food supplier Treehouse Foods its 2018 Business Partner of the Year and transportation services provider DARTS New Employer Partner of the Year. ProAct provides work opportunities for people with disabilities.

PRINTING

Globe Publishing Co., South St. Paul, will be celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2019.

REAL ESTATE

NAIOP Minnesota, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, presented Inland Development Partners’ Tom Shaver with its President’s Award. Inland Development Partners is based in Wayzata. … Kraus-Anderson Realty Co., Minneapolis, has promoted Dave Stalsberg to leasing manager. … Julie Kimble of KimbleCo, St. Paul, was inducted into Real Estate Forum‘s Women of Influence Hall of Fame.

RESTAURANTS

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is opening a location at 13001 Round Lake Blvd., Coon Rapids.

SERVICES

DSG, a provider of products and services serving the building trades, announced the hire of Brent Rudser as chief financial officer based in the company’s Plymouth office. … Financial services recruiting firm Ambrion Inc., St. Louis Park, announced that Senior Executive Recruiter Katie Kelly has been promoted to partner and managing director. … Jostens, a Bloomington-based provider of yearbooks, class and championship rings and other scholastic and sports memorabilia, announced that Creative Design Manager Rick Brooks has been recognized as a National Scholastic Press Association Pioneer. … C.H. Robinson, an Eden Prairie-based provider of freight logistics, announced that it has added Paula Tolliver to its board of directors. Tolliver is corporate vice president and chief information officer at Intel Corp. … Staffing agency The Advent Group, Edina, was honored with a 2018 American Staffing Association Care Award for its Girls Today, Leaders Tomorrow program in support of Girl Scouts River Valleys.

SPONSORSHIPS

Sun Country Airlines, Eagan, announced a partnership with Minnesota Hockey, the governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Minnesota. The partnership includes the creation of a Minnesota Hockey Legacy Fund to provide grants to Minnesota Hockey individuals, families, organizations or associations.

TECHNOLOGY

Former Minneapolis police chief Janeé Harteau has been named president of Vitals Aware Services, a Minneapolis-based company creating technology that helps officers better interact with people with mental illness. … Provation, a Minneapolis-based provider of productivity software for health care professionals, announced that Tom Monteleone has joined the company as chief financial officer and Jim Mullen has joined as senior vice president of global sales.

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