OF NOTE

Laura Hammargren

Greenberg Traurig announced the the addition of Laura Hammargren to its Minneapolis office. Hammargren previously served as assistant general counsel at 3M.

ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

CLUTCH, a Minneapolis ad and marketing consulting agency, announced that Kelsey Gunderson and Greta Bierbaum have joined the firm as client success directors. Both are experts in the agribusiness space.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MEDA, the Metropolitan Economic Development Association, Minneapolis, announced the hiring of Jacqueline Posley as corporate communications and grant writer, and Alivia Boddie, volunteer accelerator network manager.​​​​​​

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Stearns Bank, St. Cloud, announced that John C. Sizer and Lea Márquez Peterson will join its board of directors. Sizer is retired as a senior audit partner at Deloitte; Márquez Peterson served as president/CEO of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce from 2009 until November 2018.

HONORS

MSR Design, a Minneapolis architecture firm, announced that Metropolis Magazine has honored it with two Planet Positive Awards: RIDC’s Mill 19 in Pittsburgh receiving the Best Adaptive Reuse Innovation Award, and firm associate Christopher Wingate has been honored with the Planet Positive Rising Star Award. … Housing First Minnesota, a residential builders trade and lobbying organization, announced it has recognized Sen. Eric Lucero, R-St. Michael, and Rep. Shane Mekeland, R-Clear Lake, as its 2023 Legislators of the Year. … Homes for Heroes, a Minnetonka-based network of real estate and mortgage professionals servicing veterans, announced that founder and CEO Ruth Johnson has been selected by HousingWire as one of its 2023 Vanguard Award honorees, representing the top executives in the U.S. housing industry.

LAW

SiebenCarey, Minneapolis, announced that attorney and partner Paul K. Downes has been named to the American Board of Trial Advocates. … Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that attorney Jennifer T. Smith has joined the firm’s Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate & Construction groups.

MANUFACTURING

Velosity, a Forest Lake-based designer and maker of precision components and tools for industry, announced the promotion of Rich Patraw to vice president of operations. Patraw previously led the company’s operations team in Brooklyn Park and also has held operational leadership roles at Boston Scientific.

NONPROFITS

The American Land Title Association Good Deeds Foundation announced that Wendy Ethen, president and owner of Guaranty Commercial Title in Minneapolis, had been appointed to its board of directors. The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was launched in 2020 to bolster the charitable efforts of ALTA members.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Minnesota Cable Communications Association, a St. Paul-based trade and lobbying association, announced Melissa Wolf as its executive director, effective Nov. 1.Wolf previously was with Midco, a cable association member company, where she was responsible for federal, state, and local government relations. … The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental advocacy group, announced it has added Catherine Gunsbury,  Solhem Cos.; Jessica Hellmann, University of Minnesota; George Hicks, Värde Partners, and William Rahr, Rahr Corp., to its board of trustees overseeing the organization’s work in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

RETAIL

Vista Outdoor, an Anoka-based parent company of 41 brands of sporting and outdoor lifestyle products, announced that Jung Choi will serve as general counsel and corporate secretary for Revelyst, Vista Outdoor’s planned separation of its Outdoor Products segment into a standalone public company.

SERVICES

Marsden Services, a St. Paul-based provider of janitorial and other facilities services to business, announced the hire of Derrick Gorden as president of its Integrated Facility and Mechanical Services divisions. Gorden previously was with Lifetouch, most recently as the vice president of Sales, Operations and Photography. … IWG, a national provider of hybrid co-working spaces, announced the planned openings next year of four Twin Cities locations: MoZaic Spaces, 1330 Lagoon Ave., Minneapolis; Bloomington Regus: 4470 78th Street Circle; Brooklyn Center Regus: 6160 N Summit Drive, and Minneapolis Regus: 120 S. Sixth St.

TECHNOLOGY

Total Expert, a St. Louis Park-based provider of customer engagement software and services for financial institutions, announced that Josh Jabs has joined the company as chief technology officer. Previously, Jabs held the role of CTO with Calabrio.

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