OF NOTE

Travis J. Anderson

Attorney Travis J. Anderson will serve as general counsel and has been appointed to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games board of directors to help oversee the event to take place June 20-26, 2026, in the Twin Cities. Anderson is with the Minneapolis law firm Fredrikson, which announced the appointment.

EDUCATION

Aqua-Tots Swim School, an international swim school franchise, announced plans for a location at 7645 Metro Blvd., Edina, its second in Minnesota. The franchisee is Ross Habben and the general manager is Alex Brumley. … Kaleidoscope, a Minneapolis-based Full-Cycle Scholarship Platform, connecting students and educators with scholarship and grant opportunities, has appointed Glen Gunderson to its board of directors. Gunderson is president and CEO of the YMCA of the North, which announced his appointment.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Stearns Bank, St. Cloud, announced the appointment of Marlice Johnson as chief brand officer and Maggie Rivera as vice president of corporate social responsibility and inclusion. … Craig Lundquist has been appointed to the Senior Advisor Leadership Team with TruStage Wealth Management Solutions. Lundquist is a financial professional at Ideal Wealth Advisors, located at Ideal Credit Union, Woodbury, which announced his appointment.

HONORS

The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Garett Lamppa of Lamppa Manufacturing as SBA’s Minnesota Family-Owned Small Business of the Year. Lamppa Manufacturing is a Tower, Minn.-based maker of wood-burning furnaces and sauna stoves. It has been a family business since the 1930s. … TIME100’s Most Influential People list for 2024 includes Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford and University of Minnesota professor Rachel Hardeman. Land O’Lakes is based in Arden Hills…. The Performance Excellence Network announced the recipients of its 2023 Minnesota Performance Excellence Award: University of Minnesota School of Nursing Care, Minneapolis; Region 5 Community Bridgemakers, Staples; State of Minnesota, Department of Human Services Direct Care & Treatment Administration, St. Paul, and Episcopal Homes of Minnesota, St. Paul. The award is based on the Baldrige Framework, a recognized business achievement criteria.

LAW

Chestnut Cambronne, Minneapolis, announced that Eric Bjerva has been named partner. Bjerva is developing a mental health aaw practice group at the firm. … Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that attorney Victoria Yang has joined as an associate in its International, Asia Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance & Securities, Intellectual Property, Technology & Data, and Corporate groups.

MANUFACTURING

Stratasys Ltd., a 3D printing and additive manufacturing company based jointly in Eden Prairie and Rehovot, Israel, announced the appointment of Amir Kleiner as chief operating officer. Kleiner has served in numerous leadership positions at Stratasys, most recently as global VP of customer success. … Intek Plastics, a Hastings provider of plastic manufacturing components and products to industry, announced Mike Corcoran as vice president of operations. He succeeds Rick Zeien, who is retiring.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Solventum, a St. Paul-based provider of medical components, announced the appointment of Shirley Edwards, former partner at EY, to its board of directors. Solventum spun off from Maplewood-based 3M Co. earlier this year. … Kindeva Drug Delivery, a Woodbury-based developer of drug-delivery combination devices, announced that Denis Johnson has joined the company as chief operating officer. Johnson most recently served as head of global manufacturing and technical operations at Biogen and held several leadership roles at Catalent, Boston Scientific, Teradyne and Johnson & Johnson.

SERVICES

Horwitz, a New Hope-based specialty equipment contractor for industry, announced the promotion of Sam Augspurger to preconstruction manager. Augspurger has been with the company since 2016 and was promoted to partner in 2021. … BlackHawk Industrial, a national distributor of metalworking and other industrial products, announced the appointment of Troy Deans as redeployment center supervisor, based in Minnesota. … Community Association Group, an Eagan-based residential property management company, announced the appointment of Alyson Beckstrom as CEO, succeeding company founder Deborah Ho-Beckstrom. … Great Clips, a Bloomington-based franchisor of retail hair salons, announced the following executive changes: Rachelle Johnson, promoted to chief financial officer; Kevin Barnd, promoted to vice president of business technology services, and Mari Fellrath, moving into the new role of senior director of operations applications and reporting. The company also announced it ranked first in the Hair Care category in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500.

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