OF NOTE

Joshua Newville

Halunen Law, Minneapolis, announced that attorney Joshua (Josh) Newville has joined the firm to lead its Employment Litigation Group. Newville is an adjunct law professor at the University of Minnesota, and produces an investigative podcast about missing persons.

ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Public Relations Society of America announced three Minnesota professionals have been named to its College of Fellows: Jill Spiekerman Bonham, University of Minnesota; Eva Keiser, The Plural I, and Candee Wolf, Wolf Olson Communications.

ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING

BKV Group, a Minneapolis-based multistate multidisciplinary design firm, announced the addition of Jill Schroeder as senior planner. Schroeder worked most recently with Pope Design Group, and will support BKV’s growth in the senior living space.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

U.S. Bancorp, Minneapolis, announced that Aleem Gillani has been elected to the company’s board of directors. Gillani served as chief financial officer of SunTrust Banks before retiring in 2018.

HEALTH CARE

Medica, a Minnetonka-based health insurer, announced that Dr. Ugwuji Maduekwe has joined the board of directors. Maduekwe is an associate professor of surgery and director of regional therapies and practicing surgical oncologist at the Medical College of Wisconsin, based in Milwaukee. She also serves as associate dean and deputy director for the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin endowment.

LAW

Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced the addition of attorney Aly Brandvold as senior associate in its Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate Governance groups. … Larkin Hoffman, Minneapolis, announced the additions of Matthew Resch in the Corporate and Finance group; Andrew Peterson, Estate Planning and Probate practice; and Victoria Callander to the Real Estate Litigation team.

MANUFACTURING

Daikin Applied, a Plymouth-based commercial and industrial HVAC equipment manufacturer, announced the appointment of Jeff Shusta as vice president of Corporate Development and Ashish Srivastava, vice president of Digital and Information Technology. Shusta comes from 3M, where he spent 13 years in various leadership roles; Srivastava served as the IT and digital transformation leader for a business unit of a global health care technology company.

MILESTONES

The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, a Minneapolis-based African-American newspaper, is marking its 90th year of operation.

NONPROFITS

Nyajuok Y. Deng has been elected to the board of directors at EMERGE, a Minneapolis-based workforce and community development organization, serving a two-year term. EMERGE has centers in North Minneapolis and Cedar-Riverside and the northern suburbs. Deng is an attorney at Fredrikson, which announced the appointment.

RETAIL

International furniture retailer IKEA Minneapolis announced the opening of a pop-up shopping location at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes outdoor mall in Maple Grove. … Gray Fox Coffee has opened a location in the Dayton’s Project, located at 700 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, in the space formerly occupied by the Dayton’s, Marshall Field’s and Macy’s department store chains. The announcement was made by Transwestern Real Estate Services, leasing agent for the project, which is owned by 601W Cos. It is Gray Fox Coffee’s fourth location. … National retailer Pet Supplies Plus is opening a store at 15788 88th Street N.E., Otsego. The franchise owner is St. Cloud-based grocery chain Coborn’s Inc., which made the announcement.

SPONSORSHIPS

The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn., and Major League Soccer franchise Minnesota United FC jointly announced that the schools are the team’s exclusive higher education partner, under a three-year agreement, increasing the schools’ visibility at Allianz Field in St. Paul and on TV broadcasts.

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