ACCOUNTS
Animal health company Elanco announced that it has named Colle+McVoy, Minneapolis, as advertising agency of record for its pain and surgery, dermatology and specialty brand portfolios.
ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING
CESA 10, a state educational service area in Wisconsin, recently selected ATS&R, Golden Valley, to provide engineering services for HVAC upgrades at the Weyauwega-Fremont School District. … Ryan Lindahl has been promoted to director of Duluth Operations for White Bear Lake-based Hallberg Engineering. … CMA announced that Nicole Urista has joined the Minneapolis office to develop the growing portfolio of regional and national accounts.
CONSTRUCTION
Flannery Construction, St. Paul, has hired Doug Hawkinson, John Noble and Xe Yang as project managers, and Gene Griffith as estimator. … Knutson Construction, St. Louis Park, announced that Lance Hornaday has joined the firm as the general manager for the Minneapolis division.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause announced the promotions of Kris Alinder and Laura Groppoli to firm directors in the Minneapolis office. … South Metro Federal Credit Union, Prior Lake, announced that its investment services department has received a CUSO Financial Services 2014 Silver Keystone Award. … Alerus Financial Corp. announced that Dan Cheever has been named chief financial officer and executive vice president, working out of the company’s Minneapolis office. … U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, was named the Minnesota Small Business Administration Export Finance Programs Lender of the Year at the 2015 SBA Minnesota Lender’s Conference. … Gateway Bank, Mendota Heights, has announced the addition of Peggy Jackson, director of marketing, and Felicia Le, universal banking associate. … The American Fraternal Alliance announced that Harald Bormann, president and CEO of Catholic United Financial, Arden Hills, has advanced to the position of immediate past chair of its board of directors. … Angela O’Neill of Associated Bank has been promoted to commercial banking market leader in Minnesota.
HEALTH CARE
Eagan-based Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefit manager serving more than 26 million members, announced that it has hired K. Alec Mahmood as chief financial officer. … Miracle-Ear, Plymouth, is partnering with the West St. Paul Police Department to prevent and treat hearing loss for members of the force.
HONORS
Accelerated Innovations, a St. Paul-based technology provider that partners with utilities and municipalities to strengthen communities and eliminate waste, was recognized at the White House for its key role in Envision America, an initiative to improve quality of living and foster economic growth through higher quality public services, increased public safety, reduced traffic congestion and more energy efficient homes and buildings. … St. Paul dentist Tom E. Vukodinovich was published in the Leading Physicians of the World of the International Association of HealthCare Professionals. … The Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants announced recognition of members: Joseph Kenyon, Schechter Dokken Kanter, Minneapolis, Distinguished Service Award; Tammy Bailey, Salo LLC, Minneapolis, Business and Industry Member Award; Robert Campbell, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in Minneapolis, Special Service Award; Christopher Wittich, Boyum & Barenscheer, Bloomington, Outstanding Young Professional of the Year Award; Steven Wagner, Froehling Anderson in St. Louis Park, R. Glen Berryman Award. … Automotive brand marketing agency Outsell, Minneapolis, announced that it and agency partner Saatchi & Saatchi were presented with a 2015 WebAward from the Web Marketing Association.
LAW
Felhaber Larson, Minneapolis, announced that Jon L. Farnsworth has been named the 2014-2015 Volunteer of the Year by LegalCORPS, a not-for-profit organization that offers free legal advice to low income small business owners.
MARKETING
Gage, a Minneapolis-based engagement marketing agency, announced the hiring of Alisia Davis and Kasey Wellman who will both work on projects for Microsoft.
NAME CHANGE
Rusty Taco, the fast casual restaurant chain owned by Golden Valley-based Buffalo Wild Wings, announced that it is changing its name to R Taco.
NONPROFITS
The Sheltering Arms Foundation, Minneapolis, announced that four women have joined its board of trustees: Julianne Brauninger of Minneapolis, MerLynne Rickgarn Byrne of Bloomington, Shelly Gill Murray of Minneapolis and May Ko Thao Yang of Oakdale. The foundation’s new board president is Ann Nerland of St. Paul.
OPENINGS
Richfield Bloomington Honda celebrated the opening of its 165,000-square-foot facility at 501 W. 77th St. in Richfield.
REAL ESTATE
Commercial real estate firm Avison Young announced the hiring of corporate services advisers Doug Fulton, Rob Youngquist and Stephanie Severson at its Minneapolis office. … CBRE announced the hiring of Brett Severson to join its Data Center Solutions team in Minneapolis. … Welsh & Colliers International -5/8 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnetonka, announced the addition of Sherief El-Banna as senior vice president, director of architecture.
SERVICES
Lofton Label, Inver Grove Heights, announced that it has been recognized for excellence in printing quality and technical achievement by the 29th Annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards: first place in the “Specialty Category — Technical Achievement” for its peel-and-reseal label for Jetfuel Superburn; in the “Labels — Digital” category, a third place award for its Scruples Shadow Lights hair care label. … Marco, St. Cloud, has been named No. 79 on The Channel Company‘s 2015 CRN Fast Growth 150 list, based on gross revenue over the two-year period ended 2014.
TECHNOLOGY
Logic PD, Minneapolis, announced that Brian Van Batavia has joined the company as director of systems engineering.
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