OF NOTE

Gail Peterson
Sun Country Airlines, a commercial traveler airline company based in the Twin Cities, revealed the appointment of Gail Peterson to its board of directors; Peterson is executive vice president of worldwide marketing and communications for Ecolab, St. Paul.

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

Wallraff Electric, a New Brighton-based electrical contractor for industrial and property building and construction, announced the hire of Gerry Severson as lead estimator/project manager for business.

DEVELOPMENT

Kraus-Anderson Cos.
Bell Bank, Fargo, N.D., revealed that Meg Martin has signed up with the business's wealth management division as a vice president/senior wealth and fiduciary advisor, based at the business's Golden Valley offices. Martin previously worked as an estate planning lawyer, and is a graduate of Mitchell Hamline College of Law in St. Paul.

GOVERNMENT

The City of Bloomington announced the hire of Holly Masek as port authority administrator. … The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice revealed the consultation of Elizabeth A. Huntley as executive director. Huntley has actually served the board for 19 years, most just recently as deputy director.
Maslon, Minneapolis, announced the election of the following board members: Partner Keiko Sugisaka re-elected board chair; Partner and Board Member David Suchar, vice chair; new to the board are partners Brian Klein and Julian Zebot; remaining partner board member is Susan Link.

PRODUCTION

Sleep Number Corp., a Minneapolis-based maker and retailer of bed mattress, announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Callen is stepping down, effective Jan. 30, but will remain with the company in a monetary advisory function through March 3; Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Chris Krusmark will assume the function of interim chief financial officer.

MEDIA

The Pine Knot News paper in Cloquet, Minn., revealed it was called the "most exceptional weekly" in the state at the annual convention of the Minnesota Newspaper Association. It is the third win in a row for the newspaper that was established in 2018.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Francis Medical, a Maple Grove developer of a water vapor ablation treatment for the treatment of kidney, prostate, and bladder cancer, announced the visit of Andrew Cleeland to its board of directors. Cleeland currently is CEO of Fogarty Innovation, a medical gadget company.

NONPROFITS

The Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, in collaboration with CommunityGiving, St. Cloud, announced that Terri Foster has actually been called executive director. The structure brings in and administers charitable funds for the advantage of the Brainerd area. Foster has been with the organization because 2017. … … Second Harvest Heartland, a neighborhood food bank based in Brooklyn Park, announced Zach Rodvold as its very first director of federal government relations. Rodvold most just recently served as chief of personnel for U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips. D-Minn. … … Animal Humane Society, Golden Valley, announced the visit of board members, Brenda McCormick and Brian Woolsey. McCormick is senior vice president, primary monetary officer at Twin Cities pediatric health system Children's Minnesota; Woolsey is founder and principal of Monarch CRE, a business real estate company. … … The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits revealed the following additions to its board of directors: Sam Amundson, Detroit Lakes; Amy Gray, Brainerd; Feather LaRoche, Minneapolis; Sara Sommarstrom, St. Paul; May yer Thao, St. Paul, and Xavier Vazquez, Minneapolis.

RETAIL

Shipt, a Birmingham, Ala.-based personal shopping and consumer-goods shipment service department of Target Corp., Minneapolis, revealed the hire of previous Target human resources executive Amy Benson as primary people and community officer.

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Organization|Minnesota's economic development commissioner delegating become paper publisher.

. Company|Organization People: Realtor of the Year Robbie Grossman served

on mayor's rental task force.

. Service|Nonprofit Meda employs brand-new vice president of lending, Adrian

Ruddock.

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Organization|Service People: Schulze Foundation offers$ 4M to Children

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