OF NOTE

Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that senior associate Roxanne N. Thorelli has been awarded the 2022-2023 Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Thorelli represents clients with mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, corporate restructuring, and general corporate matters;

ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING

MSR Design, Minneapolis, announced the promotions of Jeryl Aman to director of operations and Ben Lewis to design technologies lead.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Hiway Credit Union, St. Paul, announced it received the 2023 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Community Service Award for its Black Police Officers Association – Backpacks and Barbers event; and the 2023 Desjardins Youth Financial Education Award for its partnership with St. Paul Schools; the awards are sponsored by the Minnesota Credit Union Network and the Credit Union National Association. Hiway Credit Union is in the process of merging with Spire Credit Union, Falcon Heights. … Redpath and Co., a St. Paul-based accounting and advisory firm, announced it has named Ryan Everhart managing partner, effective Oct. 1; he succeeds Mark Gibbs, who will continue with the firm as partner and client manager.

GOVERNMENT

Washington County announced that District 2 Commissioner Stan Karwoski has been named vice chair of the Membership Committee and the chair of the Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee Air Quality Subcommittee for the National Association of Counties. … The City of Minneapolis announced that Mayor Jacob Frey has nominated city Director of Inspections Services Enrique Velázquez as the next director of regulatory services.

GRANTS

The Hiway Credit Union Foundation, St. Paul, announced 15 Twin Cities nonprofits received Foundations Community Impact Grants for 2023, totaling $53,000 with individual grants ranging from $500 to $5,000. Recipients included Exodus Lending, Junior Achievement North, and Girls Dream Code.

HEALTH CARE

Lifespark, a St. Louis Park-based provider of senior home health services, announced that Monica Engel has joined its board of directors; Engel is senior vice president of Government Markets at insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Eagan.

HONORS

Uponor, a maker of plumbing technology for residential and industrial use, announced it has been awarded the Gold level rating by the global sustainability rating platform EcoVadis, with its total score improved to 70 out of 100, and putting Uponor among the top 6% of the 5,000 companies in the plastic products manufacturing sector evaluated by EcoVadis. Uponor is based in Finland with North American headquarters and manufacturing operations in Apple Valley.

LAW

Fredrikson, Minneapolis, announced that attorney Riley Conlin has joined its Energy & Natural Resources and Energy Regulation & Permitting groups.

MANUFACTURING

Malco Products, an Annandale, Minn.-based maker of professional hand tools for workers in the HVAC, construction and automotive trades, announced it has added Bill Spohn and Nataline Lomedico to its board of directors, Spohn is president, CEO and majority owner of TruTech Tools, and Lomedico is president and CEO of Giroux Glass. … Pentair, a provider of water treatment products and services to businesses and consumers, announced that David Kraft has been named group sales leader for its Pool segment; Kraft previously was vice president of Global Business Development with Emerson Electric Co. Pentair is based in the United Kingdom with U.S. offices in Golden Valley.

RETAIL

Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, announced the return of Collector’s Connection, a comic book, sports trading card and game retailer, this fall.

SERVICES

Feline Rescue,  a St. Paul-based no-kill cat shelter, foster care and adoption organization, announced the appointment of Kate King as executive director; King most recently served as the director of development and organizational advancement at National Alliance on Mental Illness-Minnesota (NAMI-MN).

TECHNOLOGY

Perforce Software, a Minneapolis-based provider of technology services and products to business, announced the appointment of Kristin Gaarder as executive vice president of People & Culture. Gaarder previously led human resources at Calabrio.

UTILITIES

Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, announced that Timothy Welsh has been elected to the company’s board of directors; Welsh serves as vice chair for U.S. Bancorp’s Consumer and Business Banking.

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