Business People: MAC Chair Rick King announces retirement

AIRPORTS Rick King The Metropolitan Airports Commission released the planned retirement of Chair Rick King MAC Vice Chair Patti Gartland will assume interim leadership of the -member board on Nov and will serve in that role until Minnesota s governor appoints a permanent successor The commission oversees the operations of the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport and six general aviation airports in the Twin Cities King s MAC function began in He was appointed chair the MAC board in ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING Architecture Advantage St Paul communicated the retirement of Lee Tollefson effective Oct after a -year career Minneapolis architectural firm Alliiance publicized if has been named the American Institute of Architects Minnesota Firm Award recipient TRAINING Herzing University a Milwaukee-based private career-focused institution disclosed its years in business and the th anniversary of its Minnesota campus right now located in St Louis Park FINANCIAL SERVICES Veridian Credit Union revealed the relocation of its Eden Prairie branch to Flying Cloud Drive Tom Fleck is regional manager STRENGTH CARE The Epilepsy Foundation of America disclosed the board appointment of Dr Anna Milz a board-certified pediatrician and vice president of Physiological Practice-Primary Care at M Fitness Fairview at the University of Minnesota HONORS Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Burnsville disclosed it was honored with the Management Innovation Award by the Minnesota Residents Transit Association recognizing the agency s deployment of five battery electric buses LAW Fredrikson Minneapolis declared that attorney Schuyler L M Pals has joined the firm s Bankruptcy Restructuring Workouts Group in the Minneapolis office Prior to joining Fredrikson Pals was with Heidman Law Firm in Sioux City Iowa and has held two judicial clerkships including for the Iowa Fifth District Court Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services St Paul reported the appointment of Micaela Schuneman as chief executive officer effective Oct Schuneman previously served as deputy director of Mid Minnesota Legal Aid and greater part just now as senior director of Immigration and Refugee Services at International Institute of Minnesota She succeeds Jessie R Nicholson who is retiring after years of utility MANUFACTURING Protolabs a Maple Plain-based maker of D-printed components for businesses revealed Marc Kermisch as chief equipment and AI officer effective Oct He succeeds Oleg Ryaboy Kermisch largest part not long ago served in a similar role for Emergent Tool and was global chief digital and information officer at Situation New Holland Niron Magnetics a Minneapolis developer of rare earth-free permanent magnets for industry stated the appointment of Shyamli Mohamed as chief financial officer Mohamed the majority just now served as chief financial officer at Eavor Technologies a geothermal startup NONPROFITS The Sheltering Arms Foundation a children-focused sponsorship organization of the Episcopal Church of Minnesota communicated the following additions to its board of trustees Katherine Madsen of St Paul Elizabeth Olson Minneapolis and Suzanne Lamb Steinhauer of St Paul The foundation s newly elected board president for - is Heidi J Kim Minneapolis who serves on the Episcopal Church executive council OPENINGS The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove reported that L L Bean an outdoor-lifestyle apparel brand will open a square foot store in the summer of PHILANTHROPY Hormel Foods an Austin Minn -based maker of grocery-store branded prepared meats and other food products reported its Hunger Action Month campaign provided a donation to each of its production facilities in the U S to benefit hunger-relief organizations in their local communities In September Hormel Foods provided monetary donations to organizations across the U S SERVICES American Rug Laundry a carpet cleaning facility revealed its planned relocation to the Mac-Groveland neighborhood in St Paul from its current location on East Lake Street in Minneapolis The move is expected to be complete by the end of WISCONSIN The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Advance Authority communicated the appointment of Jodi Jean Amble as director of marketing and communications Amble joins WHEDA after eight years at RENEW Wisconsin where she preponderance in recent days served as interim executive director Related Articles Bria Shea named president of Xcel Vitality for Minnesota the Dakotas Business People City County Credit Union announces top executive transition St Paul Downtown small-business owners share concerns with lawmakers Harry Colbert Jr named vice president of Center of Broadcast Journalism Business People Watercraft technician Dan Derfler celebrates years at MarineMax Nisswa EMAIL ITEMS to businessnews pioneerpress com