January 2023

Cascade Vacation Rentals
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(Lutsen, MN) —  Jan. 26, 2023  — Cascade Vacation Rentals, the largest property manager on the North Shore, recently added the 72 units of the Poplar River Condos at Lutsen, to their portfolio. The company, founded in 2004, now offers 186 properties to choose from, located from south of Duluth to the Canadian border and up the Gunflint Trail. The properties range from luxury properties on the shores of Lake Superior to off-the-grid wilderness lake cabins and

Smartpress Sustainable Materials
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Online printer adds to their impressive lineup of green alternatives (Chanhassen, MN) —  Jan. 31, 2023 — Online printer Smartpress.com is continuing to make sustainable offerings a priority with four new green alternatives. These new options boast eco-friendly features and prove once again why the carbon neutral printer is a leader of environmental stewardship in the industry. The Sustainable Standard  Smartpress’ new green alternatives are, in part, the result of increased customer demand

DSG celebrates125 Years
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(Plymouth, MN) —  Jan. 25, 2023  — Dakota Supply Group (DSG) is pleased to announce the launch of its year-long marketing campaign, 125 years young, celebrating its 125th year in business. In 1898, opening as a small plumbing distributor in Fargo, North Dakota – DSG has since expanded into 7 verticals, serving the industries of electrical, plumbing, heating & air, waterworks, communications, utilities, and on-site sewer, water, and well. DSG has grown

Erbert & Gerbert's West St Paul
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  This store represents the future of the Erbert & Gerbert’s brand, focusing on Out of this World Sandwiches, Soups, & Service.” — Jacob Kersting (West St Paul, MN) —  January 23, 2023  — West Saint Paul, MN, Jan 23, 2023 — Erbert & Gerbert’s®, a sandwich and soup shop, has opened the doors to their newest location in West Saint Paul, Minnesota at 1909 S Robert Street. This marks

Minnesota History Center
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  Tickets on sale for lecture series at Minnesota History Center and online   (St Paul, MN — January 5, 2023 –  Five of the nation’s top scholars shed new light on the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American History in the 19th season of the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Forum. The series, which runs January through April 2023, includes both virtual and in-person lectures highlighting excellence in historical scholarship

IIT and LynLake Centers for WellBeing Join Forces
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IIT and LynLake Centers for WellBeing Join Forces (Eden Prairie, MN) — January 25, 2023  — The Institute for Integrative Therapies (IIT) is excited to announce a collaboration with LynLake Centers for WellBeing to bring healing to our communities. IIT is an Eden Prairie based psychedelic healing center bringing innovative psychedelic therapy, research and education as tools to help people that are struggling with mental health conditions that include depression,

Signs of Gaslighting
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  (Mendota Heights, MN) — January 25, 2023  — Ellie Mental Health just released new information on how to spot the signs of gaslighting. And as this form of manipulation is fairly common and hard to detect, knowing how to spot the signs of gaslighting is invaluable for self-protection. Gaslighting is a term that references a 1944 film titled Gaslight, in which a woman’s husband attempts to make her think

Central Portfolio Control Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue
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  As the seasons change and dozens of animals are still without a home Central Portfolio Control made this donation to help this incredible organization keep thousands of pets warm throughout the winter”    — Alicia Lesher (Minnetonka, MN) — January 27, 2023 — Central Portfolio Control, a nationally licensed collection agency founded in 1998, recently donated to Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue, a foster-based, volunteer-driven rescue that has found loving

JazzJune Alex Londo Outstanding Leadership Award
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  The award, issued by the Education 2.0 Conference, is a unique recognition of forward-thinking leadership in education. (Bloomington, Mn) — January 27, 2023 — The CEO & Founder of JazzJune, a free social learning platform that provides digital tools to easily create and share learning content such as courses, groups and more, has accepted an award for outstanding leadership of an education technology (EdTech) company. Presented at the semi-annual

From Lawyer and Lovelist to Musician
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Photo by Nicole Nelson     Mary Strand follows ’60s-inspired debut single with ’70s-style rock on “Different Kind of World.” MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, January 23, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Lawyer-turned-novelist-turned-songwriter Mary Strand’s debut single, “Act As If,” harkened back to the power pop of the 1960s. With Strand’s second single, “Different Kind of World,” she moves into 1970s rock, drawing on influences like the Eagles and Three Dog Night. Both

Gail Peterson Sun Country
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  (Minneapolis, MN) —  Jan. 23, 2023  — Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) has appointed Gail Peterson, executive vice president of Global Marketing & Communications for Ecolab Inc., to its board of directors, effective January 20, 2023. “I am pleased to welcome Gail as our newest board member,” says David Siegel, Sun Country board chair. “She brings a wealth of experience in publicly held companies and has a proven record of

CaringBridge 2023 Board of Directors
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  (Eagan, MN)  — Jan. 24, 2023  — For over 25 years, CaringBridge has worked towards its vision of a world where no one goes through a health journey alone. CaringBridge, a platform supporting family caregivers and their loved ones during a health journey, has announced this year’s board of directors and executive committee members, including 9 incumbents and 6 newly ratified members. New members joining include: Calvin U. Allen –

ConvergeOne Announces Executive Transitions
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Jeffrey Russell Appointed as CEO to Succeed John McKenna, who is Retiring Salvatore Lombardi Appointed CFO (Bloomington, MN) —  Jan. 18, 2023  — ConvergeOne, the preeminent services-led provider of cloud, collaboration and digital modernization solutions, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Russell as Chief Executive Officer. Russell succeeds John McKenna, who is retiring but will remain on the company’s Board of Directors as an Executive Director. Russell was most recently President and

"Skilled" Docuseries From 3M
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Global research shows nine in 10 agree more people should enter the trades; 3M commits to advocacy and education to expand the talent pipeline (St Paul, MN) — PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22, 2023  — 3M (NYSE: MMM) is premiering a new documentary film today, “Skilled,” to celebrate the skilled trades and break down stereotypes that may prevent people from pursuing these vital careers. “Skilled” features four trade workers—a plumber, fall protection specialist, welder, and film gaffer—at

Children's Minnesota Mental Health Day Treatment Program
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(Minneapolis/St Paul, MN)  —  Jan. 23, 2023 — Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce the opening of its second mental health partial hospitalization program (PHP) for children and teenagers at the Children’s Minnesota Mental Health Specialty Clinic in Roseville. The mental health day treatment program is designed to meet each child’s emotional and behavioral needs through a combination of therapies during weekdays, with the patient returning home to their family on evenings

Harp Instrumental from the Heart
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  (Minneapolis, MN) — January 11, 2023  — Beautiful instrumental music has the power to both relax the listener and focus their mind, allowing for uninterrupted deep thought, prayer, and study. In recent years, relaxing music has seen a steady increase in popularity with audiences under 35 years of age seeing the fastest growth, thanks in part, to the popularity of instrumental music streaming channels on Spotify and YouTube Music.

Primp CEO Wesley Uthus
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I think we’re stronger than we’ve ever been. We’re in a better position financially having gone through all of that.”— Wesley Uthus (Bloomington, MN) — January 20, 2023  — The podcast episode was released to the public on Tuesday, January 17th. Wesley Uthus’ first love was fashion. And it was her niche. She landed her first job at Land’s End where she got a taste of the retail world and

Limited Edition SPAM Merchandise Collection
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Proceeds from the limited-edition swag will be donated to charity Bring on 2023 with a cozy and nostalgic merch collection that brings fashion and food to life (Austin, MN) — Jan. 18, 2023 — Today, the makers of the SPAM® brand have launched a limited-edition merchandise collection with food and travel creators, Ewa and Jeromy Ko of Nom Life. Available while supplies last on SPAM.com, the new SPAM® Brand x Nom Life Collection includes five exclusive apparel and

3M Discovery Education Grants
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(St Paul, MN and Charlotte, NC)  — Jan. 19, 2023 — 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) are announcing the launch of the Young Scientist Challenge Alumni Network and Alumni Grants Program. The effort will support past participants and the future science leaders as part of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist). As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to compete for a mentorship with a 3M scientist,

Post Cereals Disney's 100th Anniversary
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New one-of-a-kind cereals give Disney fans even more ways to celebrate Disney100 – starting at the breakfast table (Lakeville, MN) —  Jan. 18, 2023  — To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Disney (Disney100), Post Consumer Brands is participating in the Disney 100 Years of Wonder celebration with the launch of multiple, limited-edition offerings. As a staple at the breakfast table, Post worked together with Disney to create a one-of-a-kind themed fruity cereal, a new-to-market confetti cake flavored cereal and a special edition

Marsden Services Chris Hillman
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  (St Paul, MN) — Jan. 17, 2023 — Marsden Services, L.L.C., a national facility services provider, announces the hire of Chris Hillman as chief operating officer of Commercial Cleaning and Specialty Services divisions. Hillman is responsible for the ongoing operations of the organization as well as executing Marsden’s strategic long-term goals. Hillman’s starting date was Jan. 4, 2023. “I’m very pleased to be bringing Chris onboard,” said Guy Mingo,

Smart Lift Solutions Glass Mover
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  SmartLift Glass Lifting Machines Now Available with Peerless Window Orders We founded Smart Lift Solutions to fill a specific need within the building community and are thrilled to take it a step further by teaming up with Peerless Products”    — Tim Finley   (Minneapolis, MN) —  January 18, 2023  — Smart Lift Solutions, LLC and Peerless Products Inc. today announced an innovative industry collaboration to provide customers with the

Boosts Confidence, Strengthen Relationships, and Enhance Emotional Intelligence through A 21-Day Self-Discovery Guide
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A 21-Day Personal Guide to Self-Discovery and Emotional Mastery is now available on Amazon (Carver, MN) —  January 18, 2023 — A 21-Day Personal Journey of Self-Improvement and Discovery by John C Fuger is a journal of self-contemplation and introspection. The journal’s primary purpose is to help a person steer their life in a positive direction. The journal is filled with simple, engaging exercises and acts as a tool to

Magstim Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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(Minneapolis, MN) —  Jan. 18, 2023  — Magstim, a global leader in neuroscience research and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) solutions for mental health, announced today that the FDA has cleared the Horizon 3.0 (with or without StimGuide+) and E-z Cool Coil to treat adult patients diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as well as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). This indication offers non-invasive treatment for OCD in adult patients as an

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a PLANTERS® Brand Peanutter?
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The iconic nut brand is now accepting applications from recent college graduates for a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity driving MR. PEANUT® across the country in the iconic NUTmobile (Austin, MN) Jan. 10, 2023  — If seeing the country while cruising along in a one-of-a-kind, world-famous peanut on wheels has been on your bucket list, now is your chance to make it happen! For those wanting a crack at their next nutty adventure,

Pheasants Forever Quail Forever Marilyn Vetter
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Vetter becomes 3rd CEO in organization’s 40-year history upon Howard Vincent’s retirement later this year (St Paul, MN) —  Jan. 9, 2023 — Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s National Board of Directors has selected Marilyn Vetter as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer.  She brings twenty-five years of strategic leadership, business management, and volunteer experience to the position.  Vetter has served as a member of the organization’s National Board of Directors since

$75 Million Gift St Thomas Sports Arena,
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(St. Paul, MN)  Jan. 17, 2023  — The University of St. Thomas announced a $75 million gift from Lee and Penny Anderson of Naples, Florida, for a multiuse, on-campus arena in St. Paul for its Division I men’s and women’s hockey and basketball programs. It is the single largest monetary gift ever given to a Minnesota university and brings hockey to campus for the first time at the state’s largest private university. Partnering with Ryan Companies US, Inc., and Crawford

Enclos Acquires PFEIFER Structures America
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Leaders in the tensile membrane structures industry, PFEIFER Structures America will now operate as “ETS” (Eagan, MN)  January 10, 2023 — Enclos is proud to announce the acquisition of PFEIFER Structures America, LLC. In December 2022, Minnesota-based Enclos Tensile Structures, Inc. (ETS) acquired Dallas-based PFEIFER Structures America LLC from its parent companies P&E Holding, LLC and PFEIFER Structures (US) Holding Inc. “We are excited to add the leading lightweight tensile

Brain-Boosting Foods
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(Edina, MN)  January 10, 2023 — Newbridge Health & Wellness just released a new guide detailing several brain-boosting foods and how each can help support the brain. And while maintaining mental focus and energy throughout the day is essential for productivity and living a healthy life, anyone wanting to enhance their life may be able to benefit from this information. While a balanced diet is typically the key to creating

OATI Smart City
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  Improving city life for residents while increasing a city’s ROI on reliability, energy usage, and sustainability were key directives for developing the OATI webSmartIoT™ Platform.”    — Sasan Mokhtari, Ph.D., OATI President & CEO     (Minneapolis, MN) —  January 11, 2023  — Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) announces its new and most innovative webSmartIoT™ Platform for its Smart City applications, offering one-system command and control capabilities. The advanced

“Single Story” by Ingrid Restemayer Art Exhibition opening at Susan Hensel Gallery
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  Susan Hensel Gallery announces the return of fiber artist Ingrid Restemayer in her new exhibition Single Story. Opening & running through March 15, 2023. (Minneapolis, MN) — January 17, 2023 — Susan Hensel Gallery announces the return of fiber artist Ingrid Restemayer in her new exhibition Single Story. Opening January 15 and running through March 15, 2023, Single Story presents 11 new pieces by Restemayer, all made within the

AirBolt launches world’s most advanced GPS tracker at CES 2023 Press Conference
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  AirBolt unleashes its innovative solution and Brings Advanced GPS Asset Tracking to Enterprise Level (Minneapolis, MN) — January 9, 2023 — AirBolt, a leading player in the smart access and assets tracking market, launched its newest innovation during the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of world’s largest technology trade shows that took place last week (January 5-8, 2023), in Las Vegas (US). The company officially showcased its cutting

Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Festival
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(Minneapolis, MN) — January 14th, 2023 —  For the past 14 years, a group of artist entrepreneurs gather in Minneapolis to serve a community of body art enthusiasts.    Most years, the Minneapolis Tattoo Arts Festival is held in January.    This year, thousands of people attended the three day festival January 6, 7, and 8, 2023. These fans of tattoo art and artists, came out to see a host of artists,

Doctor of Ministry
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    Dr. Cynthia Bailey Manns Spiritual direction and spiritual companionship are growing fields that connect very well with United’s ethos and mission.”  — Dean Kyle Roberts (St Paul, MN) — January 12, 2023  — Starting this fall, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (United) is proud to announce that it will be offering a new Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in spiritual direction and will be reconfiguring the existing

R3 Continuum
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(Minneapolis, MN) —  Jan. 10, 2023  — R3 Continuum (R3c), a leader in providing custom behavioral health solutions for the emotional complexities of workplace disruption, violence, critical incidents, and extreme stress, announced today it has been selected as a National Association for Business Resources (NABR) 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For. “Receiving the ‘Best and Brightest’ recognition for the fifth year in a row is an honor and

TruStone Financial Credit Union
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  (Plymouth, MN) —  Jan. 11, 2023 — This fall, TruStone Financial Credit Union donated a total of $10,000 to 10 high school athletics programs as a sponsor of KARE 11’s Prep Sports Hot Highlights. Each week, KARE 11 News Anchor Randy Shaver nominated three top football plays from area high schools, and KARE 11’s social media followers picked a favorite. Winners were announced every Friday, and TruStone Financial donated

Petvivo
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  (Minneapolis, MN) — Jan. 12, 2023 – PetVivo Holdings, Inc. an emerging biomedical device company focused on the commercialization of innovative medical devices and therapeutics for companion animals today announced it has entered into a lease agreement for approximately 14,000 sq. ft. of production and warehouse space located in Edina, Minnesota. This new facility will include multiple clean rooms for large-scale production of Spryng™ with OsteoCushion™ Technology, as well

Robert F. Murphy Ph.D.,
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(Eagan, MN) — Jan. 12, 2023  — Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI) today announced the appointment of Robert F. Murphy, Ph.D., to the company’s Scientific Advisory Board where he will serve alongside other key thought leaders in their respective fields to guide the company’s scientific initiatives and growth strategy. As a pioneer in the field of machine learning and analytics for biological data, Dr. Murphy is an expert in developing

Chef Marshall O’Brien Visualz
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(Minnesota) — January 12th, 2023 —  Minnesota’s own Chef Marshall O’Brien has a different take on nutrition. Instead of forcing intense regimens, O’Brien would much rather help Minnesotans find ways to enjoy good food that just so happens to be good for them, too. Let’s be honest with ourselves — many of us started 2023 with the best of intentions to improve our health and wellbeing, but the longer January

Provation Celebrates One Million Clinical Procedure Notes Documented in Cloud-Based Provation® Apex Software
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  (Minneapolis, Mn) — Jan. 11, 2023  — Provation, a leading provider of healthcare productivity and workflow automation software solutions, today announced over one million clinical procedure notes documented in cloud-based Provation® Apex. Provation Apex Procedure Documentation and Patient Charting Software Platform is a single, scalable solution designed to address healthcare’s need for data-driven decision-making while making it easier for clinicians to efficiently record patient and procedure details, images, and

WalletHub State Ranking
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By Adam McCann (Minnesota) — January 9th, 2023 —  Raising a healthy, stable family sometimes requires moving to a new state. The reasons people choose to move are often similar: career transitions, better schools, financial challenges or a general desire to change settings. Wants and needs don’t always align in a particular state, though. For instance, a state might offer a low income-tax rate but have a subpar education system.

JazzJune CEO Featured on WCCO TV for Creating World’s First Online Course Entirely Using Artificial Intelligence
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  Twin Cities news channel covers EdTech startup on their pursuit for better online learning.   Harnessing this tool now keeps us out in front of it.”  — Alex Londo, CEO & Founder (Bloomington, MN) — January 9, 2023 — CEO & Founder of JazzJune, a free platform with tools to create and share learning content, has been featured on WCCO News in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for developing the world’s

Elk Surveys Northwest Minnesota
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Public can document elk observations using new elk sightings tool on the DNR website (Theif River Falls, MN) — January 9th, 2023 — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will conduct aerial elk surveys beginning the second week of January. DNR staff will survey the Kittson County and Grygla elk herds in northwestern Minnesota and the border elk herd in both Minnesota and Manitoba. The surveys are typically conducted each

3M Increasing Equity STEMM
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(St Paul, MN) — January 10th, 2023 —  3M is taking part in a nation-wide effort to help eliminate systemic barriers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). The coordination is being led by the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The historic collaboration includes over 90 organizations across multiple sectors and combines more than $1.2 billion in

Jamf Apple
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  (Minneapolis, MN) —  Jan. 10, 2023  — Jamf, the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, announced that as of December 31, 2022, it is now helping approximately 71,000 active customers succeed with Apple and is running on approximately 30 million devices worldwide. 2022 was a pivotal year for Jamf as it continued to build the only complete management and security solution for an Apple-first environment that is

Solo SynerFuse Procedure
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–Study to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Simultaneous Implant of Spinal Fusion and Neuromodulation Devices in Chronic Lower Back Pain Patients (Eden Prairie, MN) —  Jan. 9, 2023  — Justin Zenanko, CEO of SynerFuse, Inc., a Minnesota-based medical device company, is pleased to announce that for the first time in the world, a solo spine surgeon performed the groundbreaking SynerFuse procedure. Rohan Lall, MD, at once both performed a spinal fixation procedure and

Icario Marc Willard,
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  (Minneapolis, MN) —  Jan. 09, 2023  — Icario, the healthcare industry’s largest health action company, today announced the appointment of Marc Willard as CEO. Willard will also join Icario’s Board of Directors. Steve Wigginton, Icario’s founding CEO, will remain an investor in and advisor to the company. Having spent the last three decades leading and building healthcare technology businesses, Willard brings highly relevant experiences and industry relationships to his

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks
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(Minneapolis, MN) — January 6th, 2023 — US Bank Stadium has announced that Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks will be in concert for the first time later this year.   Tickets for the November 10th show go on sale January 13th at 10am.    The show will only be in town for one night. According to the Ticketmaster Website, there will be presale tickets available as follows: Verizon Up Presale Tickets Starts

Express Image Digital Is Now Oppna Digital
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  We’ve done a lot of work with the Oppna Digital team. We just wrapped up our Dolphin Mall project successfully! The install went flawless, and the units are beautiful.”    — Laura Lefief, VP Information Technology, Taubman     (St. Paul, MN)  — January 5, 2023  — “Express Image Digital was formed several years ago out of our 70-year-old innovative and specialized print company, Express Image. As the digital business

Maurices I Support the Girls
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Women’s leading fashion retailer launches inaugural bra donation campaign in partnership with I Support the Girls (Duluth, MN)  — Jan. 5, 2023 — Leading women’s fashion retailer, Maurices is launching its inaugural bra drive in partnership with national nonprofit organization I Support the Girls to help collect and distribute bras, allowing women who are survivors of domestic violence or human trafficking, or are experiencing homelessness or distress to stand tall with dignity. This partnership