<div>OF NOTEThe National Eagle Center, a nature center and museum in Wabasha, Minn., announced the appointment of Executive Director Ed Minnema. Minnema most recently served as vice president of operations for the Native American Community Development Institute in Minneapolis, and previously served as an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.The Imagine Group, a Shakopee-based provider of visual communications for business, announced Michael J. Gade has joined its board of directors. Gade’s board memberships include national fuel wholesaler and convenience store operator ARKO, and he also serves as a senior adviser at BCG and Safe Securities.FINANCIAL SERVICESMarket Title, a Lakeville-based title insurance company, announced the additions of Executive Closer Shelly Brekke and Director of Finance Krista Slocum.GOVERNMENTThe bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General announced that Minnesota Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Odette, manager of the Antitrust Division of the Attorney General’s Office, has been selected as chair of NAAG’s national Multistate Antitrust Task Force.HONORSDarin McDonald was announced as the 2024 Minnesota ORBIE Award winner for Large Enterprise. McDonald is vice president and chief information officer at UCare, a Minneapolis-based health insurer, which made the announcement. The award, honoring technology executives, is presented nationally by the Inspire Leadership Network.LAWAttorney Natasha Townes Robinson has received the Hennepin County Bar Association’s 2024 Excellence Award for Mentoring in the Profession. Townes Robinson is a shareholder at Fredrikson, Minneapolis, which announced the award. … Minneapolis law firms Winthrop & Weinstine, Maslon and Fredrikson each separately announced they have achieved Mansfield Certification for 2023-24. Mansfield is a year-long, structured certification process designed to ensure diversity in advancement to leadership roles.MANUFACTURINGNatureWorks,a Plymouth-based maker of polylactic acid biopolymers for use in manufacturing, announced the appointment of Roger Tambay as chief growth officer and Roger Kempa as chief financial officer. Tambay comes to NatureWorks from St. Johns Packaging in Canada; Kempa has been serving as the interim CFO since September 2023. NatureWorks is a Cargill joint venture.OPENINGSScooter’s Coffee, an Omaha, Neb.-based drive-through coffee chain, announced it opened a location at 2180 105th Avenue, Suite 100, Blaine, an end-cap location at the National Sports Village. Susan and Brent Nygaard are franchisees.</div>

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The National Eagle Center, a nature center and museum in Wabasha, Minn., announced the appointment of Executive Director Ed Minnema. Minnema most recently served as vice president of operations for the Native American Community Development Institute in Minneapolis, and previously served as an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.