C.H. Robinson, the Eden Prairie-based provider of trucking, shipping and freight logistics services to businesses, has been named one of America's Best Employers for Tech Workers 2026 by Forbes and Statista, the company announced.

Another Eden Prairie company, Nuwellis, which develops and provides bodily fluid management systems, appointed Brian Johnson as director of quality and regulatory affairs. Johnson was previously a senior quality manager at Baxter/Vantive. In Maple Grove, CVRx, which makes a treatment for chronic heart failure, named John Landry as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 12. Landry succeeds Jared Oasheim and most recently served as CFO of Nyxoah SA.

In retail, Edina-based women's fashion chain Evereve named Sarah Clary as its advisory chief creative officer. Clary has previously led creative direction campaigns and brand strategy for Hill House Home, Veronica Beard, Kule, Gap, Old Navy, Birdies, Soma, White House Black Market and Target.

Evergreen Holdings Corp., an Eagan-based umbrella group of construction services providers, created a new chief strategy officer role and filled it with Josh Bone. Bone, who is also executive director of ELECTRI International, will join the company on Nov. 16. In Bloomington, Apogee Enterprises, a provider of architectural windows and related products for commercial construction, elected Julie K. Streich as an independent director. Streich was chief financial officer of Barnes Group Inc. from 2021 until she retired in March 2026, and she served as its interim chief executive officer from March 2022 to July 2022.

Associated Bank, based in Green Bay, Wis., and Minnesota's 15th largest bank by deposit market share, added four people to its Twin Cities Private Wealth team. Therese Pershall is a senior vice president and senior private adviser strategy lead, and Gracia Cavanaugh is a senior vice president and senior wealth planner. Kyle Foster, based in Minneapolis, is a vice president and wealth adviser, and Drew Burke is a vice president and portfolio manager.

The Minnesota Nurses Association, a union representing more than 22,000 members in Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin, announced its board election results. The new terms run from Jan. 1, 2027, through 2029. Chris Rubesch of Essentia-Duluth was re-elected to a second term as president. The other executive board members are Jeremy Olson-Ehlert of Hennepin County Medical Center, first vice president; Rachel Andersen of Fairview Southdale, second vice president; Becky Nelson of Allina Abbott Northwestern, secretary; and Daniel Clute of Fairview Bethesda, treasurer.

Several sponsorship and marketing deals were also announced. Dunn Brothers Coffee, a Minneapolis-based coffee chain, is now the official coffee partner at the University of St. Thomas, with four new locations across the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses. U.S. Bank launched a brand campaign featuring Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, whom the bank calls its chief financial playmaker. The campaign builds on the bank's role as an official bank and wealth management sponsor of the NFL. The Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA and insurer GEICO announced a partnership that makes GEICO the team's official jersey patch partner and official home and auto insurance partner. Minnetonka-based TV advertising agency Marketing Architects is partnering with CPAP cleaning product maker SoClean on a national TV campaign for the SoClean 3+.

Finally, St. Paul-based education technology provider Bluum said CRN, a brand of The Channel Co., named five of its executives finalists in the 2026 CRN Women of the Year Awards. They are Kerry Shaw, chief human resources officer; Ashley Simms, sales director; Jessica Strandquest, director of marketing; Meghan Brown, VP of operations; and Sarah Brown, VP of finance.