On the Street - February 24, 2012

• BlackRidgeBANK welcomes Kally Kutz, who was recently hired to fill their mortgage lender position. Kutz grew up in Alexandria and graduated from Jefferson High School. She went on to earn a degree from Rasmussen Business College. Kutz has been in the mortgage business for 20 years, occupying such positions as processor, underwriter, closer and loan officer assistant.

She has completed courses from Sheffield School of Interior Design and enjoys interior design, golfing, fishing, hunting and being at the lake with her family. Kutz and her husband, Jeff, have two boys, ages 12 and 14, and reside in Alexandria.

• Bremer Bank announces that Ryan Donovan has joined the organization as a business insurance sales specialist serving the Alexandria market.

Donovan has more than 10 years of insurance experience and will focus on serving business clients with all their commercial insurance needs. He will be located in the downtown Alexandria office.

Prior to joining Bremer, Donovan was an insurance agent for Federated Insurance in Alexandria, working with business clients on a variety of insurance needs. He received a bachelor’s degree from Bemidji State University and has been a resident of Alexandria since 2003.

“Ryan has had a very successful career helping businesses with their commercial insurance needs,” said David Kjos, president for Bremer Bank in Alexandria. “He will be a terrific addition to our team here and we are very excited that he is making the move to Bremer. We look forward to introducing him to our clients.”

Bremer Financial Corporation is a privately-held, $8 billion regional financial services company jointly owned by its employees and the Otto Bremer Foundation (OBF). Founded in 1943 by Otto Bremer, the company is headquartered in St. Paul and provides a comprehensive range of banking, investment, trust and insurance products and services to nearly 100 locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. OBF uses its share of dividends to distribute charitable grants to Bremer bank communities.

• Edina Realty recently announced that the following realtors from the Alexandria office have been named members of Edina Realty’s Chairman’s, Master’s, President’s or Leadership Circles.

President’s Circle: Carl Kvale, Dale and Debbie Wussow.

Leadership Circle: Wendie VanKirk, Sue Palmquist, Sheryle West, Terri Bush and Lauri Nellermoe.

Members of Edina Realty’s Circles are those who achieved an outstanding level of sales performance and customer service in 2011.

• Dr. Kaysie Hendrickson DPT, ATC, MTC of Northwest Rehabilitation in Alexandria recently obtained national Manual Therapy Certification (MTC).

Hendrickson has joined an exclusive group – there are only 15 physical therapists in Minnesota who have active MTC.

With Dr. Hendrickson’s MTC, the Alexandria branch of Northwest Rehabilitation becomes the only physical therapy clinic/department/etc. in Minnesota to employ two actively certified manual therapists. James Olson also has MTC.

Manual therapy techniques (manipulation, mobilization, myofascial release, etc.) use skilled, hands-on, therapist-generated force applied to both joints and soft tissues to normalize joint mechanics. When joint mechanics are normalized, the associated symptoms (pain and inflammation) will resolve or reduce, giving long-term relief.

Northwest Rehabilitation is located at 410 30th Avenue East, Suite 102.

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