Eric Warmka is the new general manager at Minnesota Valley Funeral Homes, and the Willkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce stopped by to congratulate him, and to welcome new funeral director Dan Baltramonas.

Eric, originally from Wells, has worked in the funeral industry for 12 years. He moved to New Ulm almost three years ago from the St. Cloud area with his wife, Sarah, and their son Jackson. He says he loves that MVFH is a community-owned cooperative, so that they are able to focus on service and not sales.

Dan is originally from south-east Wisconsin, and earned his mortuary science degree in Arizona. He has 15 years of experience working at funeral homes in Eau Claire and Platteville, Wisconsin.

MVFH has two locations in New Ulm as well as Nicollet and Gibbon.

Holmquist receives APMA designation

NEW ULM John Holmquist, a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial in New Ulm, recently received the Accredited Portfolio Management AdvisorSM (APMA) designation from the College of Financial Planning.

Individuals who hold the APMA designation have completed a course of study encompassing client assessment and suitability, risk/return, investment objectives, bond and equity portfolios, modern portfolio theory and investor psychology.

Holmquist is part of Wealth Management Solutions, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

As a financial advisor, Holmquist provides financial advice that is anchored in a solid understanding of client needs and expectations, and provided in one-on-one relationships with his clients. For more information, please contact John Holmquist at 507-354-7177. His office is located at 510 2nd St N New Ulm, MN 56073.

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA and SIPC.

Bloedow to speak to regional HR

professionals about cybersecurity

NEW ULM The responsibility for cybersecurity cant lie with IT alone when so many breaches occur as a result of human behavior.

On March 30, Sam Bloedow address HR professionals in Mankato, providing practical tactics that they can use to develop cybersecurity awareness and employee habits that will lessen the risk of cyber attack and its serious impacts.

In this presentation for the Southern Minnesota Area Human Resource Association (SMAHRA), Sam will help participants understand how the cybercriminal ecosystem has evolved, making small and medium-sized businesses rich targets for cybercrime. Hell guide the audience into a new understanding about cybersecurity awareness as a company priority, by discussing some of the threats that employees could encounter during their work day, including social engineering, phishing, and web-based exploits.

HR professionals can play an important role in how companies protect their business information and employees from cybercrime. Participants in this event will take away practical information on cybersecurity habits that can be implemented immediately and learn guildelines for effective cybersecurity training. Register and learn more about SMAHRA on their website http://www.smahra.org/.

New director at Woodstone

Maggie Gostonczik is the new executive director at Woodstone Senior Living, and the Willkommen Committee stopped by to welcome her.

Maggie is originally from the Judson area and has lived in Hutchinson for the past 12 years. She married her high school sweetheart, and they have three children together. Woodstone has three locations: Hutchinson, New Ulm, and Rice Lake. The New Ulm location has 10 memory care units and 20 care suites (assisted living), three with vacancies. Contact her at 507-359-3355 to set up a tour or to learn more about Woodstone of New Ulm.

New offices for New Ulm Real Estate

New Ulm Real Estate has moved, and the Willkommen Committee recently stopped their new offices at 1227 N. Broadway to see them.

The New Ulm Real Estate team consists of Mary Henle (broker and agent), Lisa Besemer, Stephanie Meyer, and Kim Hanson.

Mary has been in the business for 25 years, Lisa and Stephanie joined her 6 years ago and Kim began 1.5 years ago. The ladies agree that their old space was too small. They love the easy access and corner location of the new building, which used to be Terrys Auto Service. In the remodeling/building of their new offices, they kept the original building, which can still be seen in the exposed ceiling and interior walls. Stop by to see the new space, or visit them online at newulmrealestate.net.

New partner at Gislason & Hunter

The WIllkommen Committee of the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce recently stopped by Gislason & Hunter Law Firm in New Ulm to congratulate Kaitlin Pals on becoming a new partner.

Kaitlin is originally from northern Iowa (near Mason City) and attended law school at the University of Iowa. She was an English major in college and was thinking about becoming a professor before deciding to go to law school. She has been an attorney in New Ulm for about 5 years. She specializes in estate planning and corporate ag business. Her recent partnership makes her the only woman out of the eight partners at the New Ulm location.

Gislason & Hunter has three other locations, Mankato, Minneapolis, and Des Moines.

New Edward Jones financial advisor

The Willkommen Committee recently visited with Jill Berdan, new Edward Jones financial advisor at 108 N. State.

Steve Schreiber is retiring, and Jill is one of three agents who are helping with this transition.

This is a new career for Jill, who was previously branch president of SouthPoint Financial in Sleepy Eye. Jill wasnt looking for new employment; she was previously an Edward Jones client and was approached about the opportunity. She says she is setting an example for her sons that you can be in a career you love but continue to challenge yourself. She likes that Edward Jones places importance on personal connections and one-on-one meetings and she is looking forward to building relationships with her clients.

She is not going to be working alone. Kris Sandmann, who worked with Steve Schreiber for 16 years, will be staying on as senior branch office administrator.

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