Business People: Sunday, Jan. 7
(WorldNews Business)

CONSTRUCTION Amaris Homes, a Maplewood-based home builder specializing in green home design, received Grand Winner recognition at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Housing Innovation Awards. … Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. has hired Joseph Baumann as senior project manager. He will work in the company’s Minneapolis office. DEVELOPMENT Timberland Partners, a privately-owned real estate investment, development and management firm, announced that it has appointed Mary Kahl as senior vice president of property management, Dan Hoiby as chief financial officer and Andrea Brown as controller. They will be based in the firm’s Minneapolis office. … Minneapolis-based...