This Business Named A Patriotic Employer-Roseville Saturday Shout Out

The Minnesota Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR)  on Thursday honored CenterPoint Legal Solutions LLC, of Roseville, as a patroitic employer in the small business category. 

ESGR, a national committee of the U.S. Department of Defense, recognized CenterPoint for supporting the military commitments of its employees, going above and beyond what state and federal regulations require. 

Patch's weekly Saturday Shout Out post recognizes Roseville's people, businesses and organizations for noteworthy accomplishments, honors and good deeds. 

Brandon Lancaster, a CenterPoint performance manager and a member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing, nominated his company for the award. Lancaster said he has appreciated CenterPoint's flexibility in allowing him to perform his military commitments. 

"It's really about the little things  they (the company)  do," Lancaster said, noting that CenterPoint's accommodations have alllowed him to not only carry out his military duties but also, in the process, take care of his family.

Thomas Simonet, an ESGR local unit liaison, presented the patroitic employer award to CenterPoint's president Aaron Rose. 

"This is a surprise," Rose said, in accepting the award. "This is easily one of the coolest things I have ever gotten."

Rose said that supporting Lancaster in his military service "is a small price we can pay to give back to the military."  CenterPoint Legal Solutions is a collections service for creditors and debt buyers; it has about 20 employees and is affiliated with Rosevlle-based Frontline Asset Strategies.  

Simonet said the ESGR is a volunteer service group that serves all seven branches of the National Guard and Reserve, assisting in Guard and Reserve members with re-employment and employment issues.

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