MSCR 3-on-3 Spring Breakaway Basketball Tournament

For Immediate Release

Contact: Terrence Thompson at 204-3037 or tlthompson2@madison.k12.wi.us or Nicole Graper at 204-3017 or ngraper@madison.k12.wi.us

MSCR Spring Breakaway 3 ON 3 Basketball Tournament

Proceeds support MSCR Camps

MSCR is holding the 3rd Annual Spring Breakaway 3 ON 3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2017, 12-5 pm at La Follette High School.  Adult and high school teams can register at MSCRSportsLeagues.org.

Tournament proceeds benefit the MSCR Summer Campership Fund. The fund provides financial assistance for families who need help attending MSCR child care and camps.

Teams enjoy a quick moving, exciting tournament with a live DJ.   The event is sponsored by JP’s Hair Design and Friends of MSCR. All registered participants receive an event souvenir.  The adult team fee is $100 and the high school team fee is $30. Contact Terrence Thompson at 204-3037 or tlthompson2@madison.k12.wi.us for more information.

MSCR is Madison’s public recreation department offering a variety of programs for all ages including afterschool activities, arts & enrichment, boating & paddling, camps, fitness, sports and swimming. Visit www.mscr.org or call 608-204-3000 for more information.

Friends of MSCR, a  non-profit organization, is dedicated to fundraising for MSCR programs and services to keep recreation accessible and affordable.

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OPN-designed Lucille honored with Commercial Design Award

OPN’s design of Lucille, the popular pizzeria and nightclub in the heart of Madison’s Capitol Square District, is the recipient of one of this year’s Commercial Design Awards from InBusiness Magazine. The awards celebrate Dane County’s influence on Wisconsin’s notable architecture. Winners will be honored at a breakfast awards program on April 4 at The Edgewater in Madison.

OPN Architects transformed the century-old brick building at the intersection of King and Pickney Streets, the apex of one of Madison’s signature triangular blocks that form a ring around the city’s downtown capitol square, into the 8,000-plus-square-foot bar and pizzeria, which opened in May 2015. Restaurateurs Patrick Sweeney and Joshua Berkson, who also own the popular Merchant restaurant on the same block, describe the space as “an indoor/outdoor, double-decker, hi-fi American pizza venue.”

Originally a 1900s-era bank, multiple renovations throughout its 100-year history sacrificed the characteristics that were originally a hallmark of the historic building. Historically a gateway connector between the King Street neighborhood and the Capitol Square, as the building changed owners it was used primarily for business, most recently offices for the Isthmus newspaper, and failed to keep up with the neighborhood’s evolution into a vibrant entertainment district. The design marries a relaxed Wisconsin and vintage punk vibe, celebrating the building’s history through soulful reclaimed and modern materials, restoring the connection to the capital square and re-establishing it as a gateway to the neighborhood.

The adaptive reuse and restoration of this iconic historic building into an open, transparent, welcoming, and energetic restaurant has revitalized a significant corner at Madison’s city center by drawing people into the space and becoming a focal point for the Capitol Square and the entire entertainment district.

OPN Architects welcomes Mark Kruser

MADISON – OPN Architects welcomes project architect Mark Kruser to the firm’s Madison studio. A native of southwestern Wisconsin, Mark brings 26 years of practicing architecture in the Madison and surrounding southern Wisconsin area. An Iowa State University graduate, Mark’s professional experience includes time a HLKB, Potter Lawson, and Assemblage, as an architect and project manager.
He is an active member in the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as the Southwest Chapter Secretary/Treasurer and as the Chair of the AIA Wisconsin Chapter Design Awards Committee. As an adjunct instructor at Madison Area Technical College, Mark developed the school’s first course on LEED and sustainable design.

ABOUT OPN ARCHITECTS
OPN Architects is a regional, knowledge-based design firm with 100+ designers working on projects across the Midwest. OPN maintains studios in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. The firm’s award-winning work spans a wide variety of client types including corporate, civic, higher education, health care, and libraries. To learn more about OPN, visit ­­www.opnarchitects.com.

Savant Capital Management Reaches Important Milestone

Savant Capital Management, a nationally recognized fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, IL, with 12 offices in three states, including Madison and Park Falls, has hit another important milestone in the firm’s 30-year history. Today, the firm announced it has reached $5 billion in assets under management (AUM).

Savant set a goal to achieve $5 billion in AUM ten years ago, when the firm reached the $1 billion milestone. The firm accomplished that goal by growing 400 percent over the past ten years. During that time, Savant significantly expanded its team, added new capabilities, locations and clients with five merger & acquisition (M&A) transactions, and has expanded its ownership to 47 employees.

More milestones are expected to take place soon, as the firm intends to grow its national footprint even further through future M&A opportunities.

“Team Savant accomplished this goal together, despite the challenges of the financial crisis and other curve balls along the way,” said Brent Brodeski, CEO of Savant. “We believe our persistence in being innovative, making smart decisions and driving forward, has helped create significant value for countless families in the process.  Along the way, we have become one of the nation’s largest wealth management firms.  I am immensely proud of what our team has accomplished.”

Savant employs more than 140 team members. Headquartered in Rockford, IL, Savant also has offices in the following locations: Chicago, IL; Freeport, IL; Geneva, IL; Hoffman Estates, IL; Naperville, IL; Peoria, IL; Sterling, IL; Wilmette, IL; McLean, VA; Madison, WI; and Park Falls, WI. For more information, visit savantcapital.com.

About Savant Capital Management

Savant Capital Management is a leading independent, nationally-recognized, fee-only firm, serving clients for 30 years with $5 billion in assets under management. As a trusted advisor, Savant Capital Management offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan and family office services to financially established individuals and institutions. Savant also offers corporate accounting, tax preparation, payroll and consulting through its affiliate, Savant Tax & Consulting.

Savant is regularly recognized among the top wealth managers in the United States. Savant was the recipient of the 2015 Best-in-Business IMPACT Award™, part of Schwab’s IMPACT Awards® program to recognize excellence in the business of independent financial advice. Savant has consistently received other industry recognitions including recently being included on the Forbes top 200 financial advisors list, the Barron’s top 20 independent advisory firms list, being named the #9 rated RIA firm by Financial Planning magazine, and included in additional top advisors lists by Financial Advisor magazine and InvestmentNews.

Savant Capital Management is a Registered Investment Advisor. Savant’s marketing material should not be construed by any existing or prospective client as a guarantee that they will experience a certain level of results if they engage Savant’s services and may include lists or rankings published by magazines and other sources which are generally based exclusively on information prepared and submitted by the recognized advisor. For more information about Savant or to view our Important Disclosures, go to www.savantcapital.com.

Savant Capital Management and its employees are independent of and are not employees or agents of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Schwab does not prepare, verify or endorse information distributed by Savant Capital Management. The Best-in-Business IMPACT Award™ is not an endorsement, testimonial endorsement, recommendation or referral to Savant Capital Management with respect to its investment advisory and other services.

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SVA Celebrates Women in Business

SVA, along with WISC-TV3 and Madison Magazine, are proud to announce their Women in Business initiative. Women business leaders face unique challenges and as their numbers grow, so do the opportunities. SVA celebrates Women in Business by featuring local successful business women who are leaders in their industries.

Over the course of five months, SVA and its media partners will feature each of these local business women with a full-page profile in Madison magazine as well as a WISC-TV3 Buzzed Into Madison television segment. SVA is proud to announce the featured women are Kim Lobdell, President & Owner of KL Engineering (February edition), Ana Hooker, Senior Vice President of Operations for Exact Sciences (March edition), and Dr. Lori Veerman, DDS and Co-Owner of Madison Family Dental (April edition).

The May edition will feature SVA, represented by principals Laura Zach, Nicole Gralapp and Kirsten Houghton of SVA Certified Public Accountants.  Jenny Herritz, Principal of SVA Consulting, will also be the guest of Neil Heinen’s For The Record television show that is aired on Sunday mornings on WISC-TV3.

The 2017 campaign will conclude on June 20 with the inaugural SVA Women In Business Breakfast.  This event will include these featured women on a panel inspiring the audience with their stories of success. Attendees will have the opportunity to listen and learn from the panelists’ path to success, expand how they think of their own careers, and connect and engage with other business women.

For more information on the featured women as well as the Women in Business breakfast, visit www.sva.com/women.

About SVA

Since our inception in 1974, we have focused on developing long-standing business relationships.  As our clients’ businesses and personal interests have grown, we have increased our service offerings to meet their expanding needs.

Now over 40 years later, SVA and its affiliates are recognized leaders offering a wide range of professional services including audit and accounting, tax, business information technologies, wealth management, trust and estate administration services.

The cornerstone of SVA will always remain the same, providing service and value to help our clients achieve measurable results, while exceeding their expectations.  SVA is not only dedicated to the clients we serve, we are dedicated to the communities we serve, maintaining a long tradition of involvement and support.

SVA is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, employs over 300 staff, and has additional offices in Milwaukee and Appleton, Wisconsin and Rockford, Illinois. More information is available at www.sva.com.