Greg Jones and Sam Ballweg Join State Bank of Cross Plains Board of Directors

June 12, 2018, MADISON, Wisconsin— State Bank of Cross Plains (SBCP) welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors:

Sam Ballweg, President at Endres Manufacturing Company in Waunakee
Greg Jones, President and CEO at Dave Jones, Inc. in Madison

“I believe in what they believe in,” says Sam Ballweg about State Bank of Cross Plains. “Endres Manufacturing has a great, long-standing relationship with the bank. I like the fact that they know who we are – they know every company they do business with – and have a sincere interest in our success.”

Greg Jones concurs. “I like being involved with really smart teams, and this group certainly qualifies,” he explains. Jones and Ballweg also cited a shared value with SBCP of getting involved in and supporting local communities by finding ways to give back.

Started by his father in 1977, Dave Jones, Inc. has gone from 21 employees in 1999 (when the younger Jones first joined the plumbing and HVAC company) to roughly 450 employees today. Over the years, he has learned every aspect of the organization by becoming a Master Plumber, going on service calls, digging ditches, and earning a business degree in preparation for running the day-to-day operations.

“I love to learn,” says Jones. “I’m looking forward to learning more about banking, as well as sharing my experience not only in my own industry, but also with many other segments as a construction subcontractor. Construction often reflects what’s happening in the market overall, plus I can speak to the challenges and opportunities of many of the businesses I work with.”

Sam Ballweg expects this opportunity will enable him to tap into his degree in finance and his early inclination toward investing. Ballweg also anticipates bringing the unique perspective to the SBCP Board of Directors of his family business, which commonly plans and prepares strategically looking 20 years out.

“As a community bank, State Bank of Cross Plains has a ‘family business’ feel,” Ballweg explains. “Longer-range planning helps make decisions that build a solid foundation and support real success, rather than adopting a short-term survival mode.”

A structural steel fabricator known for their Bavarian roots and live goats grazing the grounds, Endres Manufacturing Company was started in 1926 by Ballweg’s great grandfather. Sam Ballweg took over operations in 2013, making Endres one of only about 3 percent of family businesses nationally to reach fourth-generation leadership.

“Both Greg Jones and Sam Ballweg bring a high standard of character and a commitment to local communities that fit perfectly with our bank’s core values,” shares SBCP President and CEO Jim Tubbs. “Their business expertise and local roots will make them invaluable partners. Plus, they’re just great guys.”

For more information about State Bank of Cross Plains, visit CrossPlainsBank.com.

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State Bank of Cross Plains is known for our modern, progressive approach to supporting businesses and consumers by offering services more typical of larger financial institutions in an environment that values one-on-one personal relationships and community involvement. Celebrating our 110-year anniversary in 2018, State Bank of Cross Plains is a $900 million institution, offering a full range of business and personal financial services including business, real estate, and consumer lending, as well as wealth management and financial advisory services. The largest independent community bank in Dane County, we have ten convenient locations. Member FDIC and Equal Housing Lender.

For additional information, please visit www.crossplainsbank.com or contact VP-Marketing Director Darin Tessier at 608-826-3514.

gener8tor Launches Fellowship.art

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact

Joe Kirgues

joe@gener8tor.com

(414) 940-3287

gener8tor Launches Fellowship.art

First-of-its-kind accelerator program will offer artists up to $15,000

MILWAUKEE – gener8tor seeks to serve artists with launch of Fellowship.art — an artist fellowship program aimed at supporting the art community that will leverage Milwaukee’s potential as an artistic hub and gener8tor’s experience in training businesses.

Fellowship.art plans to recruit four artists for a free,12-week accelerator program modeled on gener8tor’s nationally ranked business startup accelerator. Three of the artists will be selected from the Milwaukee area with the final spot being open to artists from across the country. The first program will kick off in Summer of 2018.

Selected artists will have the opportunity to qualify for a grant of up to $15,000 as part of the program and receive individualized mentorship and coaching on how to succeed in the art industry.

Fellowship.art will be based out of the No Studios building. Studio space will be available for select fellows in Milwaukee’s Sherman Phoenix building, a new high-quality commercial space for small businesses whose mission is to offer mentorship and coaching to advance entrepreneurship in communities of color. In addition, applicants to Fellowship.art will have the opportunity to apply to create a mural for the exterior of the Sherman Phoenix building.

“Fellowship.art is an exciting continuation of gener8tor’s mission to help communities invest in their best and brightest,” said gener8tor Co-Founder Joe Kirgues. “Much like with startup companies, our goal is to help a broad and diverse group of artists to navigate the art industry, and grow in their careers. This first-of-its-kind program will do just that.”

gener8tor is seeking a full-time program director to run Fellowship.art. Applications are currently being accepted at Fellowship.art. Applications for artists to participate in the program will open on June 18. The program will run alongside Backline, the music accelerator created by gener8tor and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee.

Fellowship.art is made possible through support from the Brico Fund, the Milwaukee Institute, ImagineMKE, and Mary Jo and Don Layden, Jr. The program is seeking additional donors and corporate partners.

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gener8tor is a nationally ranked accelerator that invests in high-growth startups. gener8tor supports the growth of these startups through its network of experienced mentors, technologists, corporate partners, angel investors and venture capitalists. gener8tor is a proud member of the Global Accelerator Network (GAN) and is sponsored by American Family Insurance. gener8tor is a GOLD-tier accelerator in the U.S. as ranked by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Project. Learn more about gener8tor at www.gener8tor.com.

Brico Fund uses dynamic approaches to build the collective capacity of people and organizations to actively and sustainably improve the civic, cultural and natural environments. Learn more about Brico Fund at www.bricofund.org.

Milwaukee Institute is a 501(c)(3) that supports the expansion of the technological and entrepreneurial infrastructure in our region. Learn more about Milwaukee Institute at www.mkei.org.

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Union Council Will Hold Open Forums on Porter Butts Gallery, Fredric March Play Circle

July 6, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Information:

Shauna Breneman, Communication Director
Office: (608) 262-8862
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

UNION COUNCIL WILL HOLD OPEN FORUMS ON PORTER BUTTS GALLERY, FREDRIC MARCH PLAY CIRCLE

Forums to be held July 11 and 12 at Memorial Union

MADISON – Union Council, the governing body of the Wisconsin Union, will host open forums July 11 and 12 at Memorial Union regarding the names of two spaces in Memorial Union, called the Porter Butts Gallery and the Fredric March Play Circle.

The Council will hold the July 11 forum in the Capitol View Room noon to 1 p.m. The July 12 forum will be held 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Old Madison East. Both forums are open to the public. To ensure Council members hear from a variety of voices within each timeframe, each person who wishes to speak will be given three minutes.

This effort is in response to a recent campus study group report and to concerns expressed by some members of the campus community regarding the individuals for whom these spaces are named, Porter Butts and Fredric March, participating in a former student organization called the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s while they were University of Wisconsin-Madison students. The Council is considering whether the names should be removed.

Each forum will include an update from Union Council on their decision-making effort, which will be followed by time to hear from members of the community. Council members will take the feedback from the forums into consideration in their decision.

“We are actively seeking out feedback from our community on these names,” said Susan Dibbell, Wisconsin Union deputy director and Union Council member. “We want to hear what people are feeling, information they would like to share, and their thoughts.”

Feedback can also be sent to union@union.wisc.edu or submitted online at union.wisc.edu/about/union-council/openforum.

Individuals requesting sign language interpretation or captioning should contact the Wisconsin Union by 5 p.m. Monday, at 608-262-8862 or union@union.wisc.edu.

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About the Wisconsin Union

The Wisconsin Union enhances the lives of members and visitors through recreational, cultural, educational and social opportunities. Formed in 1907, the Wisconsin Union is a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Union and its tradition of providing experiences for a lifetime: union.wisc.edu.

NRSSH Launches to Combat Hunger

Looking to join a premier networking group focused on giving back to the community, professional development, and volunteering? NRSSH (pronounced NOURISH) is your answer!

Join us for the launch of NRSSH – aka the Next Rising Stars of Second Harvest – an organization comprised of young professional members making a difference in the fight against hunger in Southwest Wisconsin while expanding our professional development and gaining an understanding of board membership at the non-profit level.

More information at https://www.secondharvestmadison.org/donation-pages/nrssh-launch-party

Pre-registration fee: $20 / At the door fee: $25
Fee will be waived when you apply for membership

Membership fee prior to and during event: $50

Date:
June 14, 2018
Company:
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin
Contact:
Laura Gaffney
Phone:
608-216-7205

LauraG@shfbmadison.org