Wisconsin Union Will Hold Veterans Day Event Nov. 12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Information:

Shauna Breneman, Communications Director

Office: (608) 262-8862, Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

WISCONSIN UNION WILL HOLD VETERANS DAY EVENT NOV. 12

Veterans Day event to include refreshments and remarks by university, veteran leaders

MADISON – In observance of Veterans Day, the Wisconsin Union team will hold an event on Nov. 12 at 9 a.m. in Memorial Union’s Main Lounge.

The Veterans Day event will include remarks at 9:30 a.m. by the Student Veterans of America UW-Madison Chapter President Sean Jackett, UW-Madison Veteran Services Coordinator Joe Rasmussen, and Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier. The event will also include free refreshments on a first come, first served basis and is open to the community.

The Union is holding this in recognition of the heroism of Badgers who have served our country, including fallen UW-Madison service members.

“We are honored to bring the community together for this event and to have the opportunity to acknowledge our service members’ and veterans’ sacrifices and service,” Guthier said.

More than 1,000 fallen university heroes’ stories can be found in the Union’s electronic Gold Star Honor Roll, which is available at uwgoldstarhonorroll.org, on a computer in the Hamel Family Browsing Library, and on a kiosk outside of the Main Lounge.

Memorial Union’s ties to service members began 90 years ago with the dedication of the building as a memorial to UW-Madison’s service members in 1928.

In addition, the names of more than 200 Badgers who died in active duty are inscribed on wooden plaques on the walls of the Memorial Union’s Memorial Hall, outside of Main Lounge.

“This Veterans Day, through this event and others with multiple partners, including the Wisconsin Union, UW-Madison Libraries, and College Democrats and Republicans, we hope to highlight the service of Badger veterans both past and present,” Jackett said. We are grateful for the Wisconsin Union’s support, as the Memorial Union is our most prominent symbol of veterans on campus.”

More than 600 veterans and service members attend UW-Madison. Rasmussen is one of the team members at the university’s Veteran Services & Military Assistance Center, which is dedicated to serving student veterans and service members as well as their dependents.

In addition to the Wisconsin Union-hosted event at Memorial Union, on Nov. 12, the UW-Madison chapter of Student Veterans of America will co-host a Veterans Day display on Bascom Hill along with College Republicans of UW-Madison and College Democrats of UW-Madison. The community is invited to be part of this display by placing flags on the Hill for veterans in their lives.

More information about the Veterans Day event at Memorial Union is available here union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/free-veterans-day-breakfast-at-memorial-union.

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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.

[Note to the editor: Click here to download a photo of Wisconsin Union guests viewing the electronic Gold Star Honor Roll in Memorial Union. Photo provided by the Wisconsin Union.]

Junior Achievement Presents Athletes to Entrepreneurs Speaker Panel

Contact: Roxanne Van Loon, 608-288-8201, rvanloon@jawis.org

Junior Achievement Presents Athletes to Entrepreneurs Speaker Panel

Mark your calendar for November 8, 2018 and join us at the Fluno Center, 601 University Avenue in Madison to hear former professional athletes discuss how they used their entrepreneurial skills to succeed on the playing field and in the Madison business community.

The event begins at 4:30 PM with a networking reception and silent auction. The speaker panel occurs between 5:00 and 5:45 PM with the silent auction winners announced after the speaker panel presentation.

Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/jaate/event/794099. All proceeds support Junior Achievement programs that help students avoid or escape a life of poverty, achieve their educational goals, and aspire to a career where they will excel.

Capitol Bank Announces New Hires

Madison, WI: Ken Thompson, President and CEO of Capitol Bank, is pleased to announce three new hires: Heather Flood (Assistant Vice President of Deposit Operations), Natalie (Braun) Gregerson (Director of Marketing) and Briel Kohl (Portfolio Manager).

Heather Flood has 24 years of banking experience in Dane County making her well-respected in the industry. Her experience ranges from relationship banking and customer service, to branch management and deposit operations management. She is a native of Whitewater, Wisconsin and currently resides in Evansville. She earned a Bachelor of Letters & Science/English literature from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Heather spends time with her family at school functions and sports activities, as well as attending various events in the local and greater Madison communities.

Natalie Gregerson brings five years of experience from the technology and construction sectors, where she worked for national and international companies. Natalie’s broad skillset includes a commercial drone pilot license. She is a native of northern Iowa and now resides in Southwest Wisconsin. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and a Bachelor of Communications/Public Relations with a minor in social media. Relatively new to the Madison market, Natalie is eager to become an active member of the community and has already supported local events, such as The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®.

Briel Kohl adds four years of commercial and retail banking knowledge to the already talented and diverse Commercial Lending Group at Capitol Bank. Briel’s banking experience includes credit analysis, treasury management marketing and portfolio management. She is a native of Wisconsin and currently resides in Baraboo. She has degrees in International Business, Accounting and Management from Upper Iowa University, where she also played soccer and spent time studying abroad. Briel is active in the local area, including organizations such as Baraboo Young Professionals and Baraboo Kiwanis.

About Capitol Bank: Capitol Bank, locally-owned and operated, is committed to serving the communities in which we live, work and do business. We are proud of the partnerships we have established with organizations, businesses and individuals in the Madison and Verona communities. Our philosophy of community support is demonstrated at the corporate level, as well as in the time and energy our employees devote to our community each year.

Savant to Host Year-End Tax Planning Program Tied to New Tax Law

CONTACT:

Catherine Povalitis

Chartwell Agency

cpovalitis@chartwell-agency.com

779-537-1282

Savant to Host Year-End Tax Planning Program Tied to New Tax Law

MADISON, Wis. (October 30, 2018) – With most of the changes from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act going into effect this year, Savant Capital Management is hosting an informative program to help individuals become familiar with the changes and how to minimize taxes.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 fundamentally changes the individual income, business, and estate tax landscape. In addition to learning about the changes to the tax law, guests of the program also will learn:

• Detailed new strategies to consider now and in the future
• What actions taken now – or not taken now – will have far-reaching tax implications for individuals and their families
• What old tax planning techniques that were previously standard protocol are now obsolete or in need of revision

The program will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 1109 Fourier Dr., Madison. Check-in and refreshments will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend, but pre-registration is required. To register or for more information, contact Diane Peters at dpeters@savantcapital.com or call 866-489-0500.

About Savant Capital Management

Savant Capital Management is a leading independent, nationally-recognized, fee-only firm serving clients for 30 years with over $6 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 featured 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. Click here for more information about Savant or to view our Important Disclosures.

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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Upland Hills Health Join QualityPath for Colonoscopies

Contact:

Tierney Anderson

608.210.6642

E-mail: tanderson@the-alliance.org

www.the-alliance.org/press

Upland Hills HealthJoin QualityPath for Colonoscopies

MADISON, Wis. (Oct. 26, 2018) – Upland Hills Healthhave met the national quality measures and adopted processes that improve care for patients to become QualityPath providers for colonoscopies.  

The Alliance is adding colonoscopies to QualityPath as part of efforts to help employers emphasize the value of colorectal cancer screening for employees and their family members that are covered by a health plan that uses The Alliance network to access health care. The Alliance also provides employers with a white paper on colorectal cancer screening that identifies cost-effective approaches and recommends additional resources.

The Alliance developed QualityPath for colonoscopies with one of eight Purchaser Value Network (PVN) grants made nationwide with funding provided by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation for regional business coalitions implementing innovative practices in value-based purchasing and health care payment reform. PVN is an initiative of the Pacific Business Group on Health, San Francisco, Calif.

Launched in 2015, the QualityPath program currently guides patients to high-quality providers for CT and MRI scans and knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries.

QualityPath offers these benefits:

• Doctors, hospitals and clinics meet national quality measures and adopt practices that lead to better outcomes.
• A bundled price covers most elements of surgeries and tests. For patients that means low out-of-pocket costs – sometimes nothing!
• A warranty covers complications or repeat tests.
• A patient experience manager guides surgical patients.
• Online tools and information provide additional support
• Shared decision-making reduces unnecessary care.
• A toolkit helps employers tell employees about the advantages.

Employers who are members of The Alliance can enroll in QualityPath, which is then offered to employees and family members enrolled in health plans that use The Alliance network. A list of participating doctors, hospitals and clinics is available on The Alliance website (www.the-alliance.org).

The Alliance is a not-for-profit cooperative that moves health care forward by controlling costs, improving quality and engaging individuals in their health. Members include more than 240 self-funded employers and multiemployer plans in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

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Alliance President and CEO Cheryl DeMars is available for interviews on request.