Category: Accolades
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Midwest Alarm Services Receives NOTIFIER Multi-Million Dollar Award
Contact: Jennifer VanGenderen, Per Mar Security Services, 563-344-7313
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2nd, 2017
Midwest Alarm Services Receives NOTIFIER Multi-Million Dollar Award
DES MOINES, Iowa – Midwest Alarm Services, a leading provider of life safety systems based in Des Moines, IA, was a recipient of the NOTIFIER Multi-Million Dollar Award. This is Midwest Alarm Services’ 7th consecutive year winning this prestigious award. This award is given to the top, most successful fire alarm companies in the industry.
“The multi-million dollar award is directly due to the tremendous efforts of our sales team, as well as the hard work and dedication of our technical staff. Without our great people, Midwest Alarm Services would not have the success it has today,” said Doug Richard, President of Midwest Alarm Services.
About Midwest Alarm Services
Established in 1950, Midwest Alarm Services is a family-owned company specializing in life safety systems across four states. The company is a leading Notifier dealer, and provides life safety systems and services including card access systems, fire alarm systems, fire extinguishers/hoods, fire inspections, master clock systems, monitoring, nurse call systems, system design/layout and video surveillance. For more information about Midwest Alarm Services, please visit midwestalarmservices.com.
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MSCR Receives a National Award for Services for People who have Disabilities
October 6, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nicole Graper at 608-204-3017 or ngraper@madison.k12.wi.us
MSCR Receives National Award for Serving People who Have Disabilities
Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR), Madison’s public recreation provider, was presented the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) 2017 Excellence in Inclusion Award.
MSCR offers adaptive recreation — sports and recreation designed for people who have disabilities, and inclusion services for individuals with and without disabilities to participate together. The award was presented at the NRPA National Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana. MSCR is a member of NRPA and shares the organization’s vision that everyone should have easy access to park and recreation opportunities in sustainable communities.
MSCR is proud of Kate Dvorak, Inclusion Services Specialist, Cheryl Dietrich, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist – Inclusion Services, Chad Thom, Community Programs Supervisor and Janet Dyer, Community Programs Supervisor for their work creating accessible public recreation programs. The department serves 4,685 participants with disabilities annually in a range of activities.
“We are honored to be nationally recognized for helping make a difference in the lives of people who have disabilities and their families,” said Jacob Tisue, MSCR Executive Director.
More information on Inclusion Services & Adaptive Recreation
MSCR is Madison’s public recreation provider serving the community since 1926. As a department of the Madison School District, MSCR serves all ages in a wide range of activities including adventure, afterschool, arts, enrichment, fitness, sports, swimming and more. Go to www.mscr.org for more information or call 608-204-3017.
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SVA Receives LEA Women’s Leadership Program Award
The SVA Companies is proud to announce that it has won the Leading Edge Alliance (LEA) 2017 Edge award for Outstanding Women’s Leadership Program. This is a new award category and it honors the most creative and productive internal and/or external firm initiative or program for women’s leadership. SVA has won this award for their Women in Business initiative.
The SVA Women in Business initiative was designed to recognize successful businesswomen by featuring three women and their success stories at the inaugural Women In Business Breakfast held in June 2017 where approximately 150 women business leaders were in attendance. SVA partnered with WISC-TV3 and Madison Magazine for a three-month campaign to promote this initiative because of the need for increased recognition of the talented businesswomen in the Madison and Dane County markets.
“It is fantastic that SVA received the very first award for Women’s Leadership in LEA’s new category,” states Cindy Bong, Chief Operating Officer. “The hard work and dedication of our team of SVA women to launch this initiative made this award possible. From the idea, to the spark that ignited it, to the successful women’s event, we could not be more proud of this honor.”
To view more details on the SVA Women in Business campaign, 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. www.sva.com
About Leading Edge Alliance
Founded in 1999, LEA Global is the second largest international association in the world, creating a high-quality alliance of 226 firms focused on accounting, financial and business advisory services. LEA Global firms operate from 620 offices in 110 countries, giving clients of LEA Global firms access to the knowledge, skills and experience of more than 2,300 experts and 23,000 staff members.
LEA Global firms’ unique alliance enables them to maintain their independence while working together to provide the ultimate in client service and providing valuable access to understand the cultural and commercial norms across the globe.
All LEA Global firms must go through rigorous due diligence before being accepted into the alliance.
Working collaboratively, LEA Global firms focus on client service, meaning the partner in the original engagement stays involved. That connection provides consistency and intimate client knowledge – a practice indicative of the value LEA Global places on the qualities of thought leadership, in-depth knowledge, expertise and proactive advisory services.
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Savant Certified for Fiduciary Excellence for 10 Straight Years
Savant Capital Management, one of the nation’s largest independent registered investment advisory firms, announced today that CEFEX, the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, LLC, has renewed the firm’s certification to the standard described in the handbook “Prudent Practices for Investment Advisors.” This is the tenth year of certification for Savant, and it was among the first Investment Advisors to successfully complete the independent certification process.
The CEFEX standard describes how an Investment Advisor assumes the responsibility for managing a client’s overall investment management process, which includes the selection, monitoring, and de-selection of investment managers, as well as developing processes to implement investment strategies and fiduciary practices on an ongoing basis.
“Savant has demonstrated its commitment to fiduciary excellence for a decade,” said Carlos Panksep, managing director of the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence. “The firm has voluntarily undertaken third party audits to a rigorous best practice standard.”
Savant is certified for investment advisory services, including the role of 3(38) investment manager and non-discretionary 3(21) investment advisor for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plans, 403(b)/church exempt, personal trusts, and high net worth individuals. Savant is registered at cefex.org/advisor, where the firm’s certificate can also be viewed.
The standard is substantiated by legislation, case law, and regulatory opinion letters from the ERISA, the Investment Advisor’s Act of 1940, Uniform Prudent Investor Act (UPIA), Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA), and the Uniform Management of Public Employee Retirement Systems Act (MPERS) in the U.S.
A full copy of the standard can be downloaded from CEFEX and a summary can be viewed by clicking on Savant’s on-line CEFEX certificate.
Savant employs more than 145 team members. Headquartered in Rockford, IL, Savant also has offices in Chicago, Freeport, Geneva, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Peoria, Sterling, and Wilmette, IL; McLean, VA; and Madison and Park Falls, WI. For more information about Savant, visit savantcapital.com.
About CEFEX®
CEFEX®, Centre for Fiduciary Excellence, LLC is an independent certification organization. CEFEX works closely with industry experts to provide comprehensive assessment programs to improve the fiduciary practices of investment stewards, advisors, recordkeepers, administrators and managers. CEFEX has offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Toronto, Canada.
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. 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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Suttle-Straus Takes Home the “Benny” – Awarded Multiple Premier Print Awards
The Premier Print Awards, the graphic arts industry’s largest and most prestigious worldwide printing competition, recognizes outstanding achievements in print production. Suttle-Straus of Waunakee recently received four 2017 Premier Print Awards.
The Premier Print Awards are the printing industry’s oldest and largest worldwide graphic arts competition, hosted by Printing Industries of America. In its 68th year, the annual contest recognizes those responsible for the creation and production of superior print communications. The event promotes excellence in print communications and rewards companies and individuals who produce the very best in print media.
This year, more than 2,210 entries were received from printing and graphic arts firms from around the world, and judges awarded the Benny to the top entry in each category.
Suttle-Straus President Ted Straus said, “We are thrilled to be recognized by the international Premier Print Awards. Winning four Benny awards reinforces our commitment to providing the highest-quality products and delivering on our promise of value to our customers.”
Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing industries of America, agrees. “The Benny winners represent the best our industry has to offer. This year’s entries were outstanding. There were entries from companies in eight countries. Despite the fierce competition, Suttle-Straus, through hard work and dedicated craftsmanship, produced multiple pieces worthy of the Benny.”
Suttle-Straus received a “Benny” for the following four projects:
SUB-ZERO WOLF M SERIES COOKBOOK
Sub-Zero Wolf compiled a cookbook with recipes for decadent meals prepared using their M Series ovens. It features a gloss dispersion effect on the cover, along with vibrant images, overall varnish, and spiral binding to bring the whole piece visual interest and a high-end look that the company is well known for.
GRESSCO GV PRO SELF-MAILER
This self-mailer features several unique finishing techniques, including a closed gate fold, creative die-cut shapes, and a UV dispersion coating to give it added dimension and intrigue. While the overall design appears clean and colorful, the additional panels on each page fold down to reveal detailed product information.
This mailer was also featured on Fold Factory’s Super Cool Fold of the Week.
SUB-ZERO WOLF WESTYE F BAKKE CENTER BOOK
This colorful book features striking images of Sub-Zero’s Bakke Center and highlights some of the artwork present throughout the building. The smyth sewn, case bound book features a debossed and foil stamped cover, and the body pages feature a spot gloss aqueous coating.
US SOYBEAN BOARD ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT BOOK
This book features over 200 pages and tabbed dividers with soft touch coating. Spiral binding finishes the piece, and a USB was tipped on the back cover to allow recipients access to the complete details of the report.
Suttle-Straus will receive their Benny at The Premier Print Awards Gala, which honors all the companies that had the top award conferred upon them. The 2017 Gala is scheduled for September 10th at the Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL.