Park Bank Honored with Financial Literacy Award

Park Bank is honored to be one of 15 individuals, businesses and organizations to receive the 2016 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award. In a recent ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Governor Scott Walker applauded the winners for efforts to promote financial literacy in schools, the workplace, and in communities throughout the state.

“Personal financial literacy is a life-long skill that helps the citizens of Wisconsin achieve their dreams, expand their opportunities, and ensure financial security for themselves and their families,” Governor Walker said. “These recipients demonstrate strong commitment to strengthening financial literacy and have had a tremendous impact on their communities. Our sincere thanks for your efforts, and we look forward to seeing all you accomplish in the coming years to help move Wisconsin forward.”

“At Park Bank, we want to make sure that we are helping our youth and our community by providing a foundation for understanding financial literacy including how saving and spending money impacts their future. It’s about preparing people to make financially responsible decisions,” said Park Bank President/CEO James Hegenbarth. Valuable topics taught included taxes and insurance, financing higher education, credit and borrowing, savings, and investing in conjunction with the teacher and an online, interactive web-based program. In addition, Park Bank employees also donated their time to various organizations including Junior Achievement, serving as financial coaches for families at Habitat for Humanity, Teach Children to Save events, high school financial literacy projects, serving on the Wisconsin Banker’s Association’s Financial Literacy advisory board, and teaching financial literacy seminars at the Urban League, Black Woman’s Leadership Conference, and the Black Women’s Wellness Day.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Madison Central Receives IHG 2016 Torchbearer Award

ATLANTA – The Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Madison Central received the IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) 2016 Torchbearer Award, IHG’s most prestigious award.

The Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Madison Central is ranked 55^th of 2,196 properties within all Holiday Inn Express and Holiday Inn Express and Suites. This award is given to IHG hotels that achieve the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of operation — from quality to customer satisfaction.

“It is my pleasure to award the Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Madison Central as one of the top-notch hotels in our industry,” said Elie Maalouf, Chief Executive Officer – IHG, The Americas. “This hotel embodies the heart of our brand promise and continues to make IHG properties known and admired throughout the world, continuing our mission to deliver on great brands and Great Hotels Guests Love.”

Neil Densmore, President of Great Lakes Management Group – Verona, WI congratulates General Manager “Jessica Johnson” and staff on this outstanding accomplishment. In addition, the Holiday Inn Express and Suites – Madison Central received the 2016 Great Lakes Management Group Outstanding Customer Service Award and the 2016 General Manager of the Year Award. This hotel is also recognized by Trip Advisor as the # 1 hotel in Madison, Wisconsin.

The 2016 Torchbearer trophy, IHG’s symbol of top excellence, will be on permanent display at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Madison Central. To learn more visit www.hiexpress.com/madisoncentral, www.glmghotels.com, www.tripadvisor.com, www.ihg.com

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