AkitaBox Continues Rapid Growth with New Office Space

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Press Contact: Todd Hoffmaster, CEO, thoffmaster@akitabox.com

AkitaBox Continues Rapid Growth with New Office Space

MADISON, WI – November 8, 2017 – In order to accommodate a rapidly growing team for their facilities management software solution, Madison-based tech company AkitaBox has moved to 212 East Washington Avenue. This new space offers three times the square footage of their previous office to accommodate for further expansion.

Quadrupling in size since 2016, AkitaBox now employs over 60 facility innovators and has successfully provided software implementation in over 250 million square feet of building space across the United States.

“We’ve come a long way in the last two years alone” says Co-Founder and CEO Todd Hoffmaster. “When evaluating a move for the new office, we had to look at two pieces of the puzzle – how our new space will improve our customer experience and how will it help maintain our company culture and values.”

The 10,200 square foot suite offers plenty of space for collaboration and features a large number of dedicated, department-specific breakout spaces, conference rooms and windows with downtown city views.

Staying in the downtown Madison area was crucial for the company’s culture and allowed the growing team to remain close to the evolving entrepreneurial hub and heart of Wisconsin.

“We knew staying in the heart of downtown Madison was important to us because the city’s hard-working, innovative culture aligns with our core values,” said Hoffmaster. “Madison is a great place to work and live. We’ve capitalized on both the growing business landscape and community to help grow our company and ultimately attract more talent for our recruiting efforts.”

AkitaBox is the leading facility management software and implementation services provider dedicated to improving the way people manage and think about the buildings they occupy. Founded in 2015, AkitaBox currently supplies accurate data management tools and implementation services to over 250 million square feet of educational, healthcare, and governmental organizations in the United States. For more information, visit home.akitabox.com.

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Per Mar Security Services Recognized as a SSI Top Market Leader

Contact: Jennifer VanGenderen, Per Mar Security Services, 563-344-7313

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October 19^th, 2017

Per Mar Security Services Recognized as a SSI Top Market Leader

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients based in Davenport, IA, was recognized by Security Sales & Integration as a Top Market Leader for delivering customized security solutions in the Retail & Entertainment, Utilities, Healthcare and Education sectors.

The Market Leaders program celebrates security’s best go-to-market strategists by vertical. SSI Editor-in-Chief and Associate Publisher Scott Goldfine said, “The most successful providers are developing tailored solutions that take into account the unique needs and qualities of a particular end user. Thus, in devising SSI’s first compilation of the industry’s leading companies it made sense to do so according to vertical markets. I am excited about SSI’s new Market Leaders program as it highlights those dealers and integrators that epitomize this go-to market model, and are reaping the rewards in their respective verticals.”

Brian Duffy, President of Electronic Security for Per Mar Security Services, said, “We are honored to be selected as a Top Market Leader in the Security Industry, and to be recognized for delivering customized security solutions. We look forward to continuing to develop customized and innovative security solutions to meet our customer’s needs.”

About Per Mar Security Services

Established in 1953, Per Mar Security Services is the largest, family-owned, full-service security company in the Midwest with more than 2,400 team members, operating in 23 branch locations and 18 satellite locations. The company provides full-service security solutions for homes and businesses including security officer services, smart home automation, burglar and fire alarms, access control, security cameras, alarm monitoring, investigative services and background checks. For more information about Per Mar Security Services, please visit permarsecurity.com.

Savant Capital Management Recognized by Barron’s and Forbes

Ranked among America’s top independent wealth management firms

Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, IL, with 11 additional offices in three states, including Madison and Park Falls, has been recognized by Barron’s as one of the top independent advisory firms in the nation and by Forbes, naming the firm’s CEO as one of America’s top wealth advisors.

Barron’s, an American weekly newspaper that reports on current financial information, market developments, and relevant statistics, has named Savant #22 on its list of the Top 30 Registered Investment Advisory Firms. The list is based on several factors that speak to the firms’ ability to provide broad and consistent services to clients. All the firms’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission were used to cross-check the data provided to Barron’s. Click here to view the complete list of honorees.

American business magazine, Forbes, ranked Savant CEO Brent Brodeski #40 on its 2017 list of America’s Top Wealth Advisors. Brodeski earned the #50 spot in 2016. The ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is designed to fairly compare the business practices of a large group of advisors from the financial services industry including registered investment advisors like Savant, along with banks, brokerages, custodians, insurance companies, and others. More than 19,000 nominations were received, with 200 advisors chosen. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK received a fee in exchange for rankings. Click here to view the complete list of America’s Top Wealth Advisors.

Savant manages more than $5 billion in assets and employs more than 150 team members. Headquartered in Rockford, IL, Savant also has 11 offices in Chicago, Freeport, Geneva, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Peoria, Sterling, and Wilmette, IL; McLean, VA; and Madison and Park Falls, WI.

About Savant Capital Management
Savant Capital Management is a leading independent, nationally-recognized, fee-only firm, serving clients for 30 years with more than $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

For the Second Year in a Row, Ideas That Evoke® Earns Spot on Exclusive Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the United States

FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, IDEAS THAT EVOKE® EARNS SPOT ON EXCLUSIVE INC. 5000 LIST OF FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Madison, Wisconsin-based Idea Agency Honored for Three-Year Growth of 714%, #8 in State of Wisconsin

MADISON, WI (AUGUST 2017) – Ideas That Evoke®, a social media, influencer and PR agency serving clients in the beauty, lifestyle and luxury industries, has landed a spot on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row. The Inc. 5000 represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment— its independent small and midsized businesses. During the last three years, the Madison-based agency has touted growth of more than 714% percent and currently sits at No. 633 in the overall national ranking.

Evoke Brand Strategies – which was launched by its Founder and President, Kelly Ehlers, in 2009 – also ranks as the No. 8 Top Company in the State of Wisconsin. The agency was recently honored with the Dane County Small Business Award, celebrating small businesses and the contributions they make to our communities and economy. To date, Evoke’s rapid growth has been 100 percent referral-based, a testament to the agency’s drive and dedication to helping its clients make tangible improvements to their business success.

“The Inc. 5000 is a hallmark of entrepreneurial achievement, and we are honored to be included among the nation’s most successful private companies,” Ehlers said. “At Evoke, we work with a multitude of industry-leading brands to pioneer their social PR, influencer and digital strategies in today’s hyper-connected media landscape. We are committed to finding new ways to share brand stories and strategically connect brands with their audiences. I’m incredibly proud of the work we’ve done for our clients, and look forward to Evoke continuing to grow and innovate alongside today’s leading businesses.”

This year’s Inc. 5000 roster is the most competitive crop of companies in the list’s 36-year history. The average company on the list achieved a mind-boggling three-year average growth of 481%. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue is $206 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 619,500 jobs over the past three years.

“The Inc. 5000 is the most persuasive evidence I know that the American Dream is still alive,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “The founders and CEOs of the Inc. 5000 tell us they think determination, risk taking, and vision were the keys to their success, and I believe them.”

The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring all the companies on the list will be held from October 10 through 12, 2017 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, CA. Speakers include some of the greatest entrepreneurs of this and past generations, such as former Ford president Alan Mullaly, FUBU CEO and founder and “Shark Tank” star Daymond John, Dollar Shave Club founder Michael Dubin, researcher and #1 New York Times bestseller Brené Brown, and Gravity Payments’ founder and CEO Dan Price.

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About Ideas That Evoke®

Ideas That Evoke® – a social media, digital and PR agency located in Madison, WI – was recently named the #325^th Fastest Growing Private Company in America and 4^th Fastest Growing Company in WI by Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 List. The agency, founded by Kelly Ehlers in 2009, is rooted in solving business challenges through the innovative use of social media, influencer marketing and disruptive creative. To learn more about Ideas That Evoke, visit www.IdeasThatEvoke.com, like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.

About Inc. Media

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Winner of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 18,000,000 today.  For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Farwell Earns Inc. Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies, 184th Nationwide

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:  Jason Potter, CEO, Farwell, 608/807-0615, Jason@gofarwell.com

FARWELL EARNS INC. TOP 5000 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES, RANKS 184^th NATIONWIDE

Madison-based Firm Places 2^nd in WI for Rapid Growth, Flexible Change Advisory Services

Madison, Wisconsin – August 16, 2017 – Farwell, a Madison-based firm specializing in strategy and execution services for businesses experiencing growth-based, transformational and organizational change, was named to the 2017 Inc. 5000 list of fast-growing private companies. Ranking 184th nationally, and 2nd in Wisconsin, Farwell has expanded by 2,347 percent over the past three years, solidifying a strong trajectory for further growth throughout the Midwest. The Inc. 5000 is heralded as one of the most prestigious business rosters including the nation’s most successful private companies, and is a stamp of entrepreneurial achievement having once recognized business powerhouses Zappos.com, Under Armour, Pandora and GoPro, among others. Only four Wisconsin companies ranked in the top 500 on this year’s list of independent small to midsized businesses. 

With a management team and growing network of project, process and change experts, Farwell works with a variety of regional clients including Lands’ End, MillerCoors, Fiskars, SubZero-Wolf, Promega, WPS Health Insurance and CUNA. Services include, but are not limited to: strategic planning for organizational or transformational change; project execution including project management, business analysis and process optimization; and partner services like research and trends; technical staffing and recruiting; and data architecture and business intelligence.

“Being named to the Inc. 5000 celebrates our amazing team at Farwell, and our flexible, collaborative, client-centric approach,” states Jason Potter, Founder & CEO. “It is also confirmation that changes in technology and competition are causing companies of all sizes to rethink how they do business. In the last 18 months, Farwell clients have been recognizing the great value of managing change on their most strategic and impactful projects.”

Starting with two employees in a co-working space, Farwell has grown largely based on its unique and dedicated approach to right-sizing efforts. Now occupying a 2,500 square foot office on Madison’s vibrant east side, Farwell offers solutions for companies of varying size and industry. “The key is that we meet our clients where they are from a size, budget and complexity standpoint. There is no minimum engagement duration and our team ramps the effort up and down based on the needs of the client. There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution to managing this change based environment,” states Steve McQuin, VP of Client Solutions. Currently, Farwell has over 30 advisors leveraging established frameworks and methodologies to strategize, manage and implement change.

“On a macro-level, lower cost and ubiquitous technology have caused a massive disruption across all industries,” states McQuin. “We are seeing a fast-paced mix of increased competition, multitude of vendor solutions, and aggressive growth goals. This results in a wide breadth of transformation including things like modernization, organizational restructuring, consolidation, customer experience redesign, partnerships and automation. This affects all businesses – yet we’ve found only the largest have the resources to effectively develop their own change strategy and implementation plans. Farwell is dedicated to building a top team of experts in order to help all companies navigate change.”

About Farwell

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Farwell provides services that help companies navigate varying types of growth-based, transformational and organizational change. The Farwell team includes Project, Program and Portfolio Managers, Process Improvement Engineers, Business Analysts, and Change Management experts.  Farwell’s Partner Services include managed service providers, technical staffing firms, data experts, application development teams, and IT security consultants, among others.  Farwell and its partners work together to develop custom, client-focused solutions.

For more information, visit www.gofarwell.com or connect with Farwell on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to follow how change affects your industry.

About Inc. 5000

The Inc. 5000 list ranks private companies by overall revenue growth over a three-year period, offering a unique look at one of American economy’s most dynamic segments – its independent small and midsized businesses. The 2017 Inc. 5000 is among the most competitive in the list’s 36-year history with the average company achieving a three-year average growth of 481%. The 2017 list has aggregate revenue of $206 billion and collectively generated 619,500 jobs over the past three years. All 5,000 honoree companies are individually profiled on Inc.com. The top 500 are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine. Inc. also ranks the fastest-growing companies by industry, metro area, revenue, and number of employees, and highlights women- and minority- run companies. 

For more information, and complete results, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.

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