Naviant, Inc. Acquires Business Process Automation Provider in Roseville, CA

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Jenifer Hein | +1 888.686.4624 | JHein@Naviant.com 

Naviant, Inc. Acquires Business Process Automation Provider in Roseville, CA  

ROSEVILLE, Cali.; VERONA, Wis.; MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio; OREM, Utah; SYRACUSE, New York — October 1, 2021 —Naviant, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent automation solutions by Hyland, Kryon Systems, and ABBYY, announced today that it signed an agreement to acquire NEKO Industries. NEKO is a business process automation provider based in Roseville, CA, and a licensed reseller of OnBase by Hyland. 

As a top Hyland partner, Naviant has been named an OnBase Platinum and Diamond Support partner consistently year after year with a thriving and happy client base. “We are committed to providing the same outstanding support and delivery of services our clients have grown to expect, and we look forward to personally welcoming NEKO Industries clients and staff into the Naviant community,” said Michael Carr, President & CEO, at Naviant. 

“Hyland is in full support of this acquisition, and we see Naviant as an exemplary model of a partner that provides excellent delivery and support to their clients. Recently, Naviant was honored by Hyland as the Top Customer Growth Partner of the Year and  #1 Partner in Marketing Excellence,” said Eric Miller, Assistant Vice President of channel sales at Hyland. 

John Edmondson, Partner at NEKO Industries, said, “Our core values align well with Naviant’s, and I am excited about the synergies this acquisition will provide for our clients. As a leading partner in the west for intelligent automation solutions, Naviant will bring extended capabilities in intelligent capture and robotic process automation (RPA) technology.”

Michael Carr added, “We are extremely pleased to bring NEKO’s exceptional client base and talent into the Naviant family. As we continue to expand our US footprint west spanning all time zones, this acquisition allows us to better support and deliver solutions to our clients.”

About Naviant 
Business processes and solutions that empower better and faster decisions are what we do best. As a nationally recognized intelligent automation solutions integrator and business process consulting organization with over 30 years of experience headquartered in Verona WI, our clients do more with less by streamlining processes and gaining visibility into the information they need to make better decisions. As a long-standing key partner of Hyland, Naviant helps organizations operate more efficiently using Hyland’s OnBase enterprise information platform, Brainware intelligent capture platform, the Hyland Cloud, and Hyland RPA, as well as the ABBYY intelligent capture and Kryon RPA platforms. Naviant’s “process-first” approach brings focus to the importance of process improvement prior to implementing best-in-class enterprise content management (ECM) solutions and technology. Naviant is a top-tier partner for Hyland’s OnBase, an enterprise information platform for managing content, processes, and cases, that combines ECM, case management, business process management (BPM), records management, compliance, and capture functionality on a single platform. In addition, Naviant also partners with Kryon Systems for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) technology to enable organizations to drive business agility and efficiency by offloading repetitive high-volume work to a digital workforce (aka software robots).  To learn more about Naviant, visit Naviant.com. Process focus. Excellence. 

M3 Insurance Acquires Miller Services, Inc. in Rockford

M3 Insurance (M3) announces the acquisition of Miller Services, Inc. dba 2HB Human Resources Solutions Group, a 5-year-old Rockford, IL-based company providing customized human resource and employee benefits solutions to businesses and public entities. Effective September 24, 2021, Laurie S. Miller, president of Miller Services Inc., will serve as M3’s Director of Employee Benefits – Rockford Market. The addition of Laurie and her team serves to boost M3’s existing presence and commitment to the Rockford and northern Illinois region.

Laurie brings a wealth of experience, industry knowledge, and expertise to M3 with a strong focus on manufacturing, banking and public entities. In June 2021, she was recognized as one of “Twenty People You Should Know” by the Rockford Chamber of Commerce.  In 2018, she was the Rockford Chamber of Commerce’s Woman Business Owner of the Year. She was awarded the national Risk & Insurance Power Broker designation six times, recognizing her as someone who stands out among their peers for exceptional client work and innovation.

M3 opened its Rockford office in 2019, establishing a team of professionals armed with resources to help clients with property & casualty, employee benefits, financial services, personal lines, and more.

Vogel Bros. Building Co./SARA Investment Real Estate: Octopi October Expansion

WAUNAKEE, WIS. – Octopi Is Expanding. A groundbreaking celebration will occur on Friday October 1, 2021 at 12:00 noon CDT to celebrate the beginning of construction on a new 200,000 square foot (sf) facility for Octopi Brewing at 1130 Uniek Drive, Waunakee.

The new facility, developed by SARA Investment Real Estate of Madison, will be leased to Octopi Brewing expanding operations from their main building across the street. The new building, to be completed in the summer of 2022, will house a variety packaging line, shipping, and receiving operations for Octopi. The building features 14 loading docks, a 14,000 sf cooler, a 5,000 sf freezer, and 113,000 sf of open warehouse space. The building has been designed by Aro Eberle Architects and Vogel Bros. Building Co is Construction Manager.

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GHC-SCW Expands Dane County HMO Primary Care Clinic Network

GHC-SCW members will have access to the largest primary care network in Dane County.

Madison, WI – Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) announces a new partnership with UW Health and UnityPoint Health – Meriter resulting in the addition of 19 HMO primary care clinic locations in Dane County to its network.

“Providing the highest quality care and ease of access is at the forefront of everything we do at GHC-SCW,” said Dr. Mark Huth, GHC-SCW President and Chief Executive Officer. “Access to care is at the core of a healthy community; so, we are thrilled to expand the collaboration with our important partners at UW Health and UnityPoint Health – Meriter to provide a patient-first approach. Allowing our members to have the most choices of primary providers and the most convenience for clinic locations creates a big footprint for our health plan.”

Effective January 1, 2022, GHC-SCW members will have access to the largest primary care network in Dane County, with 38 total clinics and over 300 primary care providers, including UW Health, UnityPoint Health – Meriter, Access Community Health Centers and GHC-SCW clinics.

“Several years ago, we welcomed GHC-SCW members into our Birthing Center, and we’re excited to have the opportunity to continue caring for growing families in our primary care clinics,” said Sue Erickson, President and CEO at UnityPoint Health – Meriter.

Most GHC-SCW members can select any new or existing primary care clinic locations to receive primary care services. Specialty Care services will remain the same.

NEW In Network UW Health Primary Care Clinic Locations:

UW Health – 20 S. Park Clinic

UW Health – Arboretum Clinic

UW Health – DeForest Windsor Clinic

UW Health – East Clinic

UW Health – Fitchburg Clinic

UW Health – Odana Atrium Clinic

UW Health – Oregon Clinic

UW Health – Sun Prairie Clinic

UW Health – Union Corners Clinic

UW Health – University Station Clinic

UW Health – West Clinic

UW Health – Yahara Clinic

NEW In Network UnityPoint Health – Meriter Primary Care Clinic Locations:

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – DeForest – Windsor Clinic

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – Fitchburg Clinic

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – McKee Clinic

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – Middleton Clinic

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – Monona Clinic

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – Stoughton Clinic

UnityPoint Health – Meriter – West Washington Clinic

To view a full list of primary care clinic options in Dane County, click here.

About GHC-SCW
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) is Wisconsin’s first and Dane County’s only member-owned, non-profit health care cooperative. With more than 75,000 members, the Cooperative serves the greater Dane County area and the South Central Wisconsin region with insurance and clinical services. GHC-SCW is the first health plan in Wisconsin to offer patients a money-back guarantee if they are not satisfied with their experience at a GHC-SCW clinic. GHC-SCW is perennially a national leader for quality. In 2021, GHC-SCW achieved a rating of 4.5 out of 5 among commercial plans; no other health plan in Wisconsin scored higher, according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). To learn more about GHC-SCW, visit ghcscw.com.

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Kate McLaughlin
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Phone: 608-251-4156, Ext. 4453
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Vogel Bros. Building Co. Expands Ownership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2021

Contact:
Peter Vogel
Vogel Bros. Building Co.
(608) 241-5454
pvogel@vogelbldg.com

VOGEL BROS. BUILDING CO. EXPANDS OWNERSHIP

Vogel Bros. Building Co. of Madison, WI and Lakeland, FL, is pleased to announce that four key employees have acquired ownership in the firm. Jay Thomsen, VP; Matt Schultz, VP; Eric Ballweg, CFO; and Darren Vogel, VP will join Peter Vogel, President and CEO, in the ownership of the company. Peter Vogel will maintain his current role in the firm.

“Our firm is positioning itself for the future with the elevation of these individuals to an ownership position,” said Peter Vogel. “With over 64 years of combined experience, these individuals have helped us achieve success in growing both our firm and our capabilities over the past 20+ years. Following in our footsteps, they have built enduring relationships with our employees, customers and vendors, and continue our history of successfully engaging with the communities we serve. I am confident this talented team will guide us to a continued successful future, bringing in new ideas while championing our long-held beliefs and values. People are truly the key to our success.”

Vogel Bros. Building Co. was founded in 1875 and is a fifth-generation, award-winning construction services company with offices in Madison, WI, and Lakeland, FL. The company has built a strong reputation for large-scale, complex projects as well as community-focused spaces that embrace new ideas and technologies, and make a difference in the communities it serves.

For more information about us visit vogelbldg.com.