WPS Health Solutions: La Sage appointed to Navy and Marine Corps Retiree Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-512-5754
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

La Sage appointed to Navy and Marine Corps Retiree Council

MADISON, Wis.—Dec. 21, 2022—Tim La Sage, WPS Health Solutions Military Affairs Manager, was appointed to the Navy and Marine Corps Retiree Council for 2023. He is among 21 new appointees for the Navy’s council; 11 officers and 10 enlisted. All appointees are retired servicemembers from either the Navy or the Marine Corps. The council reports to the Secretary of the Navy and holds quarterly meetings.

“Tim’s experience transitioning from an active-duty Marine Corps career to WPS employee will be incredibly valuable to the Department of the Navy,” said Rob Palmer, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for WPS. “Additionally, the perspective he gains from serving on the Navy and Marine Corps Retiree Council will help WPS better serve veterans and military retirees through our government contracts, as well as our efforts to recruit and retain military veterans into our workforce.”

The Retiree Council was established to consider issues of significant importance to retired military personnel and their families. This council facilitates communication between the Departments of the Navy and Marine Corps and military retirees, reviews the effectiveness of current programs, and makes recommendations regarding privileges, benefits, assistance, and other matters. La Sage will serve on at least one subcommittee.

“I retired in October of 2015,” La Sage said. “When talking about my military career, I express that the scariest thing I did was get out. Retirees no longer have a unit and chain of command to assist them.” He adds that he looks forward to serving on this important committee to help veterans make a smooth transition to civilian life.

About WPS Health Solutions^®

Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions), founded in 1946, is a nationally regarded benefits administrator for a variety of U.S. government programs and a leading not-for-profit health insurer in Wisconsin. WPS Health Solutions serves active-duty and retired military personnel, seniors, individuals, and families in Wisconsin, across the U.S., and around the world. WPS Health Solutions, headquartered in Madison, Wis., has more than 2,700 employees. Within the enterprise, there are three divisions: WPS Government Health Administrators, WPS Military and Veterans Health, and WPS Health Insurance/WPS Health Plan/EPIC Specialty Benefits. For more information, please visit wpshealthsolutions.com.

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Riley Construction breaks ground on two commercial properties in Madison

Kenosha-based Riley Construction recently expanded into the Madison market with two new high-profile projects: Madison Industrial Campus, 6002 Femrite Drive, and Tradesman Commerce Park, 5525 Tradesman Drive.

Phase one of the Madison Industrial Campus is a 169,000-square-foot industrial building that will be developed in partnership with HSA Commercial Real Estate. The project includes site work for the campus and construction of a state-of-the-art 32-foot clear Class A industrial building with ESFR sprinkler protection.

Read more at In Business magazine

The Madison Concourse Hotel’s Children’s Holiday Party is Coming December 19

Contact:
Joan Herzing | Marketing Director
jherzing@concoursehotel.com | 608 294 3009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE MADISON CONCOURSE HOTEL’S CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY PARTY

MADISON, WI – December 16, 2022 – The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club will host over 140 children on Monday night, December 19, during their 25th annual Children’s Holiday Party. 

The hotel, with co-sponsorship by the NFL Alumni Madison Chapter, will give an early Christmas to Madison-area children from various area community centers and children’s organizations. 

Activities included cookie decorating, crafts, performances by a local magician, dinner and the chance to have a photo taken with Santa Claus or the Grinch by Lifetouch photography. Each child goes home with a gift bag containing a jacket, backpack and hat. Other local sponsors include Top Promotions, UW Provisions, Primrose Custom Designs, Lifetouch Photography, Latitude Graphics, and Revel

See here for a photo gallery of a previous Children’s Holiday Party.

Please contact Joan Herzing if you would like to stop by between 6:00pm and 7:30pm for photos or video footage, feel free to contact her by cell at 608-630-0933 the night of.

The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club is Madison’s largest hotel with 373 rooms and over 27,000 square feet of meeting space. They are recipients of Corporate Report Wisconsin’s Corporate Citizenship Award and have a 25+ year the “Hotel with a Heart” program to give parents of disabled children a night together with room and dinner. The hotel also donates rooms to cancer treatment patients though the American Cancer Society, and donates tens of thousands of dollars in room nights, meeting space and cuisine to dozens of area non-profits each year.

For additional hotel information, please visit us at www.concoursehotel.com

Wisconsin Union: Winter Carnival, a winter recreation event series, returns Feb. 6-11 for 83rd year with more than a dozen brand-new events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 14, 2022

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-8862

READ RELEASE ONLINE: union.wisc.edu/about/news/winter-carnival-2023

Winter Carnival, a winter recreation event series, returns Feb. 6-11 for 83rd year with more than a dozen brand-new events

MADISON – From themed ice skating to maple taffy making, the Wisconsin Union’s free wintertime revelry series the Winter Carnival returns for an 83rd year to Madison, Wis., Feb. 6-11, 2023. The series includes more than a dozen new events and the continuing of traditions, such as placing a to-scale, inflatable replica of the Statue of Liberty’s head, arm, and torch on frozen Lake Mendota Feb. 10-11, 2023.

Winter Carnival features a blizzard of indoor and outdoor wintertime activities, including arts and crafts, outdoor recreation, film showings, food-making, and more presented by departments and clubs at the Wisconsin Union, with additional programming by community partners.

The Wisconsin Union’s departments and clubs present the following Winter Carnival events:

• Feb. 6-10
  • Free drop-in art making with Wheelhouse Studios  
• Feb. 6
  • Flannel Day $1 cheese curds
  • New: learn to ice skate with Outdoor UW
  • Avalanche awareness workshop
• Feb. 7
  • Mini golf on ice with the Hoofer Sailing Club
  • Free hot chocolate with the UW–Madison Senior Class Office
• Feb. 8
  • Free warm beverages with the Willis L. Jones Leadership Center
  • DIY frozen luminaries with the Hoofer Outing Club
  • New: family ice skating night with Outdoor UW
• Feb. 9-11
  • To be announced film showings, presented by the WUD Film Committee
• Feb. 9
  • New: Canadian maple taffy making
  • Open mic night, hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Music Committee
  • Ski and snowshoe among the lights on Lake Mendota with the Hoofer Outing Club
  • New: fire and ice-skating night with Outdoor UW
• Feb. 10-11
  • Inflatable, to-scale Lady Liberty head, arm, and torch on Lake Mendota
  • New: Mary B Ice Boat Foundation and the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club ice boat collection exhibition, featuring two of the most decorated ice boats of all time
• Feb. 10
  • New: Ojibwe ponies at the Memorial Union Terrace, presented by the Hoofer Riding Club 
  • Snow Ball with the Hoofer Sailing Club
  • Ice climbing exhibition with the Hoofer Mountaineering Club
  • Live concerts featuring Wristwatch and Green/Blue, presented by the WUD Music Committee
• Feb. 11
  • Freestyle ski and snowboard competition Rail Jam, presented by the Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club
  • New: surprise to be announced event
  • Secret Agent scavenger hunt with Adventure Learning Programs
  • Valentine’s Day wood or collage heart-making with Wheelhouse Studios
  • To be announced film showings, presented by the WUD Film Committee
  • To be announced live concert, presented by the WUD Music Committee
  • New: donation drive for Road Home Dane County to help end family homelessness with the WUD Alternative Breaks Committee

Additional programming is presented by area partners University Recreation & Wellbeing (Rec Well) and the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA), including the following:

• Feb. 6
  • New: practicing gratitude with Rec Well
• Feb. 7
  • New: mindful snowshoeing on Lake Mendota with Outdoor UW and Rec Well
• Feb. 9
  • Ice fishing derby with the Rec Well Fishing Team
• Feb. 10-11
  • Rec Well’s Connolly Classic Pond Hockey Tournament
• Feb. 11
  • WFAA’s afternoon of family-friendly activities at Family Fun in Alumni Park

“Winter Carnival brings together traditions and the unexpected, as evident by the list of events that includes – to name a few activities – petting ponies, maple taffy-making and ice skating,” Outdoor UW Director Dave Elsmo said. “Winter Carnival is a quintessential Madison experience unlike any other and a great, fun reason to venture out from home this winter.”

The Wisconsin Union has served as Winter Carnival’s headquarters since 1940. Since then, student leaders and staff at the Union have created an annual events lineup that provides community members and visitors with reasons to celebrate the chilly winter season. Many events nod to the Carnival’s long history and campus traditions.

For instance, the tradition of bringing the Statue of Liberty to Lake Mendota began with a prank in 1979 by the Pail and Shovel Party, which was led by UW–Madison alumni Leon Varjian and Jim Mallon ’79. Varjian and Mallon made a campaign promise that, if elected to the Wisconsin Student Association, they would bring the Statue of Liberty to Madison. The Pail and Shovel Party stayed true to their Lady Liberty promise by erecting a Styrofoam Lady Liberty head, arm and torch on Lake Mendota on Feb. 22, 1979.

While attending some Winter Carnival events, patrons can enjoy the Wisconsin Union’s many on-site dining options at its building Memorial Union, including at iconic pub fare destination, der Rathskeller. Purchases at Memorial Union and Union South as well as donations to the Union help support low-cost and free events, such as the Carnival, and Wisconsin Union student leadership opportunities.

The event lineup is subject to change, including due to weather conditions. The Wisconsin Union team encourages guests to visit union.wisc.edu/wintercarnival for the most up-to-date lineup and event updates.

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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.  

Per Mar Security Services Named Critical Infrastructure Partner of the Year

Contact:
Denielle Reeves, Per Mar Security Services
563-441-7481

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2022

Per Mar Security Services Named Critical Infrastructure Partner of the Year

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Per Mar Security Services, a leading provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients based in Davenport, IA, was named Critical Infrastructure Partner of the Year by Axis Communications. The award was presented to Kevin Link, senior manager of technical services and Shaun Guidebeck, product coordinator, at the ACCC Awards night in Phoenix, Arizona. “On behalf of Axis, I’d like to congratulate Per Mar for receiving this year’s Critical Infrastructure Partner of the Year. It was truly a pleasure to recognize them for their accomplishments, as well as personally express our appreciation for their partnership, at this year’s ACCC event,” said Larry Newman, senior director of sales, Axis Communications, Inc. “Successful business is built on trust, collaboration and excellence, and we’re fortunate to have partners who exemplify these qualities—they’re a true asset to Axis, the industry and the customers that we all serve.”

The recipient of the Critical Infrastructure Partner of the Year award was determined by members of Axis Communications’ sales leadership along with the company’s senior management team in the Americas. Per Mar was selected for the award for continued growth and always making sure its clients have the best solutions now and in the future. “We are honored to be recognized by Axis for this award. Video, and specifically live video monitoring, has been increasingly popular with our customers and has been a significant driver of growth for us,” said Chris Edwards, president of electronic security for Per Mar.

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 2,800 team members, operating in 25 branch 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.