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Honkamp Krueger & Co. to Acquire Gosling & Company Locations

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Contact:
Tricia Sullivan
888-556-0123
tricia.sullivan@honkamp.com
www.honkamp.com

Honkamp Krueger & Co. to Acquire Gosling & Company Locations

MADISON, Wis. (September 19) — On November 1, 2022, Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. (HK), a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group, will acquire Gosling & Company, P.C.’s Cedar Falls and Parkersburg, Iowa, offices. The Gosling & Company’s locations in Waverly, Manchester, Waterloo, Independence and Edgewood, Iowa, will not be acquired by HK.

Greg Burbach, Honkamp’s CEO, states, “We are very excited about the upcoming acquisition of Gosling & Company’s Cedar Falls and Parkersburg offices. Their firm has a great reputation in Northeast Iowa and has a close cultural fit with HK. We both believe in serving clients with a personal touch while helping them be more profitable. It’s a great addition to HK’s presence and investment in Northeast Iowa.”

Michael Brannon of Gosling & Company adds, “We are excited for the new opportunities this merger/acquisition offers to serve our clients in a greater capacity, and the team is looking forward to the future as part of the HK Family.”

For more information about this acquisition, contact Mike Welbes, VP, director of mergers and acquisitions, at 888-556-0123 or mike.welbes@honkamp.com.

About Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C.

Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. (HK) is a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group (Accounting Today, 2022). Serving client organizations from coast-to-coast, our clients range from privately-held organizations to individuals and nonprofits. We specialize in various industries including construction and real estate, dental practices, franchises, health care, and manufacturing and distribution. HK is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, with additional locations in Waukee, Hiawatha and Davenport, Iowa, Geneseo, Ill., and Madison, Platteville and Oshkosh, Wis.

For more information, please visit www.honkamp.com.

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Wisconsin Union: U.S. Spaceflight Record-Holding Astronaut Scott Kelly to Speak on Year-Long Space Travel at Free Event at Memorial Union

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Sept. 19, 2022

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

U.S. SPACEFLIGHT RECORD-HOLDING ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY TO SPEAK ON YEAR-LONG SPACE TRAVEL AT FREE EVENT AT MEMORIAL UNION
Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain will headline the first event of the 2022-23 Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series

MADISON – With 200 million miles of space travel under his belt, former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has seen the world from many angles – and 8,300 orbits – and will share his story at a free Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee-hosted talk on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall at Memorial Union. 

The event, titled “An Evening with Captain Scott Kelly: The Sky Is Not The Limit,” will feature a 90-minute talk and Q&A session with Kelly on his extensive space travel. No tickets are necessary – admission is free and open to the public. The WUD DLS Committee will provide live captioning during the event.

Kelly completed four space flights including two stays as commander on the International Space Station, one of which lasted a record-breaking 340 days in 2015. During his mission, called “A Year in Space,” he conducted three spacewalks and studied how longer periods in space affect the human body. TIME Magazine documented his journey in a video series and an Emmy Award-winning PBS special.

He authored New York Times bestsellers, “Endurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery,” an autobiography chronicling his experience during his longest space trip, and “Infinite Wonder,” a collection of his photographs from the International Space Station. Kelly’s most recent book, “Ready for Launch: An Astronaut’s Lessons for Success on Earth,” was published April 12.

Not only the recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, Kelly is also a fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and a member of the Association of Space Explorers.

“The best part was the challenge of doing something incredibly complicated and risky, working hard at it, and being successful,” Kelly said on being an astronaut in an interview with Harvard Business Review. “You’ve got to put a lot in, and you need the help of many, many people on the ground and in space to do it. So there’s a lot of teamwork, a lot of collaboration.”

The WUD DLS Committee brings engaging and influential people to the UW–Madison campus to encourage thought-provoking conversations. WUD includes 11 committees and six Wisconsin Hoofers clubs that program thousands of events each year.

Patrons can learn more about the upcoming free talk featuring Kelly here.

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About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series Committee

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series Committee contributes to the educational experience of University of Wisconsin–Madison students, Wisconsin Union members and community members by bringing engaging and influential people to campus. Founded in 1987, the series aims to expose the campus community to a diverse and vibrant array of people, backgrounds, and ideas. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/dls.

[Click here to download photos of Scott Kelly. Photos courtesy of Scott Kelly.]

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/scott-kelly.

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Ranks in the Top 10% Among the Nation’s Best Health Plans

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September 16, 2022
Contact: Katelyn McLaughlin
Marketing and Communications Manager
608-251-4156 Ext. 4453
kmclaughlin@ghcscw.com

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin Ranks in the Top 10% Among the Nation’s Best Health Plans
In annual ratings, GHC-SCW receives 4.5 out of 5 rating from National Committee for Quality Assurance.

MADISON, WISCONSIN, September 16, 2022 – Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) announces it has achieved a 4.5 out of 5 rating according to the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Private Commercial Health Insurance Plan Ratings for 2022.

Of 536 health plans nationally reporting partial or full data to NCQA, only 36 plans received a 4.5 rating, putting GHC-SCW in the top 10% of plans nationally. No other plans in Wisconsin ranked higher.

“We’ve made it our mission to continually innovate and improve for our members,” said Dr. Mark Huth, GHC-SCW Chief Executive Officer. “We’ve earned an ‘excellent’ accreditation status for 27 years from NCQA and regard the ratings as a kind of ‘People’s Choice Award,’ because they represent direct feedback from our members about their experiences at GHC. And that’s why all 800+ of us get out of bed in the morning – to provide superb care to our members.”

NCQA ratings compare the quality and services of health plans in the United States and provides information on their website to help consumers, employers and others make better informed health care choices.

The ratings aggregate three major performance categories:

• Patient Experience: What patients say about their health plans in satisfaction surveys, including about claims processing and customer service.
• Prevention: Checkups, tests and other care that keeps people-especially children-healthy.
• Treatment: How consistently a plan provides scientifically recommended care for common, costly conditions such as diabetes, depression, and heart disease.

GHC’s unique money-back guarantee – ensuring a positive experience in our clinics – set a new standard for primary care delivery, and one that fuels constant innovation and service upgrades. 

“The guarantee was one way for us to affirm our commitment to exceptional care, but also to put the verdict in the hands of our members,” Huth said. “If we fail you, you won’t pay for that experience. And in the four years since implementing the guarantee, we haven’t failed very often.”

NCQA’s complete rating summary can be found here.

About NCQA

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations and recognizes clinicians in key clinical areas. NCQA’s HEDIS® is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA’s Web site (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more informed health care choices.

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 the largest primary care network in Dane County, the Cooperative has more than 83,000 members and 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 2022, 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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Capitol Bank Announces Expansion of Leadership Team

Madison, WI (September 16, 2022): The Board of Directors of Capitol Bank has announced an expansion of the Bank’s leadership team. Justin Hart has been promoted to President and Ami Myrland to Executive Vice President. Ken Thompson will remain as CEO and Chairman of the Board.

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