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Madison Ballet Artistic Director W. Earle Smith Says Goodbye After The 2017-18 Season

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November 30, 2017

Contact: Gretchen Bourg, General Manager, Madison Ballet

Phone: 608-210-1672 direct, 608-358-9596 cell

Email: gretchen@madisonballet.org

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Madison Ballet Artistic Director W. Earle Smith Says Goodbye After The 2017-18 Season

Leaving behind a 19-year legacy, Madison Ballet Artistic Director W. Earle Smith announced he will leave the organization at the end of the 2017-2018 performance season. Smith was a prolific director and choreographer for Madison Ballet and is leaving to pursue personal projects.

“I will be forever grateful for the opportunities that I have had with Madison Ballet,” says Smith. “I will cherish the wonderful time working with students and professional dancers during my tenure and will hold Madison Ballet near and dear to my heart. I am excited about the new adventures that lie ahead.”

Smith began his tenure at Madison Ballet in 1999 and quickly envisioned more for the organization, expanding its educational programs, as well as the performance season. Under Smith’s leadership, Madison Ballet’s operating budget grew from approximately $250,000 to $1.1 million.

In 2005, Smith opened the School of Madison Ballet (SMB), a highly respected school that currently enrolls over 400 children and adults annually. Additionally, SMB established Madison’s first all-male boy’s ballet class, as well as the city’s first pre-professional program. This program was created to provide training opportunities for dancers seeking a professional career.

One of Smith’s most visible accomplishments has been the formation of a Madison-based professional ballet company. The company, comprised of almost 20 dancers, forms the artistic core of the organization, playing lead roles in performances, the school, and outreach programs.

Smith choreographed over 25 new works for Madison Ballet’s repertoire, including five full-length ballets. His high-flying Peter Pan was an instant family favorite, and his rock ballet, Dracula, garnered such critical and box office success that it helped the company gain a foothold in the touring circuit. Overseeing the company’s annual performances of The Nutcracker, this beloved Madison production has been seen by over 200,000 people since Smith took the helm.

Smith’s reputation in the dance community allowed Madison Ballet to acquire the rights to several ballets by George Balanchine—founding Artistic Director of New York City Ballet and widely considered a 20th century master. Adding these ballets to Madison Ballet’s repertoire is a testament to Smith’s artistic leadership. Through Smith’s innovative work, Madison Ballet has evolved into an organization with a strong regional presence and a national reputation for excellence.

Earle Smith’s dedication to the development of the students and professional company of Madison Ballet “has been inspirational,” remarks board president Robert Cottingham. “I have been honored to work with him and to be associated with the many wonderful productions he has brought to the stage. On behalf of the Board of Directors of Madison Ballet, we congratulate Earle on his achievements and wish him much success in the future. His contributions to this organization will be felt long after he is gone, and we will continue to uphold Madison Ballet’s commitment to bringing professional ballet to the greater Madison community.”

W. Earle Smith will remain with Madison Ballet through the 2017-18 Season, which includes three productions: The Nutcracker (Dec 9-26, 2017), She (Feb 2-3, 2018) and Rise (March 30-31, 2018). The board of directors will conduct a search for the next Artistic Director.

Smith sees a bright future for Madison Ballet. “So many people over the years have contributed to the success of Madison Ballet.” He notes, “I have had the privilege of working with many talented dancers, faculty, musicians, volunteers, board members, production, and administrative staff. It is always the heroes on stage, backstage, and behind the scenes that make a performing arts organization great.”

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ABOUT MADISON BALLET

Founded in 1981, Madison Ballet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit performing arts organization based, led by Artistic Director W. Earle Smith. Its mission is to promote appreciation of and access to ballet by providing training and performing opportunities through public performances and educational initiatives.

Now in its 36th year, Madison Ballet is the second-largest dance organization in Wisconsin. Over 12,000 people attend Madison Ballet’s original production of The Nutcracker each year. In addition, Madison Ballet presents a varied repertoire of other performances each season, from intimate mixed-bill programs to elaborate full-length productions.

Community outreach programs such as Madison Ballet: Offstage & Personal and Behind the Curtains bring the magic of Madison Ballet to both the young and young-at-heart, providing new perspectives on this timeless art form.

The School of Madison Ballet (SMB) opened in September 2005 and has become one of the most highly respected dance education programs in the Midwest. SMB provides classes and pre-professional training for over 400 students from children to adults. Alumni of the school and studio company have gone on to prestigious companies and schools, such as Sacramento Ballet, Miami City Ballet, School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Ballet Chicago.

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Datica and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Co-present at AWS re:Invent 2017 about Standardizing Compliance on the Cloud

Datica, the cloud platform for digital health applications, today announced the selection of Adam Leko, the company’s chief technology officer and David Deas, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s (MLH) corporate director, innovation & knowledge analytics, for a joint healthcare presentation on how to eliminate HIPAA compliance as a barrier to speed-to-market hospital development goals at this year’s AWS re:Invent conference.

“In 2017, Datica has enabled several hospital systems to more effectively reduce capital and operational costs by safely and securely moving to the cloud in a compliant manner,” said Leko. “This presentation will show how MLH uses the compliant Datica platform to ensure that the configuration and orchestration of Amazon Web Services (AWS) HIPAA-eligible services meet the controls set by the healthcare’s most stringent accreditation body, HITRUST, with every workload deployment.”

While demand for on-premises infrastructure has diminished in healthcare, the adoption of cloud-based solutions has grown exponentially. Cloud computing is proving that it expands accessibility to healthcare data and Datica’s platform is helping those health systems interested in deploying digital health applications in the cloud to meet the rigorous security and regulatory compliance standards of the industry.

“By removing security concerns as a barrier to using cloud-based systems, Datica has opened up a new world of possibilities that we would otherwise have been too cautious to undertake. Leveraging the ease and expandability of the compliant Datica platform running on AWS we have greatly accelerated our Innovation team’s capabilities, which allows us to play out ‘what if’ scenarios without large capital commitments or burdensome ROI proofs,” said Deas of MLH. “All of this has expanded the number of projects we can tackle and lead to a remarkable transformation in how we approach healthcare innovation.”

The Datica/MLH 60-minute live presentation, How Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s Focus on Standardizing Compliant Ops Led to Breakthrough Apps will take place on Monday, November 27 at the Venetian, Level 2, Venetian F in Las Vegas at 12:15 Pacific Time.

For more information about Datica, visit booth #519 and get more details about AWS re:Invent 2017, at: https://reinvent.awsevents.com.

About Datica
Datica is the platform for digital health success. We solve the problem of HIPAA compliance in the cloud, and enable secure data exchange between digital health and EHRs. Customers and partners across healthcare trust Datica to ensure the barriers for digital health are removed so innovation can happen faster. For more information please visit http://www.datica.com.

About Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare 
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) is an integrated healthcare delivery system based in Memphis, Tenn. Founded in 1918 by The United Methodist Church to help meet the growing needs for quality health care in the Mid-South, Methodist has grown from one hospital into a six-hospital system that includes Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, a national US News and World Report Best Children’s Hospital. MLH also offers a home health agency, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient facilities, hospice residence and physician practices serving all corners of the Memphis and Mid-South community. Consistent with its innovative approach to leveraging technology to make it easier for patients and providers to interact, MLH was named to the 2017 Health Care’s Most Wired list. For seven consecutive years, Methodist has been named the best hospital in Memphis by U.S. News and World Report Great Place to Work® and Fortune ranked Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare on its 2017 100 Best Companies to Work For, #11 for 2017 Best Workplaces for Women, #21 for 2016 Best Workplaces for Diversity, and #1 on the 2016 list of Best Workplaces for African Americans. With more than 12,000 associates and 1,650 licensed beds, MLH provides care for over 400,000 Emergency Room visits and more than 60,000 inpatient admissions annually. For more information, visit http://www.methodisthealth.org.

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ImageMoverMD Presenting Its Suite of Solutions at RSNA Annual Meeting

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Media Contact: Darcey Nett, (608) 628-3603, Darcey@ImageMoverMD.com

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ImageMoverMD Presenting Its Suite of Solutions at RSNA Annual Meeting

The only technology that transforms image management for all types of medical images

MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 15, 2017) — ImageMoverMD, a convenient way to securely move and access medical images and photos, will present its latest capability, ImageMover Modality, twice during the RSNA Annual Meeting. Each presentation will highlight Modality, in addition to showing how the complete platform complements healthcare systems’ enterprise imaging strategy.

ImageMover Modality captures and archives point-of-care images from medical devices such as mobile ultrasound units, fluoroscopy and endoscopy devices. This capability further ensures that any image taken—whether it was from a scheduled appointment or not—is recorded and accurately linked to the patient EHR. Too often, these studies don’t make it to the EHR or VNA/PACS, resulting in clinical gaps and lost revenue. ImageMoverMD’s EHR integration enables on-the-fly order creation, ensuring that images are linked to the patient record in a fraction of the time.

“ImageMover Modality is a great addition to the ImageMover platform, further enhancing the way healthcare systems manage its medical imaging,” said Darcey Nett, president of ImageMoverMD. “With a range of available solutions on one platform, users can optimize their current processes depending on their immediate needs.”

As a whole, the platform’s principles allow for a deep integration into EHR workflows to enhance value. It also allows healthcare enterprises to derive additional benefits from existing systems. ImageMoverMD’s additional solutions include:

  • ImageMover Mobile: Allows seamless workflow integration to bring patient photos from mobile devices directly into an organization’s medical imaging archive and medical record. It’s fast, simple and HIPAA compliant.
  • ImageMover DICOM: Allows importing of outside DICOM medical imaging directly into your organizations medical imaging archive. This solution provides smart automation, matching the imported images directly to the correct patient.
  • ImageMover Media: Provides advanced media importing features, allowing MPEG video, GIF, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and PDF media objects to be imported into the medical imaging archive and linked to the patient encounter.

ImageMoverMD will be presenting Monday, November 27 and Wednesday November 29 at 2:00 in the IBM theater.

For those who won’t be attending RSNA and want to learn how ImageMoverMD can improve clinical workflow, please visit www.ImageMoverMD.com.

About ImageMoverMD
ImageMoverMD is a medical imaging software company that connects photos, video and outside medical images with enterprise imaging and electronic health record systems. The company’s solutions employ an exclusive approach to securely capture and integrate medical images with the EHR, simplifying communication and enhancing patient care. For more information, visit ImageMoverMD.com and follow us on Twitter @ImageMoverMD.

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EatStreet co-founders named to the Forbes 30 Under 30

Date: Nov. 14, 2017

Contact: Jake Miller, jake@lsb.com 608-251-7070

EatStreet co-founders named to the Forbes 30 Under 30

High-profile honorees include Madison company’s CEO and chief technology officer

Madison, Wisconsin – Forbes has named EatStreet co-founders Matt Howard and Alex Wyler to its prestigious 2018 30 Under 30, unveiled today.

Howard, CEO, and Wyler, chief technology officer, were named to the consumer technology category, marking the first time Wisconsin tech startup leaders were chosen by Forbes for this category. The 30 Under 30 includes 600 winners, ranging from top entrepreneurs and innovators to philanthropists and difference-makers.

“Matt and Alex had a vision from day one to build a pioneering, tech-based business in the Midwest,” said Joe Kirgues of gener8tor. “Being named to Forbes 30 Under 30 is reflective of their dedication to creating a successful business and solving a problem consumers care about.”

Inclusion on the list further solidifies that EatStreet’s ongoing growth and customer-focused strategies are not only effective, but also respected nationally. The recognition comes on the heels of consistent national sales growth, the addition of delivery as a core service and more than $38.5 million in venture capital funding.

Howard and Wyler co-founded EatStreet in a University of Wisconsin dorm room in 2010 to address food delivery problems they faced: trivial consumer delivery fees and lackluster service to restaurants. They’ve since built an intuitive online food-ordering and delivery platform, including a website and apps, to provide an experience that erases the distance between hungry and happy for 1.7 million diners in 250-plus U.S. cities.

“It’s amazing to be recognized on this list with other young people who are improving and changing the world,” said Matt Howard, CEO of EatStreet. “This recognition is a big deal for us, but we hope it goes beyond that by bringing more attention to our Midwest tech community, which is vibrant and full of talent.”

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About EatStreet

EatStreet, one of the largest independent online and mobile food ordering and delivery service in the U.S., is the smartest shortcut between hungry and happy. Founded in 2010 by three college students, EatStreet is now in over 250 cities nationwide connecting customers to more than 15,000 restaurants. EatStreet is a privately held company with more than 1,000 employees based in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information, visit eatstreet.com/press.

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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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