gener8tor: Black and Brown Founders Invited to Pitch to Investors During Lightning Rounds

MADISON, WISCONSIN – Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor announced today an exciting opportunity for startups to pitch to investors through its Lightning Rounds pitch event on March 4, 2021. Lightning Rounds is gener8tor’s quarterly event that connects startups with accelerators and investors via quick-pitch opportunities. Through Lighting Rounds, gener8tor’s goal is to create an industry-leading pitching series centered on investing in underrepresented founders. gener8tor believes a gold-standard pitch event that connects diverse-led innovation, venture capitalists and thought leaders is long overdue.

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Gebhardt Development: Pleased to Announce Its Latest Development, Colorado Commons

(Sun Prairie, WI) – Colorado Commons, a unique market rate multifamily development, is coming to the West Prairie Village Community. This development will provide much needed housing for those seeking to live, work, and play in the City of Sun Prairie.

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Colorado Commons Site Plan

DeWitt’s Heather L. Kierzek Admitted to Practice in Illinois

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2021          

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DeWitt’s Heather L. Kierzek Admitted to Practice in Illinois

MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – Today DeWitt LLP announced associate Heather L.  Kierzek was admitted to practice law in Illinois on January 14, 2021 during a swearing in ceremony with Supreme Court Justice Rita B. Garman presiding.  Kierzek is the newest member of DeWitt’s growing Intellectual Property group.

Kierzek is an attorney who earned her Juris Doctor from University of Illinois – Chicago John Marshall Law School and a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Marquette University. She began as a summer associate at DeWitt during the summer of 2019.  She drafts patent applications and responses to the USPTO office actions for patent and trademark applications.  She also conducts legal research for patent, copyright, and trademark litigation.

Prior to joining DeWitt, Kierzek gained valuable experience as an Electrical Engineer with a worldwide leader in thermal management where she specified components and designed control panels including component placement and wire routing configurations for commercial-sized heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units.  Additionally, she managed and maintained a wiring diagram software for current and new product development.  Further, she researched and compiled a condensed 46-page customized technical electrical standard for department-wide use and researched components for alternative solutions while maintaining product quality​.

While working as a Powertrain Electronics and Controls Engineering Intern with an internationally recognized truck and diesel engine manufacturer, Kierzek developed and validated controls software for diesel engine emissions aftertreatment system to meet government EPA emissions standards, a tri-state input signal processing system for various circuit configurations, exhaust gas temperature monitor to protect diesel engine from overheating, and created a system design proposal and validation requirements for diesel engine intake air heater controls.

About DeWitt

DeWitt LLP was founded in 1903 and is one of the ten largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has nearly 140 attorneys practicing in Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a variety of legal areas and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in several areas, including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family business, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law.  More information is available at dewittllp.com.

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M3 Insurance Adds Six New Shareholders

M3 Insurance recently announced six new company shareholders:  Alicia Kiser, Vice President of Human Resources; Brandon Veit, Senior Account Executive; Breanna Hellenbrand, Senior Account Executive; Jamie MacDonald, Senior Account Executive; Jennifer Vanderlip, Senior Private Client Risk Executive; and Marty Malloy, Director of Education & Government Practice.

Kiser is responsible for the direction, performance, and strategy of the human resources department with company-wide focus on strategic human resource initiatives, talent management and development, compensation and benefits design, and employee relations. She joined M3 in 2011.

Veit consults with and advises clients about the design and implementation of their employee benefit programs and continues to work with them to ensure that their programs meet their needs. He joined M3 in 2002.

Hellenbrand joined M3 in 2004. She supports the agency’s efforts to gain new business and build lasting client relationships through working with employee benefit client on program design and risk management.

MacDonald specializes in employee benefits, consulting with clients on the design, implementation, and management of their benefit programs. She coordinates ongoing service for clients to ensure that their coverage meets their needs. She joined M3 in 2009.

Vanderlip specializes in personal insurance planning and wealth preservation strategies for M3’s private client group. She joined M3 in 2011, coming to the agency with more than 11 years of previous personal lines experience.

Malloy serves as a subject matter expert, strategist, and thought leader for M3’s education and government practice. He serves the property & casualty need of clients within this industry sector, drawing on his more than 30 years of insurance and risk management experience working with Wisconsin public entities. He joined M3 in 2014.

Each of M3’s 44 shareholder partners is a current employee who is actively involved in our business and must sell his or her shares prior to retirement. This ownership structure ensures engagement while aligning with M3’s commitment to remain privately held. 

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About M3

M3 is a top 50 insurance broker and risk management firm in America. We’re leaders in the products we represent and the industries we serve. M3’s people are an extension of your team, providing world-class resources to help you manage risk, purchase insurance, and provide employee benefits. And our focus on community builds better places to live and work.

Nordic named a leader in Everest Group’s Healthcare IT Services Specialists PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021

MADISON, Wis. – Nordic has been named a “Leader” in Everest Group’s Healthcare IT Services Specialists PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2021. The report evaluated the market impact, vision, and capability of 12 healthcare IT consulting firms, and placed Nordic in its top category.

Nordic is positioned highly for its proven ability to deliver effective advisory services that lead healthcare organizations to successful outcomes. In combination, the breadth and depth of Nordic’s advisory services have resulted in significant value for its client partners and in turn, have helped Nordic gain a strong foothold in the market of healthcare IT service providers.

“Being named a Leader by the Everest Group’s PEAK Matrix is a testament to our advisory team’s trusted ability to serve our client partners’ complex needs,” Practice Lead of Advisory Services John Distefano said. “It’s especially humbling to earn this placement coming off a year that presented many new challenges to healthcare organizations. Our team acted and adapted with urgency to support our clients and help them emerge from 2020 stronger and more prepared for the future of care delivery.”

Nordic’s experienced healthcare IT consultants provide advisory services focused on strategy, implementation, performance improvement, and digital health. Its team brings together a unique combination of clinical, operational, and technology perspectives to deliver a holistic solution to each client organization’s specific challenges.

The PEAK Matrix provides an objective, data-driven assessment of service and technology providers based on their overall capability and market impact across different global services markets, classifying them into three categories: Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants. This marks Nordic’s first appearance on a PEAK Matrix assessment.

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About Nordic Consulting

Nordic is a top-rated healthcare consulting firm that guides organizations to a stronger business with better patient outcomes. It provides health IT staffing, advisory consulting, and managed services, leading clients smoothly from strategy through to execution. Founded in 2010 as an EHR staff augmentation firm, Nordic’s solutions have expanded over time to help clients overcome their evolving healthcare-related challenges. Today, Nordic and its family of healthcare consulting companies, Healthtech and Tasman Global, partner with nearly 300 clients across the globe, helping them deliver higher quality care at a lower cost. To learn more, please visit nordicwi.com.