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February 1, 5:30pm
Chamber Trivia Night (Register)
World of Beer
February 2, 7:30am
Get Moving Middleton (Register)
State of the City Address
Hilton Garden Inn
February 7, 8am (7:45 Registration)
Ask the Expert: Brand Storytelling (Register)
Edgewood College - Middleton Campus
February 8, 4-6:30pm
Holiday Business Social Hour (Register)
Twist Bar & Grill at the Radisson Hotel
February 11, 7pm
Chamber Night at the Madison Capitols (Tickets)
Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center
February 13, 11:30am
Ambassador Committee
Gilda's Club
February 15, 12pm
Economic Development Briefing: Environmental Clean-Up (Register)
Wisconsin Bank & Trust
February 22, 8am
Ask the Expert: Emerging Social Media Techniques (Register)
Edgewood College - Middleton Campus
February 28, 11:45am
Lunch & Learn: Navigate Results for Success (Register)
Middleton Community Bank
March 2, 7:30am
Get Moving Middleton (Register)
Hilton Garden Inn
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Allstate - Esser Insurance Services LLC
(608) 291-6250
25 Glacier Edge Square, Cross Plains
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Chrysalis Design Works
(608) 831-4588
2413 Parmenter Street, Suite 201
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Conney Safety Products
(608) 288-5802
3202 Latham Drive
www.Conney.com
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Honkamp Krueger
(888) 556-0123
251 Progress Way Ste. 200, Waunakee
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Ideal Image
(608) 588-8479
1651 Deming Way Ste K-118
www.idealimage.com
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Ignite Payments
(608) 712-3680
7659 Heather Knoll Ln, Verona
www.ignitepayments.com
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Jersey Mike's Subs
(608) 841-2121
1601 Deming Way
www.jerseymikes.com
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Meadow Ridge Middleton
(608) 841-1886
7625 Lisa Lane
www.meadowridgemiddleton.com
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Prepare Parents LLC
(608) 576-6134
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SCOTT HARRINGTON Landscape
and Tree Service
(608) 354-8228
www.scottharringtonservices.com
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Sky Zone Madison
2134 W. Beltline Hwy
www.skyzone.com/madison
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Members on the Move
Announcements|Awards|Hires & Promotions
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
REACH-A-Child Delivers 9,500 Books, REACH-A-Child is pleased to announce that we delivered a record 9,500 children's books to First Responders across the state.
Studio 262 Opens in New Location, Studio 262 put the finishing touches on their new salon and opened their doors on January 20 at 8391 Greenway Boulevard.
Two Men and A Truck Seeking Donations Sites, Each year Two Men and A Truck hosts its annual Movers for Moms donation drive as a way of honoring all moms.
Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award Nominations Open, The Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award is underway and accepting nominations from businesses throughout the state.
ALTUS Announces January Sales, ALTUS Commercial Real Estate is pleased to announce their January 2017 transactions.
Park Bank and Hausmann-Johnson Announce Wealth Management Partnership, Park Bank & Hausmann-Johnson are pleased to announce the partnership between the two companies to create Park Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor.
December 2016 Real Estate Stats, Coldwell Banker Success is pleased to share the December 2016 Real Estate Statistics for the Middleton area.
von Briesen & Roper Hosts Book Drive, von Briesen & Roper is collecting new or gently used books in the month of February.
Nissan Offers 50% LEAF Discount to MGE Customers, MGE is happy to announce that Nissan is offering a $10,000 discount to MGE customers on 2016 and 2017 LEAF vehicles through March 31.
Conney Donates Gas Detection Units to UW Hockey, Conney Safety Products recently made a donation of portable gas detection units to the UW Men's and Women's Hockey teams after hearing about their exposure to elevated levels of carbon monoxide.
Clark and Henke Join Alliance Board, Diana Clark of Promega Corporation and Lisa Henke of County of Walworth, have been elected to The Alliance Board of Directors.
Smith & Gesteland Launches New Website, Smith & Gesteland has launched a new website, filled with great information.
Goodwill Offers Free Tax Prep Help, Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin is offering free income tax preparation assistance to area low-income individuals and families.
HIRES & PROMOTIONS
Monson Joins Settlers Bank, Settlers bank is excited to announce the addition of Rob Monson to the Settlers Bank team.
PULSE Welcomes Kayser, Shane Kayser, SFG, Precision Nutrition, NASM and personal trainer, has recently joined PULSE Kettlebells and Yoga.
Wegner CPAs Announces Two New Partners, Wegner CPAs is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Hablewitz, CPA and Yigit Uctum, CPA, CFE, MBA as the newest partners of the firm.
AWARDS
Moving Forward Receives Accreditation and Certification, Moving Forward is pleased to announced that in 2016 they received A+ Accreditation and also SMM-C Certification.
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50% Off Pedicures, Studio 262 Salon
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2/4
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JDRF Arctic Splash, Wisconsin Winter Fest
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2/4
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29th Annual Blizzard Blast, Easter Seals Wisconsin
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2/6
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Volunteer Orientation, Agrace
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2/6
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Frozen Yogurt Day - Buy 1 Get 1 FREE, Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
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2/7
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Happy Hour, Infratactix
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2/9-2/12
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Library Book Sale, David F. Grams & Associates
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2/9
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Apps & Taps at Holiday Inn, REACH-A-Child
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2/10-2/14
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Valentine's Weekend Specials, Granite City Food & Brewery
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2/11
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The Drifters, Friends of the PAC
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2/14
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Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Godfrey & Kahn
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2/22
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2017 Investment & Tax Update, SVA
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2/22
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Land Management Conference, Holy Wisdom Monastery
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How Did You Get From There to Here?
Profiles on the vo
cational journey
Interview by Kristi Warriner
Kristi Warriner is the Business Manager at Cresa, a commercial real estate company that is unique in only representing tenants and buyers, never landlords. Kristi was born and raised in Middleton, and lives here with her husband Adam, two very active teen daughters, two ugly dogs, four chickens, and a hamster named after the drummer Butch Vig.
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Meet: Fred Foster 
CEO, Electronic Theatre Controls
Where did you grow up? What did you want to be when you grew up?
I'm a townie from the Spring Harbor neighborhood, I went to Memorial High School, both of my parents worked at the University (of Wisconsin-Madison). I had homeroom class in the auditorium and I remember looking up at the lights and thinking I'd like to work with them. But we didn't have a drama teacher at the time.
Where did you go to college and what were your career goals?
I went to the UW because there was a lighting designer there named Gilbert Helmsley who was like a bright flame that draws the moths. I got to know people working with him who intuitively knew things that I didn't. I had had a fantasy to put lighting in the Met, and as a freshman I got to go with Gilbert and watch him light two shows there.
It's been reported that Gilbert Helmsley was a mentor to you. How important was his role as mentor to you?
I wouldn't say Gilbert was a mentor, exactly. He was the kind of teacher who gave you hard challenges and threw you into the deep end. I had to prove myself to Gilbert.
Because my parents were at the University, I knew Marshall Erdman from the time I was a kid. He was like a mentor to me in that he taught me that the best thing about a company is its people. He said that if you stop growing people will move out and do their own thing.
You left college to work on a lighting board with your brother, a physics major. How did that come about?
We were looking for a project to do together. We saw the lighting board for the Mitchell Theater(in Vilas Hall) that cost $150,000.00. Our reaction was "Gak, this is disgusting." We worked in our parents' basement on Mound Street and made a board for less than $5000.00. When we got started we hustled manufacturers from a hotel room until we moved into a garage behind Gilson Medical.
Bob Gilson is now one of the owners of Electronic Theatre Controls. Can you tell me how Gilson has helped shaped ETC?
We wouldn't be in business without the help Bob Gilson and his dad Warren gave us. At one point, I went to Bob and said I wanted to sell the business. I knew he usually had a $100 bill on him so when he asked me to name a price I said 'a hundred bucks'. He said 'that's not enough'. He believed in us from very early on.
Electronic Theatre Controls is well known for its charitable giving. What programs are you most proud of?
Susan (Foster - Fred's wife) put together our philanthropy program. One third of our giving is distributed by an employee committee. Others go out in small grants to community theaters. One of my favorite things is to hear from a small community group a couple of years after we've given them some of our equipment and they tell us how important it's been to their success.
We also have a large number of high school students who come for internships in the summer. I'd say it's our return on mentoring. We started it because we were wondering 'where are all the kids like us?' and then we realized it was our fault for not bringing them in.
What was your biggest surprise in starting ETC?
That we weren't going to get rich overnight. I also thought it was all about the technology, when it's all about the people. People
choose to join you to follow their passions.
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