Free IRS & Federal Trade Commission Webinar for Small Businesses

Protecting Sensitive Business and Customer Data: Practical Identity Safety Practices for Your Business A free webinar for small businesses Presented by the Federal Trade Commission & Internal Revenue Service Thursday, February 1, 2018 — 1 hour 1:00 pm Eastern | 12:00 pm Central | 11:00 am Mountain | 10:00 am Pacific | 9:00 am Alaska | 8:00 am Hawaii Identity thieves target small businesses to steal passwords, bank account information, Social Security … Read More

Cornerstone Credit Union Announces 2018 Founders Scholarship Program

FREEPORT, IL – Cornerstone Credit Union announced that applications for their 2018 Founders Scholarship Program are now being accepted. Cornerstone will be awarding three $4,000 Founders’ Scholarships, for a total of $12,000, to deserving high school seniors. The deadline for submission is February 28, 2018.   The scholarship is dispersed over a four-year period to encourage and promote degree completion. … Read More

Rock Valley College Seeking Internship Partners

Rock Valley College Career Services is interested in collaborating with local employers for the upcoming semester for internship opportunities. Employers can benefit from mentoring a student by offering real-world learning experience. Over the past few years, many Boone and Winnebago County employers have partnered with RVC resulting in successful outcomes. If your company would like to learn more about the benefits of participating in … Read More

RORO Expo 2018

It’s Almost time again for the annual RORO Expo at Roscoe Middle School March 3rd & 4th. There are some exciting things happening that you should check out while you’re there besides all of our vendor booths, of course.   The pancake breakfast put together by Northern Winnebago County Rotary Club and the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District is back again. Breakfast … Read More

Savant Announces New Team Members and Recognizes Current Employee

ROCKFORD, IL (December 7, 2017) – Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized fee-only wealth management firm, has added Stephanie Abbott, Mallory Cwynar, Michael Homan, and Rachel Schmitz to its Rockford office and recognized Diane Peters for earning the Professional Certified Marketer® certification. Stephanie Abbott joined Savant as the digital marketing communications coordinator. She is a member of the Administrative Team and is responsible for managing the firm’s search engine marketing, website … Read More

W@W Celebration of Giving List

The Women at Work committee is doing a donation drive benefiting Special Education departments at schools from Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit. Below is a complete list of items that have been requested from the schools. If you would like to make a donation, there are several drop off locations listed at the end of this post. •Augmentative Communication Devices: … Read More

Savant Expands its Tax and Wealth Transfer Team

Savant Expands its Tax and Wealth Transfer Team Addition of seasoned professional Andrew Welp further positions Savant as industry leader in building and transferring wealth   With more than a decade of experience and expertise, Andrew J. Welp, CPA, JD, further enhances firm’s comprehensive financial planning services Growing wealth transfer and tax team bridges gap between building wealth and transferring … Read More

Hononegah High School Fieldhouse Ground Breaking

Because of your contributions to our community and the role you played in helping make the Fieldhouse development a reality, we request your presence at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new HCHS Fieldhouse. TUESDAY, NOV. 7TH @ 11AM Hononegah Community High School Site of the new Fieldhouse (North East Corner), near entrance to the metal gym Immediately following a photo … Read More

Savant Capital Management Recognized by Barron’s and Forbes

Ranked among America’s top independent wealth management firms   ROCKFORD, IL (October 10, 2017) – Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, IL, has been recognized by Barron’s as one of the top independent advisory firms in the nation and by Forbes, naming the firm’s CEO as one of America’s top wealth advisors.   Barron’s, an American weekly newspaper that reports on … Read More

SwedishAmerican Neurosurgeon Dr. Gayatri Sonti Earns Top Doctor Award

Gayatri Sonti, DO, PhD, Neurosurgeon at SwedishAmerican, a division of UW Health has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Rockford. Top Doctor Awards is dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards of patient care. Dr. Sonti has been in practice for more than 14 years, and in that … Read More