Valparaiso Magazine Fall 2021
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AROUND TOWN<br />
AROUND<br />
Golden Technologies Inc has been named<br />
as one of the world’s<br />
premier managed<br />
service providers in the<br />
prestigious <strong>2021</strong> Channel<br />
Futures MSP 501 rankings.<br />
Golden Tech has been<br />
selected as one of the<br />
technology industry’s<br />
top-performing providers<br />
of managed services by<br />
the editors of Channel<br />
Futures. For the past<br />
15 years, MSPs from around the globe have submitted<br />
applications to be included on this prestigious and<br />
definitive listing. The Channel Futures MSP 501 survey<br />
examines organizational performance based on annual<br />
sales, recurring revenue, profit margins, revenue mix,<br />
growth opportunities, innovation, technology solutions<br />
supported, and company and customer demographics.<br />
Managed services providers that qualify for the list must<br />
pass a rigorous review conducted by the research team<br />
and editors of Channel Futures that rank applicants using<br />
a unique methodology that weighs financial performance<br />
according to long-term health and viability, commitment<br />
to recurring revenue and operational efficiency.<br />
Lewis Scott, Horizon<br />
Bank’s Vice President,<br />
Senior Community<br />
Development Officer, is<br />
pleased to announce the<br />
promotion of Kenneth A.<br />
Whisenton as Community<br />
Reinvestment Act Officer.<br />
This position will support<br />
the oversight of the Bank’s<br />
lending, community<br />
development, and investment<br />
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activities throughout Horizon Bank’s footprint. Whisenton<br />
started his career as an Indiana General Assembly intern<br />
under the Pence administration where his duties included<br />
deciphering proposed financial legislation and the<br />
impact it would have on Indiana constituents. He went<br />
on to assist a Northwest Indiana construction company<br />
to provide community restoration in low-to-moderate<br />
communities in need of vital resources. Whisenton<br />
currently holds several board member positions<br />
surrounding community development, educational<br />
reform, small business assistance and financial literacy.<br />
This includes being a Board Member for the ECIER<br />
Foundation. Honors include: National Honor Society<br />
for Leadership and Success; Eagle Scout and Vigil<br />
Honor Member and Nestle Best in Youth. He is currently<br />
attending Purdue University Northwest concentrating in<br />
finance preparing for the CFP exam.<br />
JCMA has been<br />
awarded Microsoft<br />
Silver Partner for the<br />
second year in a row!<br />
Our IT guru, Joseph C.<br />
Markovich, continues<br />
to deliver quality<br />
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