Client Success Stories

The team at Mid Michigan Community Action did the best they could to maintain communication with one another and keep operations moving smoothly at the organization’s food distribution warehouse and food pantry. The facility houses items distributed to 3,000 elderly community members each month. But for a long time, team members struggled with spotty connectivity issues which inevitably led to inefficiencies and a whole lot of frustration, said Mark Polega, operations director of Mid Michigan Community Action, a human services nonprofit which has more than a dozen locations and serves individuals and families in eight counties across the Great Lakes state. “Our warehouse, despite being less than a mile from the administration offices, sits in some weird Bermuda Triangle for internet,” Mark said, citing the building’s proximity to both a river and railroad tracks as potential contributors to the connectivity issues...

It started with team members having issues logging into the system. “We noticed some servers weren’t responding correctly and we started investigating. It looked like a possible hardware problem,” said a manager at the Michigan-based manufacturing company. Further investigation on that late-summer day revealed a very big problem: encrypted ransomware files...

As 2020 began, the team at Valley OB/Gyn Clinic in Saginaw looked forward to a flurry of activity in the coming months, including opening a new clinic, renovating and relocating office space, and switching from one electronic medical record system (EMR) to another. All of this was well underway when the pandemic hit. “We had a unique situation in that prior to COVID, we were poised to have an exceptionally busy spring,” said Carmel Roberts, who serves as CEO of the private physician-owned practice that has been caring for women in their community for more than 50 years. “We went live with our new EMR on March 16, just as schools were closing and travel bans were being put into place due to COVID...

Each day, Michigan Premier Laundry ships tens of thousands of pounds of healthcare laundry.  “We’re an essential business because we support hospitals and clinics throughout Michigan,” says Ray Zolinski of operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. As necessary as they are, however, the Saginaw-based business, like so many other businesses, has been adversely impacted by the pandemic. “We went under 60 percent capacity for a while...

When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued Michigan’s initial stay-at-home order on March 24 in response to the global pandemic, Wixom-based manufacturer Firebolt Group shuttered operations along with so many other businesses across the state.  But the 15-year-old company, which is known for its cutting-edge LED signs and innovative digital display products for many top brands, wasn’t down for long – the team quickly formed plans to help their community by manufacturing something else entirely. “Within 24 hours, we had developed our own face shield prototype,” said Brian Sciackitano, Firebolt Group’s chief operating officer, of the business’ decision to pivot toward creating in-demand personal protection equipment, or PPE...

West Michigan Partnership for Children, Kristyn Peck, CEO The West Michigan Partnership for Children (WMPC) is the first performancebased foster care service delivery model in Michigan. It places children removed from their homes due to abandonment, abuse, or neglect in safe, family-like settings with culturally responsive and trauma-informed services. How does Rehmann help empower your purpose? Rehmann helped set up our IT infrastructure and still manages it...

Scott Gaulden, Vice President and General Manager, Simmons Floor Covering At Simmons Floor Covering, making clients happy is a team effort. With the help of accounting expertise, the number of satisfied customers has grown. What brought you to Rehmann? We had some tax concerns and wanted a line of credit...

Jean Botti, CEO, VoltAero Rehmann client Jean Botti’s success spans multiple countries and decades. Today, his firm VoltAero creates hybrid electric propulsion systems for a new era of safe, eco-friendly flight. How does Rehmann provide value? They give me comfort because they’re taking care of me and my family while I’m doing my job...

Bret Lewis, COO and CFO, UV Angel UV Angel is a technology company focused on helping patients, employees and families live healthier lives through the use of proprietary UV-C systems. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Bret Lewis sheds light on this early stage company and how Rehmann helps. Please describe UV Angel’s team. UV Angel extends our internal expertise and resources by leveraging strategic relationships with outside professional firms such as Rehmann...

In 1958, Ed and Faith Corcoran started Wolverine Fire Protection Co. out of their garage in Mt. Morris, Mich. Their team was a hungry group with a humble beginning...