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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. supplies digital content contribution, distribution systems, and transmission networks for broadband access. It offers broadband access to home, set-tops, cable modems, and digital interactive subscriber systems. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. provides media entertainment solutions. The firm creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms. The company was founded by Robert E. Turner on May 12, 1965 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

PacificNet, Inc. engages in providing system integration, network communications, customer relationship management, and information technology and telecommunication solutions. Its operations are carried out through the following segments: Outsourcing, Telecom Value-Added Services (VAS), Product Services, and Other. The Outsourcing segment involves human voice services such as call center, business processing office, and software development services. The Telecom Value-Added Services segment includes telecom services such as media interactive products, mobile email services and business information services. The Product Services segment comprise of communication and gaming products like multimedia kiosk, gaming machines, and video lottery terminals. The Other segment engages in administrative, financial and investment services, and non-core businesses. The company was founded on April 8, 1987 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (Sit Investment) is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Eugene Sit in 1981. Sit Investment manages client assets on a discretionary basis for several types of clients, which includes public and private institutional investors, pension funds, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, corporations, insurance companies, municipalities, registered investment companies, private investment companies, collective investment trusts and high-net-worth individuals.

Luminus Management LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2002 and is wholly-owned by Luminus Partners LP. Luminus Management manages assets on a discretionary basis on behalf of private pooled investment vehicles.

Access Genetics LLC engages in the personalized diagnostics business offering testing from DNA. The firm provides DNA DrugMap, a salivary DNA tests to personalize prescription and dosing decisions, and OralDNA Labs, which helps medical and dental professionals and their patients use salivary diagnostics to obtain evidence about periodontal disease and oral HPV allowing diagnosis and treatment. It develops and supports physician in-office, commercial, and hospital laboratories through PartnerLab program featuring cloud-based TeleGene software and LabKit materials. The company was founded in June 2001 by Ronald C. McGlennen and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Hodes LLC provides employer branding services. Its products include programmatic media, assessments, internal mobility, career website platform, apply experience, talent advocacy, CRM, experience cloud. The firm's services include content marketing, brand transformation, social media, candidate experience, campaigns, and internal communications. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Marquette Capital Partners, Inc. (Marquette Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Tom Jenkins. The firm is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

LS Power Equity Advisors LLC (LS Power Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of LSP Generation IV LLC founded in 2004 by Mike Segal. The firm is headquartered in New York.

NorthStar Education Finance, Inc. provides loan to students for education. It also offers Total Higher Education repayment bonus benefit plan and RepayReady, a personalized repayment planning resource to manage student loans after school. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

Piper Sandler & Co. operates as an investment company, which engages in the provision of securities brokerage and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Minnesota State Bar Association operates a professional association for attorneys in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Federal Bar Association is a professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA.

Hennepin County Bar Association provides legal services. The non-profit company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

HRST, Inc. provides power plant boiler technical services and products. It offers retrofit pipe penetration seals, pressure parts, access doors and gas flow components. The company was founded by Robert Krowech in 1998 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Auria Capital, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Neil Jonathan Wessan, James N. Chapman, Mike Urban.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 due to Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.

Thrivent Asset Management LLC (TAM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2005, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial Holdings, Inc., which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a faith-based, not-for-profit membership organization and financial services firm. TAM provides investment advisory services to the Thrivent Mutual Funds, a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 comprised of various mutual fund series.

Bridgewater Bank provides banking services. It offers commercial deposits and loans, personal deposit and loans, and business services. The company was founded by Jerry Baack and Jeffrey D. Shellberg in November 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN.