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Pediatric Services of America, Inc. provides pediatric home health care services. Its services include in-home aide services, respite care, school nurse services, therapies, and rehabilitation. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Seagate Technology Plc engages in the development, production, and distribution of data storage products and electronic data storage solutions. Its products include hard disk drives, solid state hybrid drives, solid state drives, peripheral component interconnect express cards, serial advanced technology attachment controllers, storage subsystems and computing solutions. The firm offers its products under the Backup Plus and Expansion product lines, and Maxtor and LaCie brands. The company was founded by Finis Conner, Syed Iftikar, Doug Mahon, David Thomas Mitchell, and Alan F. Shugart in 1978 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc. (USBAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in March 2001 and formerly known as FAF Advisors, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of US Bank National Association, which is owned by US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), a diversified financial holding company. USBAM provides investment advisory services through managed accounts to institutional clients, money market mutual funds, and privately offered investment fund.

Whitebox Advisors LLC (Whitebox) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1999, Whitebox manages and advises private investment funds. They also offers advisory services to separately managed accounts.

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.

Lazard Middle Market LLC engages in financial advisory business. It specializes in strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and capital raising. The firm’s M&A and Strategic Advisory service focuses on private equity and divestitures, privately-owned companies, corporate acquisitions and divestitures, and sale of public companies. Its Restructuring service consists of situation assessment, alternative assessment, and execution. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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

Sentage Corp. provides oral restoration technology. It offers fixed, removable, implants, sleep appliance therapy, occlusal therapy, orthodontics, chairside guides and prescriptions RX products and services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Pillsbury Co. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include baked goods, biscuits, breads, cookies, crescents, pie crusts, pizza crusts and snacks. The company was founded in 1869 is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company develops medicines to prevent infections that cause serious medical problems such as respiratory illnesses, diabetes, viral control, infections, and central nervous system disorders. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP provides legal services. It offers services in education, aviation, communications, consumer and retails, corporate and securities, hospital and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1868 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.

Riverside Partners LLC (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

Consumer Growth Partners LLC is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Jeffrey L. Teeven, Richard Norbert Baum and William M. Reisler. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

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

Chippewa Valley Angel Investors Network LLC (CVAIN) is an angel firm subsidiary of Momentum Chippewa Valley, Inc. founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

BioIonix, Inc. supplies a breakthrough process equipment that solves advanced disinfection and oxidation problems. The firm's products are based on its proprietary and patented electrochemical processes along with its growing applications knowhow. The company was founded by James A. Tretheway and is headquartered in McFarland, WI.

Part of The Western Union Co., EBP Health Plans, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing pension and retirement plan services to high net worth small business owners and their employees. The company is based in Exton, PA. EBP pioneered the 'dual' or 'combo' plan concept combining a cash balance pension with a 401k profit sharing plan, allowing business owners to increase their annual tax deductible plan contributions while simultaneously accelerating retirement benefits. The company offers retirement and pension plan design services and has low maintenance 401k optional profit sharing high tax deductible cash balance pension advanced plans. The company also provides a step-by-step guide to implementing a successful retirement plan, including evaluating, analyzing, implementing, monitoring, and adapting the plan.

Washington Square Capital, Inc. provides private investment management services. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The company was founded by Daniel A. Nathanson.

ActiFi, Inc. develops software and does consulting for the financial services industry. It provides practice management solutions powered by combination of coaching, training, process development, scalable and easy-to-use technology. The company was founded by Robert Nicholson and Spencer Segal in 2003 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

PENSCO Trust Co. provides custodial and administrative services. It manages retirement accounts for its clients. The firm offers its services to registered investment advisors, financial planners, investment sponsors, crowdfunding platforms, and professional service providers seeking an alternative asset custodian for their clients. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

RBC Wealth Management (RBCWM) is wealth management division of RBC Capital Markets Equity Research, which is ultimately owned by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE; TSE: RY). Formerly known as RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., the firm was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. RBCWM provides trusted advice and wealth management solutions to individuals, families and institutions.

Proterra Investment Partners LP (Proterra Investment Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2003. The firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Clearwater Services, Inc. provides water treatment solutions. Its services include clearwater rewards, bottled water delivery, automatic salt delivery and equipment service. The company is headquartered in Akron, OH.