Joseph E. Pennington

Provell, Inc. is a privately held membership marketing company that develops, markets, and manages an extensive portfolio of unique and leading-edge membership and customer relationship marketing programs. The company provides these programs to their corporate clients who are seeking to enhance customer loyalty and generate additional revenue streams from their customers. Subscribers to Provell's proprietary programs receive exclusive savings opportunities on a wide range of related products and services, insightful information, and other value-added benefits in interest areas such as shopping, travel, hospitality, entertainment & leisure, health/fitness, home decorating and improvement, and cooking.

Department 56, Inc. imports and sells collectible gifts. The firm engages in the design, distribution, wholesale and retail of accessories and other giftware products. Its products include collectibles, handcrafted lighted ceramic & porcelain houses and buildings. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Zomax, Inc. engages in the provision of supply chain management and media software development services. The firm's solution areas encompass project and data management, customer contact and e-commerce, supply chain outsourcing, and manufacturing assembly support. It also specializes in the supply and duplication of digital media software solutions. The company was founded by James T. Anderson and Michelle Bedard-Anderson in 1993 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

iNTELEFILM Corp. is engaged in the sale and distribution of digital asset management software, hardware and services, which are designed to enable clients to encode media assets such as video onto a digital format and to share, access and leverage media assets online. The company filed for a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United State Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota on August 5, 2002. iNTELEFILM was founded on February 7, 1990 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Galyans Trading Co., Inc. operates camera & photographic supply, apparel, footwear, outdoor and athletic equipment stores. The company was founded by Patrick W. Galyan and is located in Plainfield, IN.

Aspirity Holdings LLC provided electricity contracts trading and electricity supply services. It offered commercial lending, consumer lending, retail energy services and financial services. The company was founded by Timothy S. Krieger in 2005 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

NAL Worldwide LLC provides supply chain management services. The company was founded on July 28, 2005 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Part of iMedia Brands, Inc., ShopNBC is a company that publishes newspapers or engages in publishing and printing. The company is based in Eden Prairie, MN.

Children's Cancer Research Fund is a non-profit organization that has been funding research to revolutionize the way childhood cancer is treated worldwide since 1981. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The organization invests in leading-edge research in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of childhood cancers and blood-related disorders. The CEO of the company is Daniel Gumnit.

Jones Family Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization. It engages in identifying and supporting endeavors that positively impact the quality of life in the Red Wing area. The company was founded by Ora G. Jones, Barbara R. Jones, Scott Jones and Anne Jones in 1988 and is headquartered in Red Wing, MN.