Mike J. Brown

United Fire & Casualty Co. engages in the business of writing property and casualty insurance and life insurance and selling annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company operates through following business segments: Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment includes commercial lines insurance, including surety bonds, personal lines insurance and assumed insurance. The Life Insurance segment is comprised of deferred and immediate annuities, universal life insurance products and traditional life insurance products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. manufactures and markets business jet aircraft. The firm provides after-market support and maintenance, as well as the sale of used gulfstream aircraft. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Savannah, GA.

PAETEC Corp. provides integrated communication services. Its services include voice, data and Internet protocol and enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE and managed services. The firm's customers include the financial services, government, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, manufacturing and distribution, professional services and retail industries. The company was founded in May, 1998 by Arunas A. Chesonis & Jack Baron and is headquartered in Fairport, NY

Consolidated Communications Texas Holdings, Inc. provides voice and data communications services to business and residential customers. The company provides local and long-distance phone service, as well as dial-up and digital subscriber line Internet access. It also offers directory publishing and carrier services. The company is located in Conroe, TX.

Archon Woodworks, Inc. designs and manufactures wood kitchen cabinet accessories. It offers cabinet accessories, wood hoods and ventilation, solid wood tops, cabinet doors and metallic coatings under brands names Accsensa, Kitchen-Aire, Rave Element, Thomas Creek and Valley Oak Cabinet Doors. The company was founded by Dave Hoff in 1983 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

Part of The Williams Cos., Inc., Williams Pipeline GP LLC is a company that provides investment services. The company is based in Tulsa, OK.

Forstmann Little & Co. (Forstmann Little) is an independent private equity firm founded in 1978. The firm is headquartered in New York.

24 Hour Fitness USA Inc. owns and operates fitness centers. It offers personal fitness training programs for its members. Its amenities and services for members and guests include cardio, strength, and functional training equipment with personal viewing screens on select machines; cycle and group X rooms; a gull-sized basketball court; an outdoor lap pool; a whirlpool, steam room, and sauna facility; kids’ club babysitting service for children; a retail shop; and towel services. It also provides aerobic and step, boot camp, cycling, dance, kick boxing, mind and body, senior fitness, strength, water, and Zumba classes. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Part of Windstream Holdings II LLC, Telecom USA Publishing Group, Inc. publishes telephone directories. The company is based in Cedar Rapids, IA. Telecom USA Publishing Group was acquired by McLeod USA, Inc. on September 23, 1996 for $74 million.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., WilTel, Inc. is a company that provides long distance telephone services. The company is based in Tulsa, OK. WilTel was acquired by LDDS Communications, Inc. (Mississippi) from The Williams Cos., Inc. on January 05, 1995 for $2,500 million. The company was founded by Roy A. Wilkens.

WME IMG LLC provides sports, events, fashion products and operates as a media company. It offers services for sports, fashion, and entertainment. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

AAVIN Equity Advisors LLC (AAVIN Equity Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by James D. Thorp, Eric M. Hender and Paul D. Rhines. The firm is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. manufactures and distributes electrical products. The firm offers electrical metallic tubing, galvanized rigid steel conduit, intermediate metal conduit and aluminum rigid conduit. Its products include electrical conduit, mechanical tubing, fire protection piping and fencing framework. The company also offers aluminum conduit, elbows, couplings, PVC conduit and fittings. It distributes products to the commercial, residential and industrial organizations. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Harvey, IL.

DuPont Safety Resources solves Food, Energy and Protection Challenges. The products that contribute to protecting the lives of soldiers and law enforcement officers, to solar technology harnessing the natural power of the sun, to helping farmers yield healthier crops. The firm serves agriculture, food and beverages, mining, automotive, government and public Sector, packaging and printing, building and construction, health care and medical, plastic, electronics, marine, safety and protection and energy industries. The company was founded in 1802 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Illinois Consolidated Communications, Inc. provides local and long distance telephone services. It provides voice and data communications services to both business and residential customers including local and long distance, Internet, business systems, retail and wholesale operator services, public services and integrated telemarketing and fulfillment services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered Mattoon, IL.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center provides outpatient surgery services. The non-profit company is based in Mattoon, IL.

The United States Telecom Association is a non-profit organization that provides telecommunications services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Jonathan Spalter.

State University of Iowa Foundation was organized in 1956 to help University of Iowa meet needs beyond those provided for by state support, and to reach levels of distinction by generating significant private gift support. The company is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa.

Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. manages the operations of regulated local exchange telecommunications services. The company was founded in August 1883 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. provides telecommunication services. Its products include local and long-distance service, Internet and wireless services. The company was founded on April 28, 2005 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

PAETEC Holding LLC provides integrated broadband communications services. It offers comprehensive suite of IP, voice, data and Internet services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE and managed services. The firm’s primary business is providing business end-user customers in metropolitan areas with a package of integrated broadband communications services that encompasses data services, including internet access services and virtual private network services and voice services, including local telephone services and domestic and international long distance services. The company was founded in August 2006 and is headquartered in Fairport, NY.

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is a Chamber of Commerce organization. The non-profit company is based in Springfield, IL. Todd C. Maisch has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

The Technology Association of Iowa is an organization that empowers over 350 technology companies and organizations across Iowa. The non-profit company is based in Des Moines, IA. The company's focus is on driving growth and innovation to lead Iowa forward.

National Telecommunications Network, Inc. provides voice, data, internet and conferencing solutions. The firm offers conferencing products, data circuits, disaster recovery services, Internet access, data center colocation, cloud services, fiber servcies, MPLS services, hosted services, professional services, local services and long distance servcies. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

Part of DuPont de Nemours, Inc., DuPont Deutschland Holding GmbH & Co. KG is a company that specializes in the development of products that contribute to the protection of workers in various professions. The company is based in Neu-Isenburg, Germany. The German company's flagship product, dupont ™ nomex®, is an inherent heat and flame-resistant fiber that is used in industries such as apparel and textiles, building and construction, and home and personal care. The CEO of the company is Edward D. Breen.

Consolidated Communications, Inc. provides telecommunication services. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Mattoon, IL.

Part of Cisco Systems, Inc., Adaption Technologies Ventures Ltd. is a company that provides software services. The company is based in Spring, TX. The company was founded by Roy A. Wilkens. Adaption Technologies Ventures was acquired by BroadSoft, Inc., part of Cisco Systems, Inc. from February 05, 2018 on August 06, 2012 for $22 million.