Stephen J. McFarland

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. operates as a nuclear power plant. The private company is based in Maine.

NorthWestern Corp. engages in generating and distributing electricity and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Gas, and Other. The Electric segment includes generation, transmission, and distribution of electric utility business as a vertically integrated generation transmission and distribution utility. The Gas segment consists of production, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The Other segment consists of unallocated corporate costs. The company was founded in November 1923 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Speece Thorson Capital Group, Inc. (Speece Thorson) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1992 as Speece, Lewis, Thorson, Inc. Speece Thorson specializes in mid to small-cap value equity account management for institutions and high net worth families.

White Pine Capital LLC (WPC) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Wallace and Dennis Senneseth. WPC provides fee-based discretionary investment advisory services to institutional accounts (corporate, pension and profit-sharing accounts, endowments, foundations and Taft-Hartley (union) plans), family offices and high net worth individuals.

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of the Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Edward Jones registered as a broker–dealer in 1941 and as an investment adviser in 1993. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They cover stocks that perform over the long-term, focusing on US, Canadian and Western European companies with long, stable, operating histories.

Part of Occidental Petroleum Corp., Voyager Energy Corp provides oil and gas exploration services. The company is based in Houston, TX. Voyager Energy was acquired by Howell Corp., part of Occidental Petroleum Corp. from December 06, 2002 on October 02, 1997 for $6.81 million.

NB Power Holding Corp. generates and distributes electricity. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Fredericton, Canada.

Part of Cenovus Energy, Inc., Marathon Canada Ltd. is a Canadian company that explores for oil reserves. The company is based in St. John, Canada. Marathon Canada was acquired by Husky Energy, Inc. from Marathon Oil Corp. on October 01, 2003 for $588 million.

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.

Entergy Nuclear, Inc. engaged in the generation of electricity from nuclear power plants. It owns and operates 10 nuclear reactors at eight sites in the northeastern and southern United States with a combined maximum output of nearly 9,000MW. The unit also provides operations and maintenance services for other utilities nuclear plants including plant decommissioning and license renewals. Entergy Nuclear, Inc. is a subsidiary of Entergy Corp. The company is located in Jackson, MS.

Nuclear Management Co. LLC provides business services. The company is located in Hudson, WI.

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Inc. operates commercial nuclear power plants. It helps the nuclear power industry in achieving the level of safety and reliability through plant evaluations, training and accreditation, events analysis and information exchange and assistance. The company was founded in December 1979 and is headquartered in Itasca, IL.

The District of Columbia Bar provides legal services. The private company is based in Washington.

Part of Scottish Re Group Ltd., Scottish Re Ltd. provides reinsurance of life insurance services.

Xcel Energy Services, Inc. provides electric and natural gas utility services. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Nuclear Energy Institute provides policy-making process for the nuclear energy and technology industries. It participates in both the national and global policy-making process. Nuclear Energy Institute was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

American Nuclear Society operates as premier professional society serving the nuclear industry. Its offerings include meeting information, nuclear news, publications, member services, a career center, public information and many other resources. The company was founded on December 11, 1954 and is headquartered in La Grange Park, IL.

The Oklahoma Business Roundtable is an economic development organization that works with public and private sector partners to promote the growth of businesses, job creation, and community improvement in Oklahoma. The non-profit company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. The organization offers various resources to its members and serves as the primary economic development support organization in the state. The CEO of the company is Carl Edwards.

Epoch Capital Corp. invests in companies involved in the exploration and production of oil and gas.

CanCapital Corp. provides merchant banking, securities investment, and oil and gas exploration and production services.

Part of Chamber of the Americas, The State Chamber of Oklahoma provides advocate services. The company is based in Oklahoma City, OK. The CEO of the company is Chad Warmington.

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.

Peak Utility Services Group, Inc. provides telecommunication and energy solutions. The firm offers full suite of aerial telecom, underground telecom, overhead electric, underground electric, joint utility trenching and directional drilling services. The company was founded by Shane Bryan Mace in 2002 and is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, CO.

EastSiberian Plc engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas. It focuses on the acquisition of oil concessions in Latin America. The company was founded on December 23, 2008 and is headquartered in St. Helier, Jersey.

The GridWise Alliance is an organization that represents a diverse group of stakeholders involved in designing, building, and operating the electric grid. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company has been educating key industry stakeholders since 2003 on the importance of modernizing the nation's electricity system. The organization includes electric utilities, information and communications equipment and service providers, national laboratories, academic institutions, regional transmission operators, and independent system operators. The CEO of the company is Karen Wayland.

Founded in 1928, George K. Baum & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

ITC Great Plains LLC is engaged in the building, operation, and maintenance of electricity transmission systems. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

ESPY Energy Solutions LLC provides business consulting services. It offers strategic planning, marketing, business, regulatory, and technical expertise to energy utilities, energy equipment manufacturing and supplying companies. The company was founded by Nora Mead Brownell and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.