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Heller Financial, Inc. provided mercantile financing. It was acquired by GE Capital Corp. The company was located in Chicago, IL

Standard Industries, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of roofing and waterproofing products. The firm offers solar residential program, fiber cement siding, adhesive, primers and sealants, and modified bitumen roofing. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Inverness Counsel LLC is a privately-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and provides investment management services on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases to individual, family, trust, pension and profit-sharing plan, tax-exempt organization and other institutional clients.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Corient Private Wealth LLC (Corient) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 2002 and formerly known as CI Private Wealth LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Corient Partners LLC, ultimately owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada. Corient provides wealth management services to individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, endowments, other institutional clients and private funds managed through Corient IA LLC, a separate but related adviser established in March of 2023.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank operates as a non-profit organization that serves communities through food distribution and community development programs. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Stout Risius Ross, Inc. engages in the provision of financial advisory services. It specializes in investment banking, valuation and financial opinions, and dispute advisory and forensic services. It offers services such as mergers and acquisitions, private market financings, distressed transaction advisory, fairness opinions and solvency opinions, securities and value analytics, succession and shareholder planning, real estate valuation, bankruptcy related valuation, antitrust disputes, commercial disputes, family law valuation, and fraud and forensic services. The company was founded by Craige L. Stout in 1991 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

North American Meat Institute is an association for meat processors. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Julie Anna Potts has been the CEO of the American company since 2018.

City of Hope National Medical Center is an independent biomedical, treatment, and education center that focuses on basic and clinical research in cancer, diabetes, and other chronic, life-threatening diseases. The non-profit company is based in Duarte, CA. City of Hope offers virtual tours of its world-renowned facilities, where people can learn about the company's efforts to make a difference in the lives of those with serious illnesses such as cancer and diabetes. The company was founded in 1913. Robert W. Stone has been the CEO of the company since 1996.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Cybernet Systems Corp. operates as a research and development company that engineers technological solutions for commercial, auto insurance, defense and medical markets worldwide. It offers automated tactical ammunition classification system that inspects various rounds of ammunition per hour, caliber ammunition, and chambering dimensions, as well as detects defects, such as dents, perforations, and corrosion. It offers GestureStorm, a product that allows TV meteorologists to control their on-air weather displays through purposeful gestures. The company was founded by Charles J. Jacobus and Heidi Neubauer Jacobus in 1989 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Allison Williams Co. provides investment and financial services. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Onclave Networks, Inc. operated as a development stage company. The company was headquartered in McLean, VA.

Zyter, Inc. delivers a variety of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for buildings, stadiums, campuses, and cities. The private company is based in Rockville, MD. The company's Zyter SmartSpaces platform supports solutions for healthcare, education, logistics, retail, travel, and construction. The platform integrates and consolidates data from IoT devices and applications to improve efficiencies and provide end-users with an engaging digital experience. In 2021, Zyter won more than 37 awards for its IoT products, including Best Technology and Company Innovation of the Year. The company was founded in 2017 by Sanjay Govil, and Kevin Riley has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

City of Hope is a research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and various life-threatening diseases. The center is founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.