George L. Mayer

Cinergy Corp. used to supply electricity and gas. It also developed, owned and operated electric generation for large energy consumers, municipalities, utilities and industrial facilities. The company was located in Cincinnati, OH.

Oglebay Norton Co. LLC engages in mining, processing, transporting and marketing industrial minerals and aggregates. It provides aggregates and industrial minerals for applications in the building materials, environmental, energy and industrial markets. The company operates in three segments: Great Lakes Minerals, Global Stone and Performance Minerals. The Great Lakes Minerals segment mines and distributes limestone from facilities located in northern Michigan. The Global Stone segment supplies lime, crushed and ground limestone, construction aggregates and chemical limestone in the Great Lakes region. It's products are used as a filler in building materials, waste water treatment and soil stabilization and as an aggregate for construction of highways, shopping centers, hospitals and schools. Performance Minerals segment mines and processes industrial sands. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Black & Veatch Holding Co. engages in the provision of engineering, consulting, and construction services. It offers asset management, environmental, master planning, performance management, program and risk management, operations and maintenance, and procurement. The company was founded by Ernest Bateman Black and Nathan Thomas Veatch in 1915 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Cadence Network, Inc. provides expense management solutions. It offers custom solutions, utility invoice auditing, telecom expense management, rate analysis, energy procurement consulting, invoice processing, and accounts payables. The company was founded in 1997 and is located in Cincinnati, OH.

Qualigen, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops and commercializes novel therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. It offers FastPack, a diagnostic platform. The company was founded by Michael S. Poirier in 1996 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

J.D. Power provides marketing information, customer surveys and consulting services. Its services include industry-wide syndicated studies, proprietary tracking studies, media studies, forecasting and training services, business operations analyses and consulting. The company was founded by James David Power, III in 1968 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.

ADESA, Inc. engages in the provision of whole car auction solutions. It offers vehicle remarketing services for buyers and sellers, including vehicle live auctioning, reconditioning services, repossessions, marshalling, transportation and logistics, lease end-of-term support, title processing, title duplication and correction services, inventory protection, vehicle licensing, and consigned vehicle marketing. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Part of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., PSEG Americas Ltd. generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity and natural gas. The company is based in Coral Gables, FL.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP provides legal advisory services. Its areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, alternative dispute resolution, aviation, communications, competition, construction, and e-commerce law. The firm offers legal advisory services in areas such as pension and employee benefits, products liability, restructuring and insolvency, sports, taxation, structured finance, outsourcing, and securities law. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

MECS, Inc. provides industrial construction and design services. Its technologies include sulfuric acid plant processes, heat recovery systems, fertilizer and chemical processes, wet gas scrubbing, mist elimination, air preheating, and corrosion resistant metals for sulfuric acid. It offers engineering, consulting, and inspection services. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Chesterfield, Mo.

LaBarge Weinstein LLP provides legal services. It provides services in the areas of corporate law, taxation, securities, mergers and acquisitions, technology and commercial transactions. It serves the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, commercial real estate, computing and networking technology, e-commerce, investment banking, photonics, security applications, semiconductor, software, and telecommunications industry clients. The company was founded by Paul C. Labarge, Randy Taylor, Deborah L. Weinstein & Lawrence Weinstein in 1997 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada.

Bush Brothers & Co. provides baked beans and groceries. It offers canned beans, chili, greens, hominy, and kosher products to grocery stores through food service lines. The company was founded by A. J. Bush in 1908 and is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.

Minnesota Power, Inc. is a utility company, which engages in the provision of electrical services. The company generates and buys power generated from a variety of sources, including coal, gas, biomass, and wind. Its customers include the retail customers and municipalities. The company is headquartered in Duluth, MN.

Iowa State University Foundation operates as a non-profit organization dedicated to securing and stewarding private gifts and grants that benefit Iowa State University. The company is headquartered in Ames, IA.

The Law Society of Upper Canada engages in the provision of legal services. The company was founded in 1797 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ontario Bar Association operates as the voice of Canada’s legal profession. The firm represents lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across the province. It specializes in advocacy, practice area sanctions, professional development programs, and law reform and law amendment. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Value Rx, Inc. operates as a pharmacy.

Enable Business Advisors, Inc. provides business consulting services. The firm offers business valuation, growth strategies, structuring and family succession planning services. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

West Capital Advisors LLC (West Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Mark Richey. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ALLETE Clean Energy, Inc. operates as a renewable energy development unit. The firm develops, acquires, and manages clean and renewable energy projects for for electric utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, independent power marketers, and large end users. The company is headquartered in Duluth, MN.

The tru Shrimp Co. operates as an aquaculture company, which is utilizing proprietary and patented technology to produce premium, antibiotic, non-GMO shrimp in a controlled, indoor, and shallow water environment. It is a seafood and biopolymer company that produces premium consumer shrimp of varying sizes, chitosan for medical applications made from its shrimp shell tissue. The company was founded by Robert Galbraith on December 26, 2014 and is headquartered in Balaton, MN.