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The Sharper Image Corp. retails appliances and consumer electronic devices. It engages in business-to-business wholesale operations, as well as owns and operates online auction Web site and an online outlet store to help manage refurbished and close-out inventory. The company was founded by Richard J. Thalheimer in 1977 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

The Yankee Candle Co., Inc. manufactures and retails scented candles. Its products include candles, wax melts, candle accessories, flameless fragrance, car and small spaces, gifts and gift cards, personalized candles and fragrances. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in South Deerfield, MA.

Centre Partners Management LLC (Centre Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Lester Pollack. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Los Angeles.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc. engages in the retail of nutritional supplementary products. It provides vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

US Patent & Trademark Office provides patent and trade marks services. It advises the president of the United States, the secretary of commerce, and U.S. government agencies on intellectual property (IP) policy, protection, and enforcement; and promotes IP protection. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

Altarum Institute operates as a non-profit health systems research and consulting organization. It offers applied research and analytics, technology solutions, advisory services & CE, and program implementation services. It serves the federal, state, and philanthropic sector. The company was founded by William Gould Dow and Emerson W. Conlon in 1946 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Sure Fit, Inc. manufactures and supplies ready-made slipcovers and accessories. It offers slipcovers for sofa, loveseat, chair, ottoman, recliner, dining, wing chair, sleeper and sectional. It also offers home accents, mattress pads, shower, and outdoor covers. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Alburtis, PA.

Battle Creek Health System provides health care services. It includes acute care hospitals, a long term care facility, a behavioral health center, outpatient clinics and a home health care agency. The company also offers specialty clinics including a wound healing center, a kidney health clinic and a children's heart clinic. Battle Creek Health System was founded in 1988 and is located in Battle Creek, MI.

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.

Dunkin' Brands, Inc. engages in the provision of franchise services. It is a a premier franchisor of quick service restaurants under the Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins brands. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP operates as a law firm. It offers provides business litigation services. The firm’s practice areas include antitrust and trade regulation, class action litigation, construction, health care, intellectual property and with white collar crime. The firm was founded by John B. Quinn, Eric Emanuel, David Quinto and Phyllis Kupferstein in 1986 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Republican Party (United States) operates as a political organization. The non-profit company is based in the United States.

The Michigan Biosciences Industry Association is an official bio-industry association that serves various sectors such as pharmaceutical, medical device, ag-bio, r&d, health IT, and life science logistics. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI. The association provides cost-savings on business essentials, industry connections and networking, talent support, advocacy, and more. The CEO of the company is Stephen Rapundalo.

Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Inc. serves hungry people by collecting and distributing food and grocery products. It manages several activities, which includes Fresh Food Initiative, which brings fresh produce, dairy products and other grocery items directly to households; and Kids After-School Packs, a special pack of 10-12 non-perishable food items targeted for children at risk of going hungry over the weekend. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Battle Creek, MI.

University Bank provides personal, business and commercial banking services. Its services include ATM locations, insurance products, online banking and bill pay, wire transfer and reorder checks online. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Wayne State University Foundation is a non-profit organization which promotes advocacy and generates financial support from private sources as an essential supplement to state appropriations, tuition, and research-related income. The organization was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) was established to evaluate the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. ACOSOG is one of 10 cooperative groups funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and coordinate multi-institutional clinical trials. ACOSOG is the only cooperative group with studies focusing primarily on surgical objectives. ACOSOG currently has treatment protocols available in three major disease areas: . Breast Cancer . Gastrointestinal Cancer . Thoracic Cancer ACOSOG is composed of the Operations and Membership Center located at the Duke Clinical Research Institute on the Duke University Medical Center campus and the Statistics and Data Center located at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. ACOSOG's membership is comprised of investigators and research associates representing oncology treatment modalities and research-related concerns, including surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, pathology, ethics, CRA/nursing and patient advocacy.

Part of Macy's, Inc., Macy's Home Store LLC operates department stores. The company is based in Novato, CA.

The Bon Marché Corp. is a private company based in Seattle, WA. The company runs department stores.

Nearly Natural LLC operates as a floral shop. It offers silk arrangement, plants, trees, flowers, and furniture. The company is headquartered in Hialeah, FL.

The TJX Companies, Inc. is a retail company that specializes in selling apparel. The private company is based in Framingham, MA. The company was founded by Bernard Cammarata. The CEO is Ernie L. Herrman.