Mark A. Lester

Signa Chemistry develops stabilized reactive metals.

OPE, Inc. commercialized motor technology into outdoor power products or equipment. Its products included grass trimmers, blowers, hedge clippers, edgers, pruners and chain saws. Its CORE air-cooled motors are light weight, durable and have the ability to produce as much power as two-cycle gas engines currently used for a variety of professional and consumer outdoor power equipment products. The company was founded by Lincoln Jore in 2006 and was headquartered in Polson, MT.

Forge Partners LLC provides real estate investment and development services. The private company is based in Boston, MA.

Passport Systems, Inc. provides scanning system services. It develops active and passive solutions to automatically detect, localize, and identify concealed threats and contraband for a broad range of applications, including pedestrian, vehicle, and fixed-facility-based approaches. The firm offers an automated, non-intrusive Cargo Scanning System that has the capability to analyze the composition of materials and accurately identify the contents of a container, including commercial items, contraband, fissile materials, explosives, and other materials. The company was founded by William Bertozzi, Robert J. Ledoux and Stewart K. Hall in December 2002 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.