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Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and natural gas in Kansas. The firm provides electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the cities of Topeka, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina, and Hutchinson. The company was founded on December 11, 1909 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. owns, operates, and publishes daily and non-daily newspapers. The company was founded on July 13, 1987 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

Brahman Capital Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 1989 by Mitchell A. Kuflik and Robert J. Sobel. The firm provides investment advice to long/short and long-only private investment funds.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

MyWorld, Inc. engages in the computer software development business. It helps retailers and manufacturers manage their price image through accurate competitive data, data science, and Artificial Intelligence-powered software solutions. The firm offers price image management software as a service solution that manages price image by recommending item and zone level pricing using behavioural models and patented algorithms. The company was founded by Timothy L. Ouimet and Kenneth J. Ouimet in 2008 and is headquartered in Davis, CA.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Chanos & Co. LP is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James S. Chanos in 1985 as Kynikos Associates LP and changed its name to Chanos & Co. LP in 2022. Chanos & Co. provides discretionary investment advisory services to domestic and offshore private funds and managed accounts. Investors in the private funds and managed account clients include individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments and foreign sovereign wealth funds.

News Media Alliance provides newspapers and non-daily newspapers. It focuses on ensuring the future of new media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation. The company was founded on June 1, 1992 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The Associated Press provides news media services. It offers global news network, delivering news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. The firm supplies a stream of news around the clock to its domestic members, international subscribers and commercial customers. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Stinson LLP engages in the provision of corporate, transaction, and litigation legal services. It offers banking and financial services, business litigation, employment and labor law, and Native American law and tribal governance. The company was founded on May 1, 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Callahan Creek, Inc. provides market research and advertising services. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Scaled Composites LLC provides aerospace and specialty composites development services. It offers conceptual design, aerodynamic and structural analysis and design, tooling, fabrication, structural testing, fight testing, and simulation services. The company was founded by Burt Rutan in 1982 and is headquartered in Mojave, CA.

SETON Healthcare Network provides healthcare services. It offers behavioral health programs, adult hospital and critical care, specialty care medical services to urban and rural acute care hospitals. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Star Tribune Media Co. LLC publishes newspapers and operates websites. It publishes a weekly print/online newspaper that covers news, information and community events, a special edition that features lifestyle content, a home-listing magazine for home buyers and various specialty publications that focus on drive, museums and attractions, and state fair guides in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Citigroup Private Equity LP (Citigroup Private Equity) a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Spurs Sports & Entertainment is a sports and American entertainment company that offers live and digital experiences for fans. The private company owns and operates three teams, including the Spurs (NBA), Austin Spurs (NBA G League), and FC (USL), and manages the day-to-day operations of several venues. In November 2021, the company broke ground on a $500 million legacy project called the Rock at La Cantera, which will feature a human performance research center, park, event plaza, and space for medical, hospitality, and office use. The campus will also be home to the new Victory Capital Performance Center, a state-of-the-art training facility for the San Antonio Spurs, which is scheduled to open in late summer of 2023. The CEO of the company is R. C. Buford.

At Smarterville, they believe that every child loves to learn, so they focus on nurturing that thirst for knowledge with products that are fun, effective, and easy to use. They respond to a child's natural curiosity and support families and teachers as they help children improve reading, math, and study skills. They celebrate every success so learning becomes a positive cycle that kids will love to repeat again and again. They meet all children at their level, engage their imaginations, and help them climb to the next level step by step. Every achievement ends in a celebration of success, an elevation of confidence, and an increase in self-esteem. As children master reading and math skills, they also lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning. It's their goal to make a difference in children's lives by making learning fun and easy. That's why they have brought together a dedicated team of parents, leading educators, interactive designers, writers, and artists. By collaboration, research, and testing, they continually develop innovative products and systems that teach children not only to learn but also to love learning. Smarterville is backed by Sterling Partners, a leading private equity firm with over 25 years of experience partnering with companies to build market-leading businesses and generate superior returns. With approximately $4 billion of assets under management, Sterling invests growth capital in industries with positive, long-term trends and provides ongoing support to management through a dedicated team of industry veterans, operators, strategy experts and human capital professionals. Sterling Partners is a leader in education, healthcare and business services and is co-headquartered in Chicago and Baltimore.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kansas University Endowment Association operates fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas, KU Endowment partners with donors in providing philanthropic support to build a greater KU. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Lawrence, KS.

L2, Inc. provides digital innovation services. Its products are L2 Digital IQ Index, includes sector-specific research to help brands understand how digital is impacting their industry, and a comprehensive, customized Deep Dive into a brand’s performance relative to competitors and Intelligence Modules with insights on digital topics. The company was founded by Scott Galloway and Maureen Mullen in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.