Byron Hanson

Byerly Foods International, Inc. engages in the wholesale distribution of packaged quick-frozen food products. It offers vegetables, juices, meats, fish and other deep freeze products. The company was founded on October 17, 1986 and is headquartered in Edina, MN.

Food Marketing Institute, Inc. develops, promotes, and conducts programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Part of National Association of Convenience Stores, CStoreXchange LLC provides financial benchmarking for petroleum marketers and convenience stores. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The company was founded by Gene Gerke. CStoreXchange was acquired by National Association of Convenience Stores on April 11, 2007.

Centennial Investors Angel Network (Centennial Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Columbia, Missouri.

Agents National Title Insurance Co. engages in insurance services. It offers services related to commercial consulting, education, escrow operations, industry relations, legal support, and agent services. The company was founded by David Townsend on October 26, 2005 and is headquartered in Columbia, MO.

Missouri Innovation Center, Inc (Missouri Innovation Center) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Columbia, Missouri.

Endevica Bio is a biotechnology company that creates first-in-class peptide drug candidates to treat cachexia caused by diseases like cancer, renal failure, and congestive heart failure. The company is based in Columbia, MO. The company's technology platform, protected by a family of patents and pending applications, allows for the modification of peptides to modulate activity of G-protein coupled receptors behind the blood-brain barrier. Endevica Bio's synthetic peptides are stable in plasma and have drug-like characteristics. The company was founded in 2009 by Dr. Kenneth Gruber, who wanted to create synthetic peptides that would show drug-like characteristics. Russ Potterfield has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Rapidflight Holdings LLC is an integrated designer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft. The private company is based in Manassas, VA. Rapidflight is focused on accelerating the time from concept to flight while building aircraft systems that meet the demanding challenges, evolving requirements, and tight timelines that are inherent to our national security. Through next-generation manufacturing processes and a team of industry leaders, Rapidflight is ushering in a new era of aircraft manufacturing. The company was founded in 2021 by Jay Gundlach, who has been the CEO since 2021.