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Nuveen Investments, Inc. provides investment management and related services to retail and institutional investors. It offers investment management capabilities across a diversified set of asset classes and investment strategies through its investment management affiliates, including municipal bond, investment grade, global and high-yield bond, floating-rate bank loan, preferred securities, growth equity, value equity, global and international equity, equity income, core equity, equity index, quantitative and enhanced equity, asset allocation, balanced strategies, real asset and commodity. The company was founded by John Nuveen in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Data Sciences International, Inc. offers telemetry instrumentation and software and services in support of research. Its services include data services, surgical services, validation services and technical training. The firm’s products include implantable and external telemetry, software, signal conditioners, glucose monitoring, infusion pumps and inhalation/exposure systems. The company was founded by Brian P. Brockway in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Baker Tilly Vantagen LLC provide solutions in the human resotrces consulting and benefits administration space. The firm's services include HR consulting, benefits administration, exceutive search, employee communication and wellness programs. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Baker Tilly International Ltd. provides accounting and investment consulting services. It offers audit and assurance, tax services, and specialist advisory services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

CaringBridge is a nonprofit health platform that provides support to family caregivers at no cost. The non-profit company is based in Eagan, MN. The platform helps improve emotional health and social connectedness, addressing feelings of overwhelm, isolation, and loneliness. With over 300,000 people on the platform every day sending or receiving support, there are over 1,600 messages of love, hope, and compassion posted every hour. Founded in 1997, the organization offers tools to share and document a health journey, simplify care coordination, and connect caregivers with a supportive community. The company was founded by Sona Mehring. Tia Newcomer has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants offers services and professional development for CPAs and other accounting professionals. It provides CPE, resources, networking, and advocacy services. The company was founded on June 23, 1904 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

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.

The International Association of Business Communicators operates as a vibrant membership association. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL.

RSM US LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. It offers audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services. The firm serves the energy, government, life sciences, manufacturing, private equity, and real estate and construction industries. The company was founded by Ira B. McGladrey in 1926 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Detroit Economic Club is a non profit organization committed to the discussion and debate of important business, government and social issues. It provides a platform for distinguished international dignitaries and business leaders, who represent the changing global environment. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

SpeedTax, Inc. provides software services. It offers sales tax management tools, including sales tax integrations and calculations, automated sales tax filing, remittance and sales tax automation for CPA and SALT companies. The company was founded by Anton Donde and Morris Karolicki in 2007 and is headquartered in Laguna Hills, CA.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

Argosy Private Equity (Argosy Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Argosy Capital Group LLC (PA) founded in 1990 by Kirk B. Griswold and John P. Kirwin. The firm is headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors, Inc. provides merger and acquisition advisory services. It offers seller representation, buyer representation, due diligence, accounting, financing, business valuation, tax planning, legal, strategic advisory and other transaction services. The company was founded by Michael Nall in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Capitol Partners LLC (Capitol Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by TJ Jubeir. The firm is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (WFS) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of EVEREN Capital Corp., ultimately owned by Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). Headquartered in New York, WFS delivers a comprehensive suite of banking, capital markets and advisory solutions, such as a full complement of sales, trading and research capabilities, to corporate, government and institutional clients.

Catalyst Connection provides strategic business development services. Its services include financial, market development, new product development, strategic planning, and web development and e-commerce consulting. The firm also offers information technology solutions, manufacturing programs, and systems registration processes to improve productivity of clients’ businesses. It serves small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in southwestern Pennsylvania. Catalyst Connection was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.