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BMO Bank NA (Investment Management) (BMO-IM) is the asset management division of BMO Bank NA, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. They are ultimately held by the Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO) in Canada. BMO-IM offers a variety of wealth management services, such as investment advisory, trust, banking, and financial planning, to institutions and high-net worth clients.

Vita Food Products, Inc. processes and sells packaged herring and salmon products. Its brands include Vita, ELF, Grand Isle, Virginia brand, Oak Hill farms, and Scorned Woman. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Gofen & Glossberg LLC is a wealth management firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1932 by Samuel Gofen and William Glossberg. In 2021, they became a majority-owned subsidiary of Corient Private Wealth LLC, which is ultimately owned by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; NYSE: CIXX) in Canada. Gofen & Glossberg offers customized investment solutions and tailored planning solutions to primarily high-net-worth families.

KeyBanc Capital Markets, Inc. is a registered investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of KeyCorp. (NYSE: KEY). KeyBanc Capital Markets provides investment banking, commercial lending, treasury management, derivatives, foreign exchange, equity and debt underwriting and trading and syndicated finance products and services to large corporations and middle-market companies.

RNC Capital Management LLC, dba Genter Capital Management (Genter Capital), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Genter Capital LLC. Genter Capital acts as investment adviser to the Genter Capital Dividend Income Fund (GDIIX).

Edward D. Jones & Co. LP is a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor located in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of the Jones Financial Cos. LLLP. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors and businesses in the US, Canada and the United Kingdom. Edward Jones registered as a broker–dealer in 1941 and as an investment adviser in 1993. The firm offers a full array of investment services. They cover stocks that perform over the long-term, focusing on US, Canadian and Western European companies with long, stable, operating histories.

Frontenac Co. LLC (Frontenac) is a private equity firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

Oak Family Advisors LLC (OFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was formerly known as Betterman Investment Group LLC and is principally owned by Oak Family Holdings LLC. OFA provides personalized confidential investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and small businesses.

Great Lakes Advisors LLC (GLA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1981, the firm is a subsidiary of Whamco Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Wintrust Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: WTFC), which acquired the firm in 2011. GLA offers customized investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients. In addition, the firm serves as adviser to mutual funds and is the General Partner to a Private Fund. GLA is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Part of Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio), Peoples Insurance Agency LLC is a company that provides personal and business insurance solutions. The company is based in Marietta, OH.

The Northern Trust Co. provides investment management, asset, fund administration, fiduciary and banking solutions. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Breakwater Capital Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Altos, California. The firm was founded by John Naporano and provides investment advice to high net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Broker) (Baird-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., an investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 1919 and is ultimately owned by Baird Financial Group, Inc. Baird-Broker offers a full suite of comprehensive trading services for institutional clients.

Rush-Copley Medical Center, Inc. provides healthcare services. Its services include emergency services, cancer care center, family birth, neuroscience, heart and vascular, joint reconstruction and replacement, cardiac care, women's services, and diagnostic imaging. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Aurora, IL.

Part of UBS Group AG, SG Warburg & Co. Ltd. provides security brokerage services.

New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

People's Bank NA operates as a commercial bank, which engages in the provision of commercial and retail banking, insurance, and brokerage and trust services. It provides various types of loans, including commercial and commercial real estate loans, residential real estate loans, home equity lines of credit, real estate construction loans, and consumer loans. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Marietta, OH.

Brain Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds pioneering neuroscience research through neurological research grants. The private company is based in Chicago, IL. The foundation's mission is to accelerate discoveries of the human brain.

Golden Apple Foundation For Excellence In Teaching operates as a non-profit organization that provides education services. It offers golden apple scholars of Illinois program and golden apple awards for excellence in teaching and leadership. The company was founded by Martin J. Koldyke and Patricia Koldyke on July 30, 1985 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.