Mark Photiades

Dakota Electric Association is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility founded by local farmers in 1937 with the help of the Rural Electrification Administration. With more than 100,000 members, Dakota Electric is the second largest electric cooperative in Minnesota and ranked among the 25 largest electric dis-tribution cooperatives in the nation. Dakota Electric purchases wholesale electricity from Great River Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative in Maple Grove, Minn., and distributes electricity to homes, businesses and farms in parts of Dakota, Goodhue, Scott and Rice counties.

Part of Heartland Technology Group, Inc., Midwest Computech, Inc. provides IT support and cyber security services. The company is based in Columbia, MO. The company was founded in 1982. The CEO is Greg Miller. Midwest Computech was acquired by Heartland Business Systems LLC on July 06, 2023.

PSCU, Inc. engages in the provision of traditional and online financial services to credit unions. It offers debit or ATM, lending, integration services, data and analytics, prepaid, risk management, digital payments, call center, bill pay, and integration services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

Upcraft Club LLC operates an online marketplace that sells digital sewing patterns. The company was founded by Elizabeth A. Caven in 2014 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Next Level Ventures LLC (Next Level Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Craig Ibsen. The firm is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

Mairs & Power Private Capital Management LLC (Mairs & Power Venture Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Mairs & Power Inc founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in St Paul, Minnesota.

Gener8tor Management LLC(Gener8tor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Troy Vosseller and Joe Kirgues. The firm is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and had additional offices in Madison and Minneapolis.

Veridian Credit Union operates as a state chartered credit union. The private company is based in Waterloo, IA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1934. The CEO is Renee Christoffer.