Paul Wilmes

North Central Equity LLC (North Central Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Elam Baer. The firm is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Mereen-Johnson LLC engages in wood processing equipment. It manufactures stationary and moving blade multiple rip saws, rip optimizing and material handling systems, single and double end tenoners, CNC dovetailers, panel cutting systems, I-joist and other structural wood production lines, ceiling tile production equipment, and Door Sizing Lines. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

J.R. Johnson Supply, Inc. manufactured and distributed horticultural products. It caters commercial greenhouses, garden centers, nurseries, and landscapers. The company was founded in 1916 and was headquartered in Roseville, MN.