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Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

Baum Capital Partners Management LLC (Baum Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Part of Northeast Kansas Bancshares, Inc., Kendall State Bank is a state chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Valley Falls, KS.

Clear Creek Financial Management LLC (Clear Creek) is an independent, trust-based wealth management ?rm headquartered in Silverdale, Washington. The firm was founded by Ben Warren in 2014. Clear Creek provides investment management and strategic wealth planning to individuals, families, and businesses.

Brookside Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of analytical services. Its services include consulting, soil analysis, lawn and garden, agricultural analysis, environmental testing, and university and government research. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in New Bremen, OH.

Turk Manufacturing, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of custom high-vacuum chambers and flanges, ceramic/titanium assemblies and atmosphere-to-vacuum actuators, as well as individual components. The firm specializes in the critical needs of the high-tech industries. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Founded in 2008, Tradebot Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of Tradebot Systems, Inc.

Four Pillars Investors LLC (Four Pillars) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Nick Mclean and Thomas Sanford. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

EPSM LLC mnufactures precision sheet metals. It offers laser cutting and machining, line graining, and powder coating. he company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cornelius, OR.

ReTouch Real Estate Enhancement Group LLC provides residential and light commercial remodeling services. It provides turnkey project management services to owners, property managers and real estate developers. The company also provides installation, replacement and repair services. ReTouch Real Estate Enhancement Group was founded by Lance McCarthy in 2004 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

iiM LLC (iiM) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Merriam, Kansas.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Ten Oaks Group (Ten Oaks Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2020 by Matt Magan and Mike Hahn. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures (ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures ) is a Venture Capital firm founded by W. George Coyle in 2004. The firm headquartered in TX.

Kimmeridge Energy Management Co., LLC (Kimmeridge Energy Management) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2012 by Benjamin P. Dell, Henry Makansi and Neil McMahon. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Basin Oil & Gas Management LLC (Basin Oil & Gas) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Stephen Howard. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. provides geological, geophysical, petrophysical, engineering, and economical solution for all facets of the upstream energy industry. Its services include acquisition and divestiture evaluations, coalbed methane development studies, deepwater development studies, enhanced recovery projects, midstream services, operations engineering services, pipeline supplies studies, and equity determinations services. The company was founded by Clarence M. Netherland in 1961 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Mill Road Capital Management LLC (Mountain Capital) is an Private Equity firm founded in 2004 by Samuel Woong Oh. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich.

V Wealth Advisors LLC (V Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded by Thomas Blumer and Brett Lange in 2009 as V Wealth Management LLC and changed its legal name to V Wealth Advisors LLC in 2016. In 2023, They were acquired by WCG Wealth Advisors LLC, which is owned by The 1970 Lee Trust. V Wealth offers personalized investment management, consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Cohen Esrey is a property management company that specializes in multi-family apartment investments. The private company is based in Merriam, a city suburb in Kansas City, MO, and has subsidiaries in 22 states across the United States. Cohen Esrey has operated more than 78,000 apartment units in 600+ properties located in more than 250 cities and towns. The company has decades of experience in managing properties to ensure the protection and enhancement of their investors' capital. The company provides rewarding opportunities for their investors, team members, residents, and other stakeholders that empower them to thrive. R Lee Harris has been the CEO of the company since 1975.

Start Up TV Network, Inc. provides an online marketplace to connect entrepreneurs with investors. The company is headquartered in Folsom, CA.

Loyal Cos Inc (Loyal Companies) is a private equity firm founded in 2007 by Chad Mackay. The firm is headquartered in Draper, Utah.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (DFAL) is a mutual fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (DFA), ultimately held by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. in the US. DFAL provides sub-advisory services to DFA, a registered investment advisor, primarily in connection with DFA’s management of the US Dimensional Funds, and also certain institutional separate accounts.

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (Dimensional) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Austin, Texas. The firm was founded by David Booth in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Dimensional Holdings LLC, which is wholly-owned by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. Dimensional primarily manages securities and other assets for institutional investors. They also manage securities and other assets for high-net-worth individuals and clients of independent financial advisors. The firm is the investment adviser to various SEC-registered investment companies which represent separate funds in aggregate, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Burns & McDonnell, Inc. provides engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting services. It serves the airport, military base, defense facility, power generation and transmission, water treatment, environmental remediation, refinery, industrial facility, hospital and institutional building sectors. The company was founded by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell in 1898 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.