Shelby G. Dittmar

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Carbondale Main Street, Inc. specializes in economic development, organization, design as well as promotion in the downtown area. It offers design assistance grants and promotional tools for all of its retail and service locations, restaurants and other establishments. The company is headquartered Carbondale, IL.

Acropolis Investment Management LLC (Acropolis) is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded in 2002 by Christopher Lissner, David Ott and Dannelle Ward. Acropolis specializes in retirement planning together with 401k and IRA rollovers. They serve individual investors, institutional investors and 401k plan sponsors.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

R. T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. (R. T. Jones) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded by Robert T. Jones in 1987 and is wholly owned subsidiary of R. T. Jones, F. S. Ladner & Associates, Inc. R. T. Jones offers fee-only investment management services to individuals, corporate pension and retirement plans, trusts, and endowments.

Nuance Investments LLC (Nuance) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by Scott Moore in 2008 and is owned by SA Moore Family Corp. Nuance provides investment management services and investment products and services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans and business entities through separate accounts and mutual funds.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.