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Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Olympia, Washington. Founded in 1981, WSIB manages investments for retirement plans which includes public employees, teachers, school employees, law enforcement officers, firefighters and judges. They also manage investments for several other important public funds that benefit Washington’s industrial insurance program, colleges and universities, and developmental disability programs.

Freeman & Co. LLC provides consultancy and advisory services. It offers performance and strategic consulting as well as merger and acquisition advisory services to financial services companies. The firm’s services include sell-side and buy-side M&A advisory, capital raising and private placement, restructuring, fairness opinions and valuations, strategic consulting and competitor benchmarking, and compensation planning and performance improvement. The company was founded by James L. Freeman in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Saturna Capital Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The firm was founded by Nicholas “Nick” Kaiser in 1989. Saturna Capital advises a variety of accounts divided between (1) investment management accounts for individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans and (2) pooled investment funds (mutual funds and private partnerships).

Part of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Dynacare, Inc. is a clinical laboratory services provider. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Dynacare was acquired by Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings on July 25, 2002 for $424.75 million. The Canadian company was founded by Harvey A. Shapiro.

Moss Adams LLP engages in the provision of assurance, tax, consulting, risk management, transaction, and wealth services. It focuses on serving public, private, and not-for-profit enterprises. The company was founded by John G. Mcintosh in 1913 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Putnam Lovell NBF Group, Inc. provides international investment banking services. It offers merger and acquisition advice, Canadian equity sales and trading, U.S. Equity Derivatives, fixed income sales, trading and general corporate finance advisory services. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston and London. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

MultiCare Health System operates as a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services. It offers cancer care, cardiology, obstetrics and neurosciences, and ambulatory settings, including primary care clinics, day surgery centers, home health, hospice, urgent care centers, and occupational medicine program. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Tacoma, WA.

MaineHealth provides general medical, surgical and other healthcare services. Its health system includes Main Medical Center, St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center, Miles Memorial Hospital and Stephens Memorial Hospital. The company operates long-term care facilities, a home health care service, physician practices and other health care service units. The company is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Adventist HealthCare, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers bariatric surgery, behavioral health, cardiology, chronic wound care, cancer care, pediatrics, radiology, rehabilitation, senior living and home health care services. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Swedish Health Services provides health care services. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

National Association of Tax Professionals, Inc. provides support, education, products, and research services to U.S. tax professionals. The company is headquartered in Appleton, WI.

Grail Partners (Grail) is a private equity division of Grail partners LLC founded in 2005 by Don Putnam and Darlene Deremer. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Desert Botanical Garden, Inc. owns and operates botanical garden centers. It offers education, research, exhibition, and conservation of desert plants of the world with an emphasis on the Southwestern United States. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Pierce Transit provides public transportation facilities. It offers fixed route, shuttle, and vanpools. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Lakewood, WA.

Careage, Inc. develops, constructs and manages hospitals, nursing homes, senior living communities and related real estate properties. The company was founded in 1962 by Gene Lynn and is headquartered in Gig Harbor, WA.

The Geneva Foundation provides medical research and excellence in education within the U.S. military. Its services include proposal development, program management, federal contracts, clinical trials, conferences and events and educational support. The company was founded in by Jane S. Taylor in 1993 and is headquartered in Tacoma, WA.

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency operates as an air quality management agency. It protects public health and improves air quality by adopting and enforcing air quality regulations, educating individuals and businesses about clean-air choices and sponsoring voluntary initiatives to improve air quality. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

SMART Reading offers literacy support to children. It helps kids become confident readers by providing individual volunteer attention and new, take-home books. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Part of Mashell Telecom, Inc., Rainier Connect is a high-speed internet service provider based in Tacoma, WA. Rainier Connect offers superior internet services with plans tailored to meet the needs of its customers in the South Puget Sound area. The company was founded in 1910 and is currently led by CEO Brian Haynes.

Part of TrueBlue, Inc., TMP (Holdings) Ltd. operates as a holding British company. The company is based in London, UK. Founded in 2005.

Biohealth Innovation, Inc. sources and evaluates market-relevant bioheath intellectual properties, connects the IP with funding, and assists businesses in marketing and growth. It is a regional innovation intermediary that accelerates and facilitates technology transfer and commercialization of market-relevant research in federal labs, universities, and biohealth companies in the Region. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Part of TrueBlue, Inc., TBI Outsourcing UK Ltd. is a company that provides employment recruitment services. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2010.