C. Bailey Ragan

Part of Upbound Group, Inc., Thorn Americas, Inc. is a company that specializes in rental and leasing equipment. The company is based in Wichita, KS. Thorn Americas was acquired by Renters Choice, Inc. from Thorn Ltd. on August 05, 1998 for $1,150 million.

The Coleman Co., Inc. manufactures camping and outdoor recreation products. The firm's products include tents and shelters, stoves and grills, coolers and water jugs, lanterns and lights, furniture and games, sleeping bags and beds, accessories and ATV, and replacement parts.. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Lincolnway Energy LLC operates a coal fired ethanol plant. It processes corn into fuel grade ethanol and distillers grains at the ethanol plant. The firm's distiller's dry grains (DDG) are used for livestock and animal feed for dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry and aquaculture. The company was founded on May 19, 2004 and is headquartered in Nevada, IA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

CIT Rail Resources provides financial solutions to the freight transportation industry. It works along with the freight shippers, receivers, carriers, intermediaries, and facility operators. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Pillsbury Co. manufactures and distributes food products. Its products include baked goods, biscuits, breads, cookies, crescents, pie crusts, pizza crusts and snacks. The company was founded in 1869 is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Andersons Canada Ltd. provides crop production services. It offers grain marketing, agronomy solutions, and food products. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Blenheim, Canada.

The Scoular Co. engages in the provision of supply chain solutions. It offers risk management services; and transportation and logistics services. It serves the aquaculture, flour milling, food manufacturing and processing, grain production, specialty grains, industrial Ag rocessing, livestock feeding and feed manufacturing, renewable fuels, special crops, container and vessel transportation, rail, truck, and barge transportation. The company was founded by George Scoular in 1892 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE.

ICM, Inc. provides instrumentation, design, and support of ethanol plant distributed control systems. The firm offers automation, DCS migrations, energy center, engineering, manufacturing, pilot development and aftermarket services. Its products include advanced gasification technology, ammonia to fermenters, base tricanter system, beer column distribution upgrades, bio-methanators, CO2 scrubber retrofit, DCS upgrades, ethanol recovery, gas-fired equipment upgrade, gas monitoring enhancement, molecular sieve laterals, rotary dryers, steam-tube dryers and steam turbines. The company was founded by Dave Vander Griend on January 23, 1995 and is headquartered in Colwich, KS.

Farmers Cooperative Co. provides crop production and marketing services. It offers grain storage facilities, soil testing, and mapping services. The firm offers services through its agronomy, feed, grain and seed departments. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Ames, IA.

LeRo Food GmbH & Co. KG provides frozen food for retail and wholesale trade. The firm offers soups and stews, seasonal, poultry meat, curdling, peking soup, and readymade sauce. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Groitzsc, Germany.

The Pullman Group LLC provides a direct source of capital to entertainment intellectual property asset owners through funding. It issues bonds secured by the future royalties of popular songs. It handles the sales and securitization of other intellectual properties such as trademarks and patents. The company was founded by David Pullam in 1998 and is headquartered in Newyork, NY.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Inc. operates as a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO). It offers hard red spring wheat futures and options, agricultural index futures and options, and spikes futures. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Addison Capital Partners LLC (Addison Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Brian J. Miller. The firm is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Growth Energy is a biofuel trade association that represents ethanol producers and supporters. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The company's goal is to provide consumers with better fuel choices, boost the American economy, and improve the environment for future generations. The association has a membership base that represents almost half of all American ethanol plants, along with prominent fuel retailers and associate members who support the ethanol industry.

Kansas Corn Growers Association engages in growing and supplying corns. The company is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

BioNOVUS Innovations LLC (BioNOVUS Innovations) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Tammy Ham. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Corn LP operates ethanol plants. The private company is based in Goldfield, IA.

TechAccel LLC (TechAccel) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Michael F. Helmstetter. The firm is headquartered in Shawnee, Kansas.

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offers neo-classical architecture and collection of Asian art. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of the visual arts and the varied cultures they represent. The firm offers visitors the opportunity to explore civilization through the eyes of painters, sculptors, craftsmen and many other artists. The company was founded 1933 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.