Darrell Richard Tierney

The American Institute of Baking is a non-profit organization which provides education and research services for bakers and food processors. It offers baking applications, foundations, and specializations; food defense, building and equipment design, GMP and sanitation training, distance learning, online training, and food labeling training. The organization was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

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.

Vantedge Partners LP is an investment holding private company. The company is based in Overland Park, KS. The company was founded by Paul Bradford Edgerley.

Konza Valley Capital Inc (KVCI) is a private equity firm founded in 1977. The firm is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

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

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.

George K. Baum & Co. is an investment banking firm with an industry-leading municipal bond business. Its clients include both individual and institutions, and it approaches each one with commitment, energy, innovation and confidence. Its focus is on helping its clients achieve their goals. It does that by providing relevant products and services in every segment of its business. It is dedicated to combining quality service with integrity and creativity- a commitment it has maintained since the firm was founded in 1928. By choosing George K. Baum & Co. as an investment partner, clients gain access to a broad array of investment opportunities and expertise. It is a leader in municipal finance and consistently ranks as one of the nation's top underwriters of negotiated municipal bonds. The firm trades government, agency and mortgage-backed securities. The Firm's affiliate, George K. Baum Capital Advisors, Inc. helps clients realize superior value primarily through mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

Digitas, Inc. provides digital and interactive marketing services to the Internet-based and e-commerce companies. The company also provides cross-channel communications to clients. Its services include customer acquisition, cross-sell, loyalty, affinity and customer care operations. The company was founded by Robert L. Cosinuk in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Nexus Medical LLC(Nexus Medical) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1996 by Edwin Snape and John F. Rousseau. The firm is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Entracare LLC manufactures surgical and medical instruments. The company is based in Lenexa, KS. The CEO of the company is W. Cary Dikeman.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

LBX Co. LLC manufactures and sells excavators, scrap/material handlers, demolition equipment, and forestry equipment. The firm also rents excavators. It offers parts, services, and technical support. The company offers its products for excavation, demolition, forestry, material handling, and pipeline applications. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Lexington, KY.

Pulse Needlefree Systems, Inc. engages in the development of needle-free pharmaceutical injection systems for animal health and human health industries in the United States and internationally. Its products are used for vaccine, antibiotic, and other injectable applications that are used to treat animals in livestock operations. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lenexa, KS.

American Bakers Association operates as a trade association for the baking industry. It produces bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and other baked products. The company was founded on October 18, 1897 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

AACC International is a non-profit organization of members who are specialists in the use of cereal grains in foods. The Association was previously known as the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC). They publish Cereal Chemistry and Cereal Foods World as well as books on grain and food science. In addition to many other opportunities for professional growth, the association holds an annual meeting with exhibition, provides short courses taught by well-known experts in the field, and offers the online library of industry netcasts, the Cereal Science Knowledge Database. AACC International also offers international check sample and proficiency testing service, analytical sanitation certification as well as regional sections and subject matter divisions. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

F&H Insulation, Inc. provides asbestos and insulation products. Its services include custom fabricated insulation and removable pads, asbestos planning and management for cost control, distributor for insulation and asbestos abatement supplies, asbestos and lead abatement, air monitoring and complete scaffold services. The company was founded in August 1979 and is headquartered in Kechi, KS.

Friess Associates LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Greenville, Delaware. The firm was founded by Foster Friess in 1974. They provide portfolio management services to charitable/religious organizations, high net-worth individuals, retirement plans, investment companies, private investment funds and other private institutions.

Hambrecht & Quist Group, Inc. operates as a holding investment bank and provides securities brokerage services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Founded in 1992, Cottonwood Research Group LLC is an independent investment research firm located in Mission Hills, Kansas. The firm's research focuses on publicly-traded healthcare companies.

Rudolf Haufe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG engages in the publication business. It also offers solutions in the areas of technical information, qualification and training, applications, services, E-procurement, and opportunities for collaboration. The company is headquartered in Freiburg, Germany.

SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG publishes magazines, newspapers and periodicals. The firm publishes a cultural magazine; a magazine for university and high school students; a monthly magazine featuring reports, essays, and interviews; and a business management magazine. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

Gaskins Glass Corp fabricates tempered glass. The private company is based in Hendersonville, TN and has subsidiaries in United States.

Robert Orr Sysco Food Services Co. LLC provides food distribution services. It distributes fresh and frozen meat, poultry, seafood, fruits, vegetables, canned, dry products, cleaning supplies, kitchen equipment and medical supplies to restaurants, hospitals, hotels, schools, colleges, cruise ships, sports parks and summer camps. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Conestoga Energy Partners LLC operates ethanol production plants. It offers ddtiller's grain, conestoga connection and conestoga logistics services. The Company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Liberal, KS.

Majestic Companies Ltd. operates as holding company. It provides its services through its subsidiaries Majestic Safe-T-Products which engages in the designs and markets transportation related safety equipment for the school bus market and Majestic Financial which engages in the business of acquiring and leasing re-locatable modular structures to private and public California school districts as well as commercial end users. The company was founded on December 3, 1992 and is headquartered in Grapevine, TX.