Greg Schmitz

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

Grindstone Partners LLC (Grindstone partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Michael D. Bluestein. The firm is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Colliers Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1997 and formerly known as Dougherty & Co. LLC. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Colliers Mortgage Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Colliers International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ; TSX: CIGI) in Canada. Colliers Securities generally provides brokerage, custody and execution services through a clearing arrangement with National Financial Services LLC, a nonaffiliated firm, member NYSE, SIPC and a Fidelity Investments® Company.

Part of Marshall Miller & Schroeder, Inc., Miller & Schroeder is an investment bank. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. Miller & Schroeder was acquired by Marshall Miller & Schroeder on September 05, 2001.

Exceptional Persons, Inc. provides individual and family services. It serves persons with disabilities and families in the community seeking child care. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Waterloo, IA.

Iowa Public Radio, Inc. is a public radio station that offers a mix of national and local news, talk shows, and music programs. Founded in 2004, the non-profit company is based in Des Moines, IA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The station also features performing arts and cinema content, as well as podcasts and locally-made programs. The station is supported by Iowans and offers a platform for discovering new local music and arts.