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Endicott Biofuels II LLC develops cleaner fuel alternatives. The company was founded by Christopher J. Frantz in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Established as UNI Corp. in 1973, USC Corp. is engaged in the sale of components such as semiconductors and electronic parts. It operates also in development, manufacture and sale of system devices such as industrial electronics and transmission terminal devices. Aside from the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, USC Corp. has several branches around Japan.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Kum & Go LC owns and operates a chain of convenience stores. It offers snacks, coffee, drinks and fresh food. The firm operates in Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming. The company was founded by William A. Krause and Tony S. Gentle in 1959 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.

Brooks Sports, Inc. designs and markets running-specific performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. The firm offers running shoes, shorts, tops, long sleeve tops, sports bras and tanks, skirts, jackets and vests, tights and pants, nightlife products, socks, and accessories for women. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Hibiya Park Law Offices provides legal services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded by Naoto Nakamura.

The Specialty Coffee Association of America operates as a coffee trade association. The non-profit company is based in Long Beach, CA and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by Paul Katzeff.

S. & D. Coffee, Inc. manufactures and supplies coffee and tea to restaurants and convenience stores. It offers fresh brewed, specialty, and single cup coffee, liquid coffee concentrate, coffee procurement, and coffee roasting and blending. It also offers fresh brewed ice tea, liquid tea concentrate, hot tea, and tea procurement and blending. The company was founded by J. Roy Davis, Sr. and Lawrence Switzer in 1927 and is headquartered in Concord, NC.

Endicott Biofuels LLC develops cleaner fuel alternatives. The firm builds bio-refineries of adding to the domestic supply of economically renewable transportation fuel. The company was founded by Christopher J. Frantz, Stephen W. Brown, and Kenneth L. Erdoes in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.