Bruce D. Herman

Prairiewave Black Hills LLC provides internet, cable and telephone services. It has offices in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Martin Group, Inc. provides software solutions. It provides software, business and engineering services to ILECs in South Dakota. Its business services help communications providers minimize exposure to capital, human and technological risks associated with in-house solutions. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Mitchell, SD.

Part of Ford Motor Co., USL Capital Corp. manages portfolios of commercial leases. The company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Knology, Inc. provides interactive communications and entertainment services. It provides video, voice, data and advanced communications services to residential and business customers. The firm offers analog and digital cable television, local and long-distance telephone, high-speed internet access and broadband carrier services. The company was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in West Point, GA.

Cobridge is a cable television, high-speed Internet, and digital telephone service provider acquiring systems from Charter in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Texas. Their goal is to bring advanced services to the communities they serve, while maintaining the highest quality standards and first-class customer service. They believe that cable is a local business and they will provide high touch customer service and locally originated programming. Cobridge will work toward creating a geographic concentration of the systems to increase operating efficiencies. Their focus is on customer satisfaction and local service. Each of their systems has local personnel-and because they live in the communities they serve-they want to provide their customers and neighbors with first-class service. Cobridge fosters a close knit culture that is visionary, collaborative, and creative. By listening and caring about their employees, they know they are listening and caring about its customers. Their goal is to purchase and improve under-served cable television communities. They create a better experience for their customers using state-of-the-art video compression technologies, high speed internet, telephone, and business class services. They plan to retain and expand their customer base by providing aggressive product offerings.

Safe-Guard Products International LLC provides finance and insurance products and services in the automotive aftermarket industry. The firm offers a variety of products that provides coverage for automobile, recreational vehicle, marine, and power sport vehicles. It also serves the original equipment manufacturers, dealers, and independent agents. The company was founded by Douglas A. Duncan in 1992 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.