Robert F. Gerkens

Edmentum, Inc. engages in the provision of online learning programs. It offers consulting, promote adaption, and custom plan services. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Cargill, Inc. engages in the provision of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services. It specializes in food service, agriculture, meat and poultry, transportation, pharmaceutical ingredients, and beauty products. The company was founded by William Wallace Cargill in 1865 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

RailWorks Corp. provides track and transit systems construction and maintenance services. It provides railway construction and railroad maintenance services to industries served by rail, ports, waterways and utilities. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

Part of Chart Industries, Inc., Chart Asia, Inc. supplies standard and custom-built industrial process equipment. The company is based in Burnsville, MN.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Vision Ease LP manufactures and distributes ophthalmic lenses. Its brands include Vision Ease, Coppertone, O'Neill Frames, and LifeRx. Its lenses include copper tone polarized, liferx photochromic, sunrx polarized, illumina progressive, and outlook progressive lenses. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Ramsey, MN.

Midwest Wireless Holdings Inc. provides wireless telecommunications services to subscribers in mostly rural areas of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The company also offers fixed wireless Internet access for homes and businesses. It operates in more than 85 counties. Midwest Wireless Holdings was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Mankato, MN.

Marshfield DoorSystems, Inc. manufactures architectural wood doors. Its products include signature series, marquis series, durabledoor, stile and rail, carte blanche, impressions, PerfectMatch, harmony jambs and casings, DuraShield-radiation shielded doors and SonaShield. The company was founded by Axel Hatteberg in December 1890 and is headquartered in Marshfield, WI.

Breeze Industrial Products Corp. manufactures and supplies worm drive hose clamps. Its products include miniature clamps, power-seal clamps, military, aerospace and custom OEM designs and V-band couplings. The company's products are used for the aircraft, automotive, truck and heavy-duty vehicle, industrial, hardware, plumbing and marine industries. Breeze Industrial Products was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Saltsburg, PA.

USI, Inc. engages in the installation of residential and commercial construction. It offers fireproofing, window installation, and glass shower enclosures. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

America's PowerSports, Inc. operates as a retail dealer of powersports vehicles. It sells motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, personal watercraft and related accessories. The firm also provides service, financing and insurance services. The company was founded by Clark Vitulli in November 1998 and is headquartered in Allen, TX.

Interface Performance Materials, Inc. manufactures and provides materials, sealing solutions, thermal and acoustic management systems, and specialty products to customers worldwide for a range of applications across the heavy-duty diesel, automotive, small engine, industrial, and related industries. It offers fiber composite, rubber edged composite, metal and metal laminates, self adhesive thermal shield, heat shield filler, thermal millboard, electrical barriers, and manufacturing process materials. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Voyant Beauty engages in the development, manufacture, and sell of beauty and personal care products. Its products and services include OTC topical drugs and sunscreens; viscous creams and lotions; body washes, shampoos, and conditioners; product formulation and development; pilot lab for scale-up; full-service micro lab; complete analytical services; in-house stability program; and packaging sourcing for turnkey operability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Hodgkins, IL.

Aspen Medical Group provides health care services. The company was founded on April 13, 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., Midwest Wireless Communications LLC provides wireless communications. The company is based in Mankato, MN.

Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes plastic products. It offers thermoplastic compounds and thermoset resins to the healthcare, automotive, agriculture, home and garden, electrical, and construction indutries. The company was headquartered in West Chicago, IL.

Pavion Corp. engages in the provision of technology innovation to corporations, government sectors, healthcare, educational institutions, and houses of worship. It offers design and engineering, installation and integration and customer care services. The company was founded by Chris Corbett in September 1969 and is headquartered in Chantilly, VA.

Compressed Gas Association, Inc. engages in the development and promotion of safety standards and safe practices in the industrial and medical gas industry. The firm’s activities include manufacture, transportation, storage, transfilling, and disposal of gases. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Part of SPX Technologies, Inc., SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cooling towers, fluid coolers, evaporative condensers, and air-cooled heat exchangers. The company is based in Overland Park, KS. The company's mission is to provide innovative solutions that create value for their customers and help meet growing worldwide demand in the process cooling, industrial, refrigeration, and HVAC markets. The company offers a thorough professional inspection of cooling towers, with a focus on structural integrity, mechanical components, water distribution, heat transfer media, and safety. The company also provides a library of resources and user manuals for contractors to successfully execute their cooling tower service and repair jobs. The company was formed in 2005 from some of the most successful companies in the cooling industry, including Marley, Recold, Ceramic, Balcke, Davenport, and Hamon Dry Cooling.

Part of Air Water, Inc., M1 Engineering Holdings Ltd. is a specialist manufacturer of cryogenic distribution equipment, including semitrailers, microbulk rigid units, and tank containers. The company, founded in 1997, is based in Bradford, UK. The British company's services include cryogenic container and trailer service and repairs, spare parts, refurbishment, and the manufacturing of aluminum and stainless steel containers, ISO containers, LNG containers, microbulk containers, cryogenic trailers, liquid nitrogen trailers, liquid oxygen trailers, liquid argon trailers, liquified natural gas trailers, and carbon dioxide trailers. M1 Engineering Holdings was acquired by Air Water, Inc. on April 14, 2023.

Powersports is a multi-brand distributor that specializes in the equipment of the biken. The private company is based in Guichainville, France and have a team of 66 employees at their service. Powersports is the number one international distributor and has 2700 renders and points of sale in 58 countries. The French company distributes their brands through their customer service in France and have legal brands in the EU. The company was founded in 1993 and has been in service for more than 30 years.

Nelson Global Products, Inc. designs and manufactures tubular and exhaust products. Its exhaust components and tubes are used in emissions, coolant, heating, air intake, and exhaust handling applications for heavy and medium duty trucks and off-road vehicles. The firm’s brands include the brands of NGP, TSCO, GT Exhaust, and Silex. The company was founded 1939 and is headquartered in Stoughton, WI.

American Cylinder LLC engages in the distribution of equipment and accessories for compressed gas delivery, beverage production, and fire suppression. Its products include gas cylinders, beverage kegs, brewing equipment, beverage dispensing, cylinders valves, and gas regulators. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Wyoming, MN.

Envera Systems LLC engages in the provision of security services. It offers surveillance, access control, keyless entry, virtual gate guard, virtual doorman, burglar alarm and visitor verification for gated communities, clubhouses, pools and other amenities. The company was founded by Thomas Edward Swain and Addi J. Aloya in 1996 and is headquartered in Coconut Creek, FL.

Mavericks Wireless LLC provides wireless telecommunications consulting services. The private company is based in Mankato, MN.

Aurora Plastics LLC manufactures PVC powder compounds. It offers cellular foam, custom compounds, exterior weatherable, injection molding compounds, tolled compounds, interior grade rpvc, acrylic alloy capstock, and purge compounds. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Streetsboro, OH.

The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. engages in the provision of engineering services. It offers architecture and design, construction materials engineering and testing, design engineering, environmental sciences and engineering, facility and operations compliance, geotechnical and geologic engineering, project management, risk management, strategic planning, sustainability, and water science and engineering services. The company was founded by James H. Kleinfelder in 1961 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Valicor Environmental Services LLC engages in the provision of wastewater treatment services. It offers industrial fluid reclamation, corn oil extraction, centralized waste treatment, consumer packaged goods products destruction, and advanced separations and recovery. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Monroe, OH.

Taylor Wharton America, Inc. engages in the manufacturing and distribution of low temperature equipment. The company was founded in November 2018 and is headquartered in Baytown, TX.