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Heartland Advisors, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm's predecessor was founded in 1983 as an investment advisory subsidiary of a regional brokerage firm, The Milwaukee Co., owned in part by William J. Nasgovitz. In 1984, Mr. Nasgovitz purchased a majority interest in the investment advisory subsidiary from his partners and started managing Heartland's first mutual fund, the Heartland Value Fund. In 1988, Mr. Nasgovitz and his partners sold The Milwaukee Co. to Dain Bosworth. In the same transaction, Mr. Nasgovitz acquired the remaining shares of the investment advisory subsidiary and changed its name to Heartland Advisors, Inc. In 2000, the firm was reorganized into a wholly owned subsidiary of Heartland Holdings, Inc., but it remains a 100% employee-owned independent firm. Heartland Advisors provides investment advice to individual and institutional clients.

North Shore Gas Co. operates as a regulated natural gas delivery company. It serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers in different communities within the northern suburbs of Chicago. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Mason Street Advisors LLC (MSA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. MSA provides professional portfolio management services for institutional investors by providing continuous investment advice and management based upon the individual needs and objectives of each client.

The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. provides natural gas utility services to residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation customers in Chicago. It also manages portfolio of natural gas supply contracts, storage services, and pipeline transportation services. The company was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Quarles & Brady LLP provides legal services. The firm offers data privacy and security, employee benefits, energy, environment and natural resources, real estate and tax services. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Wisconsin Gas LLC engages in the production and distribution of natural gas. Its services include electricity, natural gas, district energy (steam), and outages and leaks. The company was founded on March 27, 1852 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. provides electricity and natural gas utility services. The company operates through the following segments: Utility and Other. The Utility segment includes electric and natural gas utility operations. The electric utility operations engages in the generation, distribution, and sale of electricity in north-eastern Wisconsin. The natural gas utility operations engages in the purchase, distribution, and sale of natural gas to retail customers and the transportation of customer-owned natural gas in north-eastern Wisconsin. The Other segment includes non-utility activities, as well as equity earnings from its investment in WRPC. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Green Bay, WI.

Payden & Rygel is a privately-owned, registered investment adviser headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Joan Payden in 1983. They provide a full range of investment strategies and solutions to institutions and individual investors.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, offshore funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles and client accounts.

Part of Kingsbury Capital, Inc., Edwin C. Blitz Investments, Inc. is a company that provides investment services. The company is based in Northfield, IL. Edwin C. Blitz Investments was acquired by Kingsbury Capital, Inc. on July 01, 2015.

Part of Aegon Ltd., InterSecurities, Inc. is a company that provides financial brokerage services. The company is based in St. Petersburg, FL. InterSecurities was acquired by Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. on March 12, 2009.

Founded in 1992 by Brian Stark and Michael Roth, Stark & Roth LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm is a subsidiary of Stark & Roth Holding, Inc.. Stark & Roth also does business as Stark Investments.

North Shore Bank, FSB provides banking services. It offers checking and savings account, debit, prepaid and gift cards, mortgage, loans, and credit cards, deposit services, cash management, merchant services, college planning, and investment services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI.

Mason Wells Inc (Private Equity)(Mason Wells) is a private equity subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation founded in 1998 by John Thomas Byrnes. The firm is headquartered in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Founded in 2001 by William Perez, Wellington Capital Group LLC is a private equity firm located in Wellington, Florida.

Modine Grenada LLC manufactures stainless steel products. The company was founded on May 30, 2002 and is headquartered in Grenada, MS.

Teach For America, Inc. provides teachers and educational services to communities. It operates as corps of recent college graduates and professionals of various academic majors and career interests. The company?s corps members commit to teach in urban and rural public schools. The firm also offers early childhood education, math and science, and teach for all initiatives to address needs in education. Teach For America was founded by Wendy Kopp in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc. provides community and personalized services. It identifies important community needs and concerns and works with its donors to support programs bringing about positive change to people and communities. The organization was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Comenity Capital Bank operates as a state chartered commercial bank. The company is headquartered in Draper, UT.

Zoological Society of Milwaukee County was established in 1910 as an informal group of community leaders who bought animals and raised funds for the Zoo. Today it is a non-profit organization with the mission to conserve, educate and support the Milwaukee County Zoo. The mission is to take part in conserving wildlife and endangered species, to educate people about the importance of wildlife and the environment, and to support the Milwaukee County Zoo.

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).

Riyadh Valley Co. (RVC) is a venture capital subsidiary of King Saud University founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

OnCourse Learning Corp. engages in the provision of education, pre-licensing, and corporate training services. Its online campuses provide pre-licensing and continuing education, as well as governance, risk, and compliance training solutions in the areas of nursing and allied health industries. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI.

LaSalle Investments, Inc. operates as a principal investment firm. The company was founded in 1978 by Robert T. Geras and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of WEC Energy Group, Inc., Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. constructs, owns and operates generating stations.

LD Micro is an investment research firm headquartered in San Ramon, California. The firm was founded in 2006 by Chris Lahiji. In 2023, they were acquired by Freedom US Markets LLC, a subsidiary of Freedom Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRHC). LD Micro provides intraday information for the benefit of everyone in the small and microcap universe.