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Destination Golf Ventures LLC owns, operates and develops golf clubs. It also provides dining and lodging services. The company was founded by Paul A. Schock in 2008 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

DataSync Corp. provides software project management and development services. It is a holding company, which engages in software project management and development services. The firm also offers cloud management and support, custom application development, data analytics, and eCommerce solutions. The company was founded by Michael Vetter in 2005 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Summit Hotel OP LP engages in the provision of investment services. It focuses on acquiring and owning premium-branded select-service hotels in the upper midscale and upscale segments of the U.S. lodging industry. The company was founded on June 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Bluestem Capital Co. LLC (Bluestem Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Steve T. Kirby. The firm is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Eide Bailly LLP provides accounting and business advisory services. It offers employee benefit & retirement plans, internal audit, accounting coach, payroll, business valuation, cybersecurity, data analytics, human resources, wealth planning, exempt organization tax, tax consulting and wealth transition services. The firm serves affordable housing, gaming, government, insurance, nonprofit, financial institutions, energy services, dealerships, construction and real estate, communications and electric, and manufacturing and distribution industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Fargo, ND.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Part of JWM Family Enterprises, Inc., Residence Inn is a hotel and resort operator. The company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Jack P. DeBoer. Residence Inn was acquired by JWM Family Enterprises LP from Vermont Co LLC on September 17, 2001.

JMS Precision, Inc. manufactures and supplies precision equipment parts. It provides plastic, zinc and chrome coated materials. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Watertown, SD.

American Hotel & Lodging Association, Inc. is the largest hotel association in the United States, representing all segments of the industry nationwide. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company provides financial assistance to hoteliers through two main programs listed below. The company is focused on enhanced hotel cleaning practices, social interactions, and workplace protocols to meet the new health and safety challenges and expectations presented by COVID-19. Chip Rogers has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

The American Accounting Association is a community of accountants in academia that was founded in 1916. The American Accounting Association is based in Sarasota, FL. The association shapes the future of accounting through teaching, research, and a powerful network, ensuring its position as thought leaders in accounting. The association offers various resources, including a digital library, journals, webinars, and conferences, to its members. The association also conducts research on topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion in accounting.

SpringCM, Inc. provides an enterprise-class document management and workflow solution designed for online collaboration. Its cloud platform manages contracts and all types of documents across desktop, mobile, and partner applications like Salesforce. The company was founded by Christine Mason, Greg T. Buchholz, and Jeffrey Piper in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

American Western Corp. manufactures plastic trash can liners for both consumer and institutional markets. The private company is based in Sioux Falls, SD.

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital provides health care services. The firm specializes in cardiac diagnostic testing and rehabilitation, outpatient dialysis and sleep diagnostic lab and same-day surgery. The company was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Yankton, SD.

Equinox Ophthalmic, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It specializes in cataract, corneal and glaucoma surgery. The company was founded by John Berdahl and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Virtual Incision Corp. engages in the development of miniaturized surgical robots. It offers MIRA (miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant) surgical robotic platform. The company was founded by Shane M. Farritor and Dmitry Oleynikov in 2006 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE.

Brookings Health System provides healthcare services. It offers surgical, imaging, rehab and therapy, emergency, outpatient, laboratory, inpatient, home services, pediatrics, and chaplain services. The company is headquartered in Brookings, SD.

Sachidanand Motel, Inc. provides hotel accommodations and services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Knoxville, TN.

Virun, Inc. develops effective drug delivery and food and beverage ingredients. Its products include OmegaH2O and Coenzyme Clear. The firm operates through three segments: food and beverage ingredient manufacturing, consumer product development and pharmaceutical drug delivery. The foods and beverage ingredient manufacturing segment produces novel food and beverage concentrates stemming from a patented portfolio. The consumer product development segment develops novel and patented consumer products that allow substantiated health claims. The pharmaceutical drug delivery segment utilizes its patented technologies to improve the pharmacokinetics (delivery) and dynamics (efficacy) of peptides and compounds that have poor oral bioavailability or over-all functionality. The company was founded in 2003 by Philip James Bromley and is headquartered in Walnut, CA.

Bird Dog Equity Partners LLC (Bird Dog Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Chad D. Hatch and Paul A. Schock. The firm is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

CaliberCos, Inc. is vertically integrated asset management firm, which goal is to enhance the wealth of investors seeking to make investments in middle-market assets. It operates through the following segments: Fund Management, Development, and Brokerage. The Fund Management segment represents its fund management activities along with back office and corporate support functions including accounting and human resources. The Development segment provides real estate development services as its principal developer. The Brokerage segment is involved in the buying, selling and leasing of all its funds' assets. The company was founded by John Christopher Loeffler II, Donnie Schrader, and Jennifer Schrader in January 2009 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

BrightPlanet Corp II, Inc. designs and develops search, harvest and document federation technology. The firm's technology allows a user to search huge databases hidden under the surface. The company was founded by Patrick J. Yam in 2009 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

OcuDoc, Inc. provides digital health services for eye care technologies. It develops TESA (The Eye Scan App) that helps vision diagnostics for licensed eye care providers. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Noteswift, Inc. engages in the development of health information technology solutions. It offers Samantha, an electronic health record (HER) real time transcriptionist, which enables providers to dictate the narrative of a patient encounter and parse the text into usable and valued structured data for patient outcomes. The company was founded by Chris Russell in 2008 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

TearClear Corp. operates as an early-stage medical science company. It develops a hydrogel filter to remove potentially harmful preservatives from multi dose topical ophthalmic products used to treat chronic diseases such as glaucoma, dry-eye and allergic conjunctivitis. The company was founded by Anuj Chauhan in 2015 and is headquartered in Copley, OH.

Sydnexis, Inc. engages in the production of ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Gregory Isaac Ostrow in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Tear Film Innovations, Inc. engages in the research and development of products for the treatment of evaporative dry eye and related syndromes. It offers iLux system, a handheld treatment device which enables eye care professionals to identify and treat blocked meibomian glands. The company was founded by Kabir Gambhir and Brian Kelleher in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diergo, CA.

Synq3 Restaurant Solutions LLC provides call center solutions for the restaurant industry. Its solutions include drive improvements, enhanced guest relationships, increased average check, improved guest experience and innovative technologies that reduce costs. The company was founded by Steve Bigari in January 2008 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

TherOptix, Inc. develops and manufactures drug-eluting contact lens. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Neurolens, Inc. is a company that commercializes breakthrough technology to improve vision care. The company's patented contoured prism technology provides visual comfort for the nearly 65% of US adults who complain of headaches, neck/shoulder pain, and eyestrain when using digital devices, reading, or doing detail work. The company is based in Coppell, TX. Inspired by a breakthrough discovery linking optometry and neurology, Neurolens is unlocking a new dimension of vision care. The Neurolens contoured prism design helps the eyes work together comfortably, bringing the eyes into alignment to relieve painful symptoms. The technology is only available to independent eye care providers. The company was founded in 2012 by Davis Corley, and Pierre Bertrand has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

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).