Richard A. Proulx

Part of Idemia Identity & Security France SAS, Visionics Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets fingerprint recognition technology. The company is based in Minnetonka, MN. Visionics was acquired by Identix, Inc. on June 26, 2002 for $241.20 million.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

TSI, Inc. designs and manufactures precision instruments used to measure flow, particulate and other key parameters in environments to government, research institutes and universities with applications ranging from pure research to primary manufacturing. The firm's products include aerosol conditioning system, filter testers, flowmeters and particle counters. It supports the development of new filter media and quality control standards of commercial respirator manufactures. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Great Falls, 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.

Stratasys, Inc. manufactures rapid prototyping systems. It provides three-dimensional printers and 3D production systems for the office-based rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing automotive, aerospace, industrial, recreational, electronic, medical, consumer products OEM and education markets. The company was founded by S. Scott Crump and Lisa H. Crump in 1989 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Advantek LLC provides precision component delivery systems. It offers carrier type, surftape, cover tape, packaging reels, and barrier bags. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Rosemount, Inc. manufactures and sells sensors that measure pressure, temperature, level and flow. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Microanalytics Instrumentation Corp manufactures ancillary chromatographic instrumentation. The company was founded on April 23, 1992 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP provides legal services. It offers services in education, aviation, communications, consumer and retails, corporate and securities, hospital and intellectual property. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

NatureWorks LLC manufactures plastics and fibers from renewable resources. It provides commercial applications in the areas of fiber and nonwovens, films, extruded, and thermoformed containers. The company was founded by Patrick R. Gruber in 1997 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

The Minnesota Orchestra provides support for the orchestra and promotes music education. Its association reaches 10,000 children and adults each year through its music education programs. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Phoenix Solutions Co. engages in the field of plasma heating systems. It is used to solve the problems of waste pyrolysis, gasification, materials processing, and ash melting. The company was founded by J. Leonard Frame in 1952 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Part of Syntegon Technology GmbH, Syntegon Pharma Technology LLC is a company that manufactures and supplies packaging and processing machinery. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides laboratory and laboratory related accreditation services and training. It offers ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration laboratories, ISO/IEC 17020 for inspection bodies, ISO/IEC 17065 for product certification bodies, ISO 15189 and CLIA for clinical testing laboratories, ISO/IEC 17043 for proficiency testing providers, and ISO 17034 for reference material producers. The organization was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Braas Co. distributes bearings and power transmission equipment. It offers industrial automation and control products. The firm also provides control panels, conveyors, linear bearing and rail, machine vision, printing and laser marking, robots, and other related products. The company was founded by J. E. Braas in 1961 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Adara Enterprises Corp. develops and manufactures magnetic and optical removable data storage products. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

Luxcel Biosciences Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes optical fluorescence test solutions for application in the pharmaceutical and food safety industries. It offers MitoXpress Xtra oxygen consumption assay, MitoXpress stress test, MitoXpress FAO assay, pH-Xtra Glycolysis assay, and pH-Xtra Glycolysis stress test. The company was founded by Richard Fernandes and Dmitri Papkovsky in 2002 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.

US Speedskating provides skating services.

Black Hills IP LLC provides legal services. The private company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The CEO of the company is Russ Slifer.

Part of Industrial Physics LLC, Systech Instruments Ltd. is a British company that manufactures gas analyzer equipment. The company is based in Thame, UK. The company was founded in 1983. Douglas J. Lindemann has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Microbiologics, Inc. engages in the provision of biomaterial controls. It serves the clinical, pharmaceutical, food, water, and educational industries. The company was founded by Robert C. Coborn in 1971 and is headquartered in St. Cloud, MN.

WASP, Inc. manufactures support equipment for aircraft. The firm’s products include ground support equipment, parts, military and conveyors. The company was founded by Jim Watkins in 1979 and is headquartered in Glenwood, MN.