Thomas van der Ploeg

The Group's principal activities are to research, design, manufacture and markets air pollution monitoring instruments. It has developed a collaborative partnering strategy, which identifies and partners with researchers and developers. The Group has entered into a technology affiliates agreement with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to develop technology forits bio-terrorism detection equipment. It also supplied computer-controlled calibration systems that verified the accuracy of its instruments, data loggers to collect and manage pollutant information and its reporting software for remote centralized applications.

Pacific Valley Bank engage in the provision of financial services. It includes deposit products such as checking, savings and money market, and certificate deposits, and online solutions like online banking, bill pay,remote deposit, positive pay, e-statements, and order checks. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Salinas, CA.

Idaho Independent Bank provides banking and financial services. It also provides personal and business banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals and retail customers. The company offers checking accounts, savings accounts, loans, visa credit card, cash management, online banking, bill pay, re-order checks and bank by phone services. Idaho Independent Bank was founded on October 11, 1993 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, ID.