Brian Lueger

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Purple Wave, Inc. operates online assets auction services. The company specializes in sales of agriculture, construction, industrial and government assets. Purple Wave was founded by Aaron McKee and Suzy McKee in October 2000 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

News-Press & Gazette Co. publishes newspapers and provides cable television services. The firm engages in the newspaper, broadcast operating, and commercial printing businesses. It operates through the offices located in Texas, California, Arizona, and Oregon. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in St. Joseph, MO.

Prairie Capital Management LLC (PCM) is a wealth management firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded in 1995 and was acquired by UMB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UMBF) in 2010. PCM provides wealth management and investment consulting services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, foundations, endowments, and other institutions across the US through offices in the Kansas City, Chicago and Dallas metropolitan areas.

Freightquote.com, Inc. provides web-based freight transportation management services. It offers automated tools for quoting, scheduling, freight spend analysis, managed services, and transportation management systems. The company was founded by Timothy A. Barton in August 1998 and is headquartered in Kasas City, MO.

Burns & McDonnell, Inc. provides engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting services. It serves the airport, military base, defense facility, power generation and transmission, water treatment, environmental remediation, refinery, industrial facility, hospital and institutional building sectors. The company was founded by Clinton Burns and Robert McDonnell in 1898 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

The American Institute of Baking is a non-profit organization which provides education and research services for bakers and food processors. It offers baking applications, foundations, and specializations; food defense, building and equipment design, GMP and sanitation training, distance learning, online training, and food labeling training. The organization was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Manhattan, KS.

Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. provides geological, geophysical, petrophysical, engineering, and economical solution for all facets of the upstream energy industry. Its services include acquisition and divestiture evaluations, coalbed methane development studies, deepwater development studies, enhanced recovery projects, midstream services, operations engineering services, pipeline supplies studies, and equity determinations services. The company was founded by Clarence M. Netherland in 1961 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

American Bakers Association operates as a trade association for the baking industry. It produces bread, rolls, crackers, bagels, sweet goods, tortillas and other baked products. The company was founded on October 18, 1897 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Start Up TV Network, Inc. provides an online marketplace to connect entrepreneurs with investors. The company is headquartered in Folsom, CA.

Nueterra Capital Management LLC (Nueterra Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel R. Tasset. The firm is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

Armor Animal Health provides animal health products and veterinary supplies. Its products include gel caps, calf care supplies, dewormers, feed additive, grooming supplies, antiobitics, supplements, topicals, and vaccines. It offers dairy production management services, Spanish translation, wash up analysis, milk quality, reproduction, and hoof care specialist, and technical bulletins services. The company was founded by James Metz and Ruth Metz in 1982 and is headquartered in Beaver Dam, WI.

AACC International is a non-profit organization of members who are specialists in the use of cereal grains in foods. The Association was previously known as the American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC). They publish Cereal Chemistry and Cereal Foods World as well as books on grain and food science. In addition to many other opportunities for professional growth, the association holds an annual meeting with exhibition, provides short courses taught by well-known experts in the field, and offers the online library of industry netcasts, the Cereal Science Knowledge Database. AACC International also offers international check sample and proficiency testing service, analytical sanitation certification as well as regional sections and subject matter divisions. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Hoosiers Wellness & Sports engages in the planning, development and management of sports clubs. It also provides sports training, sports event operations and management of physical fitness facilities. The company was founded on September 8, 1978 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Essilor International SAS designs, produces, and distributes optic lenses. It offers sun lenses, photochromic lenses and anti-reflective lenses. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, France.

Custom Tree Care, Inc. engages in the provision of tree pruning and removal services. It also provides tree care services to residential and commercial clients. The company was founded by Greg Gathers in 1999 and is headquartered in Topeka, KS.

V Wealth Advisors LLC (V Wealth) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. The firm was founded by Thomas Blumer and Brett Lange in 2009 as V Wealth Management LLC and changed its legal name to V Wealth Advisors LLC in 2016. In 2023, They were acquired by WCG Wealth Advisors LLC, which is owned by The 1970 Lee Trust. V Wealth offers personalized investment management, consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates and charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities.

Founded in 2008, Tradebot Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm is a subsidiary of Tradebot Systems, Inc.

First State Financial Corp. (Kansas) is a bank holding private company based in Overland Park, KS and has subsidiaries in United States. The company's main focus is on banking services. Douglas M Briggs has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

eNthusaProve LLC provides project development and management consulting services. It offers project development tools and training courses that focus on project facilitation, team building and learning, systems thinking and causal analysis, experiential simulation, executive decision coaching, and strategic planning. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Lancaster, PA.

Part of Bechtel Group, Inc., Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp. is a company that manufactures naval nuclear propulsion systems. The company is based in Reston, VA.

Turk Manufacturing, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of custom high-vacuum chambers and flanges, ceramic/titanium assemblies and atmosphere-to-vacuum actuators, as well as individual components. The firm specializes in the critical needs of the high-tech industries. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

ReTouch Real Estate Enhancement Group LLC provides residential and light commercial remodeling services. It provides turnkey project management services to owners, property managers and real estate developers. The company also provides installation, replacement and repair services. ReTouch Real Estate Enhancement Group was founded by Lance McCarthy in 2004 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

The World Bank (Research) (World Bank-Research) is the investment research division of The World Bank, an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, DC. It provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. World Bank-Research provides research to developing nations to aid economic advancement.

Mill Road Capital Management LLC (Mountain Capital) is an Private Equity firm founded in 2004 by Samuel Woong Oh. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich.

Four Pillars Investors LLC (Four Pillars) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Nick Mclean and Thomas Sanford. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

1623 Farnam LLC provides online information retrieval services. The company was founded on September 4, 2018 and is headquartered in St. Joseph, MO.

BERKS Group (BERKS Group) is a private equity subsidiary of News-Press & Gazette Co. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Nation's Best Holdings LLC (Nation's Best) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Chris Miller. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

EPSM LLC mnufactures precision sheet metals. It offers laser cutting and machining, line graining, and powder coating. he company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cornelius, OR.

Ad Astra Recovery Services, Inc. specializes in the collection of delinquent consumer loan receivables. It offers nationwide coverage, online access to accounts, increase bottom line, and superior customer service. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Fusion Bank Ltd. provides virtual banking services. The private company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Douglas M Briggs has been the CEO of the Chinese company since 2021.

Academy Medtech Ventures, Inc. is an American digital health company that specializes in neurocognitive training solutions. The private company was founded by JJ Mosolf and Jorge Gonzalez, and the CEO is Jason Sada.