Charles Hayssen

Department 56, Inc. imports and sells collectible gifts. The firm engages in the design, distribution, wholesale and retail of accessories and other giftware products. Its products include collectibles, handcrafted lighted ceramic & porcelain houses and buildings. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis, Chicago and Boston, ThinkEquity Partners is a broker/dealer. The firm offers targeted research and investment banking services for institutional investors and corporate clients. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals, with a particular concentration on healthcare, technology, media/education and business/consumer services. The firm starts with a top-down analysis approach and then allocates resources based on a long-range research roadmap.

Piper Jaffray Cos. is an investment bank and asset management firm, which engages in the provision of equity and debt capital markets products; public finance services; financial advisory services; equity research and institutional brokerage; fixed income institutional brokerage; and asset management services. It operates through Capital Markets and Asset Management segment. The Capital Markets segment focuses on investment banking and institutional sales, trading and research services for various equity and fixed income products. The Asset Management segment gives traditional asset management business and seed investments in registered and private funds. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of NCR Voyix Corp., Access Cash International LLC is a company that provides ATM deployment services. The company is based in St. Paul, MN. The company was founded by Mike Roth. Access Cash International was acquired by TRM Corp. from eFunds Corp. on November 22, 2004 for $150 million.

The Group's principal activity is to designer, distributor, wholesaler and retailer of fine quality tabletop, collectibles and other giftware products. The products are sold through gift, specialty retailers, department stores, and general merchandise chains. The Group also sells through its own stores and consumer-direct home show sales business. The Group's Village Series of collectible, handcrafted, lighted ceramic and porcelain houses, buildings and related accessories that depict nostalgic scenes. The products also include quality tabletop, giftware and collectibles. The Group operates in the United States and Canada.

AllOver Media LLC provides non-traditional out-of-home advertising solutions. It offers gas pump top advertising solutions; gas station radio and convenience store audio network services; diesel pump toppers; advertising on gas nozzles; campaign enhancements that include outdoor advertising and indoor advertising solutions; and 1-sheet posters and window posters for display in highly visible and high-traffic locations at the entrances of gas stations, convenience stores, construction sites, marinas, bodegas, and campgrounds within high-density Latino neighbourhoods. The company was founded by Anthony S. Jacobson in 2002 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Safeway Driving School operates driving school in Minnesota. It provides service in both the classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.