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Pretred, Inc. produces recycled rubber barriers and barricades that are made from 95% waste tires. The company is based in Lakewood, CO. These products are an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to concrete barriers. By using one mile of these barriers, 1.5 million pounds of waste tires can be diverted from landfills or incineration. The CEO of the company is Eric A. Davis.

HG Ventures LLC (HG Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Heritage Group, Inc. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

PowerTech Water, Inc., through its platform electramet, provides an automated, cost-efficient, and user-friendly solution for delivering clean water to industrial customers. The company is based in Lexington, KY. The platform removes and recovers metals from water with 99% selectivity, turning a waste stream into a valuable resource. Electramet is an ideal wastewater solution for electroplating, metal finishing, semi-conductor, and electronics manufacturing, among others. The company was founded by Cameron Lippert and James Landon. The CEO is Keith G. Jacobs.