Glynnis A. Jones

Il Fornaio (America) Corp. owns and operates restaurants and bakeries. The firm offers signature items, including breads, antipasti, pastas, risottos, pizzas, calzones, fish, meat, poultry and game, and desserts; and various cakes, cookies, pastries, muffins, and scones. It offers virtual gift cards, plastic gift cards, gift sets, cookbooks, baked products, olive oils and balsamic vinegars, wines, coffee, and tumblers online. The company was founded by Laurence B. Mindel in 1972 and is headquartered in Corte Madera, CA.

Spectrum Commercial Services Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company that offers asset-based loans and accounts receivable financing services to companies nationwide. The private company is based in Bloomington, MN. The company provides financing secured by accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, and real estate without the covenants or other restrictions common in bank loans. Spectrum works with companies struggling to grow their business and who are in need of cash, but find themselves in a situation where banks are unwilling or unable to supply the necessary working capital needed to operate the business. The company serves manufacturing, distribution, and commercial service companies, and offer credit facilities from $250,000 up to $7 million. Steven Lowenthal has been the CEO of the company since 1996.

Milestone AV Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures audio visual mounting devices. Its products are sold under Chief, Sanus, Da-Lite, and Projecta brand names and are sold through numerous channels, including Pro AV dealers, regional home theater dealers, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchants and original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, 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.

Vanguard Graphics International LLC provides prepress solutions to the specialty, short-run printing segment of the graphic communications industry. It offers its customers with computer-to-plate ("CtP") equipment, consumables, and software under two well-recognized and highly respected brand names, Printware and Xitron. The firm’s software products are branded under the Xitron name and include raster image processors, workflow, web-to-print applications, support and service, other digital tools, and interface cards that automate processes and create production efficiency throughout a printer’s prepress process. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants offers services and professional development for CPAs and other accounting professionals. It provides CPE, resources, networking, and advocacy services. The company was founded on June 23, 1904 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

The Commercial Finance Association operates as an international trade association for the finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Richard D. Gumbrecht.

HMC Electronics distributes electronics assembly and repair tools. The firm supplies top name brands including Metcal, Kester, Loctite, Hakko, Weller, Hexacon, Desco, Chemtronics, Lindstrom, Tech Spray, Fluke, Xcelite, Ideal Industries, Excelta, InterMetro, and Luxo. The company founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Medallion Capital Inc (Medallion Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Medallion Financial Corp founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Excelsior, Minnesota.