As a leading DSO, Heartland Dental provides supported dentists, hygienists, and non-clinical team members with world-class non-clinical administrative support to help them achieve sustainable professional and personal growth. What started from the entrepreneurial spirit of Rick Workman, DMD, with a single dental practice, has evolved into supporting over 2,700 dentists in over 1,700 dental offices across 38 states. Heartland Dental is not your typical Dental Support Organization. Its legacy of being built by a dentist, for dentists along with its doctor-led culture and business model enables supported doctors to be the leaders of their practice, working with their teams to focus on providing great dentistry while Heartland Dental focuses on providing support for the day-to-day non-clinical administrative workflow. You can discover more about Heartland Dental’s Doctor Difference by visiting www.heartland.com. Mission: To support doctors and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers and creating value for our stakeholders.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center is a 145-bed, not-for-profit, regional hospital centrally located in East Central Illinois'​ Coles County. Sarah Bush Lincoln is accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. The Health Center provides a full range of acute care services to residents of Coles County and the surrounding eight counties. Home health services extend to the surroundings 19 counties in East Central and Southern Illinois. Active and consulting medical staffs include approximately 175 providers representing 28 specialties. Some of the services provided by the Health Center include: a Regional Cancer Center, a Heart Center with Cardiac Catheterization and Rehabilitation, a Surgery Center, Women & Children's Services, a Level II Perinatal Unit, Medical-Surgical units, Behavioral Health Services, Close Observation Unit, a Sleep Disorders Center, Diagnostic Imaging Services, and Laboratory. Outreach services include a durable medical company (SBL Home Medical Equipment), a Reference Laboratory, Peace Meal, SBL Home Health and Hospice, and Lifeline, Sarah Bush Lincoln has 15 extended campus primary care locations and four walk-in clinics. Employing more than 2900 residents, the Health Center is the largest employer in the region and promotes a culture of excellence through continuing personal and professional growth.

First Mid Bancshares, Inc. is a community-focused organization headquartered in Mattoon, Illinois. First Mid offers customers Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, and Ag services throughout Illinois, Missouri, and Texas. Member FDIC | Equal Housing Lender Security products and/or insurance services are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or obligations of the bank, are not guaranteed and may lose value. https://www.firstmid.com/social-media-community-guidelines/

Midland States Bancorp, Inc. is a community-based financial holding company headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, and is the sole shareholder of Midland States Bank. Midland provides a full range of commercial and consumer banking products and services, business equipment financing, merchant credit card services, trust and investment management, and insurance and financial planning services. In addition, multi-family and healthcare facility FHA financing is provided through Love Funding, Midland’s non-bank subsidiary. As a community banking institution, Midland prides itself on establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with its customers and is committed to serving the financial needs of its communities. Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Housing Lender. NMLS #411141. Member FDIC.

The largest independent agricultural cooperative in Illinois, The Equity offers a broad range of products to fulfill our customers' needs: Agronomy Grain Services Feed & Livestock Energy Hardware & Supplies Our market area covers approximately 20,000 square miles in Illinois and Indiana, with locations at Effingham, Stewardson, Lovington, Altamont, Marshall, Galton, Greenville, Farina, Alma, West Liberty, Dieterich, Montrose, Strasburg, Pana, Robinson, Horace, and St. Rose, Illinois and Farmersburg, Indiana. The Equity offers a great benefits package for full-time employees including vacation time, sick time, 401k match, health insurance, vision & dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability, short term disability, and bonus program.

Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Sullivan, IL, Hydro-Gear is a world leader in the design and manufacture of precision drive solutions for the commercial, residential, and electric markets. The company markets residential-grade hydraulic products under its Hydro-Gear brand, commercial-grade hydraulic production under its Hydro-Gear commercial brand, and electric products under its Smartec brand. With multiple manufacturing sites and global operations, Hydro-Gear’s goal is to ensure our products and services always meet our customers’ rigorous requirements and exceed their expectations. The company's electric products offering includes motors, controllers, lithium ion batteries, and sensors. A suite of mobile apps allows for simple installation, status updates and flexible user configurations. High performance hydrostatic drive systems designed and produced in the United States include transmissions, gear reduction drives, piston pumps, wheel motors and accessories.

Founded in 1960, Rural King is a family-owned retailer offering a diverse range of products to support those living the rural lifestyle. As of 2023, we operate 134 stores across 13 states in addition to two primary distribution centers. We welcome everyone with a friendly smile and a free bag of popcorn! While our business continues to grow, we are committed to supporting each community we serve as a dependable pillar that goes beyond just our storefronts by supporting local events and groups that align with our values. Our team is comprised of over 9,000 associates that are dedicated to providing quality products at great prices with an extraordinary customer experience no matter how customers interact with the brand. Our associates are our greatest asset and are empowered to take care of their business and their customer. At Rural King, we value teamwork, integrity and continuous improvement. Anyone with the right attitude and initiative has the opportunity for success and advancement. Our people make the difference!

As a leading DSO, Heartland Dental provides supported dentists, hygienists, and non-clinical team members with world-class non-clinical administrative support to help them achieve sustainable professional and personal growth. What started from the entrepreneurial spirit of Rick Workman, DMD, with a single dental practice, has evolved into supporting over 2,700 dentists in over 1,700 dental offices across 38 states. Heartland Dental is not your typical Dental Support Organization. Its legacy of being built by a dentist, for dentists along with its doctor-led culture and business model enables supported doctors to be the leaders of their practice, working with their teams to focus on providing great dentistry while Heartland Dental focuses on providing support for the day-to-day non-clinical administrative workflow. You can discover more about Heartland Dental’s Doctor Difference by visiting www.heartland.com. Mission: To support doctors and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers and creating value for our stakeholders.

Justrite is a portfolio company of Justrite Safety Group, a growing family of industrial safety companies. Together, we are committed to protecting workers, workplaces and the environment with a comprehensive range of industrial safety solutions. Keeping people, property and the planet safe is our first and greatest responsibility. At Justrite, everything starts with safety. For more than a century, we have been an industry leader in the safe management of flammable liquids and other hazardous materials. Our wide range of products includes safety cabinets, lockers and containers, spill containment and cleanup products, safety showers, gas cylinder handling equipment, and so much more, including custom engineered solutions for secondary containment and industrial coatings. Worker & Workplace Safety • Cable Management • Emergency Showers • Hazardous Storage • Industrial Matting • Motion Safety Environmental Protection • Aerosol Recycling • Ground Protection • Material Handling • Secondary Containment • Spill Containment

Established in 1931 Sloan Implement is one of the largest John Deere Dealerships in the world. With 22 locations in Illinois and Wisconsin, Sloan's dealerships provide new and used John Deere parts, equipment, and service. Sloan's family-owned dealerships provide new and used John Deere parts, equipment, and service all over the world. Our motto is: “To do the very best job we can for our customers.” To accomplish this, we have: • Over 550 employees at 22 locations • Over $200,000,000 of equipment inventory • Over $25,000,000 of new parts inventory • Over 220 service technicians • 20+ years’ experience of exporting equipment around the world • 2 call centers for rapid customer support • Daily parts transfer trucks to deliver parts to the location nearest you • Sloan Express Aftermarket Parts delivered to the location nearest you • 17 Semis for nationwide equipment delivery • 8 dedicated sprayer technicians to support Ag Service Providers (ASP’s) • 26 product support specialists dedicated to precision ag support

AF Group is a nationally recognized holding company whose affiliated insurance companies are premier providers of specialty insurance solutions offered through independent agents nationwide. All policies are underwritten by a licensed insurer subsidiary. For more information, visit afgroup.com. © AF Group.

The Libman Company is a family-owned manufacturing and branded consumer products business located in Arcola, Illinois. The Libman Company was not always based in Arcola, Illinois. The Company was originally founded in Chicago. In the early 1930’s, it moved to Tuscola, Illinois and in 1958, the Company moved to its present location in Arcola, Illinois. For many years, the Company made only corn brooms. The Company has diversified from corn brooms into many new product segments in an effort to remain competitive and to provide continued employment. We are justifiably proud of our record, and we are equally proud of the achievements of our employees who have helped us to establish our outstanding reputation. The future will inevitably present new challenges. We are confident that we can meet these challenges by working together and continuing to provide our customers with quality products.