The Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) is a private, nonprofit Community Action Agency with over 56 years as a major provider of self-sufficiency services to low-income and disadvantaged persons throughout Northeastern and Central Minnesota. AEOA's mission is to strengthen communities by providing opportunities for people experiencing social and economic challenges. This mission is based on the belief that all people should be treated with respect and given the same opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency. AEOA’s service delivery area includes twelve primarily rural counties, which make up the Arrowhead region: Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis. Over the past five decades, the Agency has grown in response to community needs and currently offers a wide range of services through five major departments including Housing, Head Start, Senior and Nutrition Services, Employment and Training, and Transit. The Agency is governed by a 27-member Board of Directors representing an equal cross section of low-income individuals, public officials and private sector representatives. With an annual budget over $35 million, AEOA is one of Minnesota's largest non-profits.

Iracore International LLC supplies wear products including lined pipe, rubber lined products and urethane wear parts into mining and other heavy industries. Today, Iracore has more than 120 kilometers or 400,000 feet of Iracore lined pipe in the Alberta Oil Sands and supplies pipe lined with rubber, neoprene and urethane to suit the demands of the application on large projects throughout North America. Our wear products are recognized throughout North America and Mexico as high quality and long lasting. Iracore’s manufacturing facilities are located in Hibbing, Minnesota, along with our engineering group and our research and development team. We are ISO 9001 certified and we have a team of people dedicated to advancing wear technology and committed to servicing our customers. As a company, we are focused on safety and bringing value to our customers and ownership group. Our sales team covers the United States, Mexico and Canada including a team in Calgary and Fort McMurray, Alberta, which is focused on supporting the Canadian Oil Sands.

NHS Northstar, established in 1988, provides progressive, comprehensive, individualized services for persons with disabilities and mental illness through Residential Services, Community Support Services, and Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services and programs. Through diversification, we continue to be a leader in our industry by providing a high standard of services to meet the changing needs of the individuals we serve throughout Northeastern Minnesota.