First Financial Resources (FFR) is a producer group founded in 1987 and solely owned by its member advisors and based in Irvine, California. We provide your business with a perfect combination of independence, support and control. FFR provides its member advisors with access to insurance-based products, tools and resources for the high net worth and/or business client. FFR also focuses expertise, resources and training to elevate the professional knowledge of the advisor’s staff to help create a better experience for the financial services’ client.

Representing thousands of companies, we are the voice of the engineering industry in Washington, DC, and throughout the nation. With roots dating back more than 100 years, ACEC is a federation of 52 state and regional councils representing more than 580,000 engineers, architects, land surveyors and other specialists. Our primary mission is to strengthen the business environment for our member firms through government advocacy, political action, and business education.

Murex, LLC, (formerly Murex N.A., Ltd.) headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a leading marketer and distributor of domestic ethanol, export ethanol, crude oil, Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), and other gasoline blendstocks to major oil companies and regional refiners. Murex has one of the most extensive distribution systems in the United States. Our experienced sales and logistics teams use multiple supply points, efficient low-cost transport options, and superior market intelligence to provide quality products to our customers. Murex pioneered shipment of ethanol by unit train from ethanol plants to tanks on the water, allowing access to refineries and export markets. Our expansive rail-car fleet, long-term supply contracts, and numerous terminal locations, give Murex the ability to respond to a variety of customer needs.

Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, P.C., traces its roots to 1876, making it one of the oldest law firms in the southwest. We are dedicated to providing our clients with representation of unsurpassed quality and effectiveness. We focus our legal practice on a wide range of litigation, real estate and business-related services. We also offer support and representation to local school districts and community colleges, and municipal and governmental clients. Located in McKinney, Texas, we have grown to be one of the largest law firms in Collin County. We use the firm’s deep roots in the community to provide clients with knowledgeable advice about operating a business or educational institution in the region.

Insight Equity is a private equity firm that makes control investments in strategically viable, middle market companies striving to achieve their full potential. Insight Equity’s experienced principals have acquired and managed businesses with over $4B in aggregate revenue since 2000. Insight Equity has expertise in complex or challenging situations and has the ability to execute quickly in circumstances where speed is a priority. The firm leverages a proven collaborative value creation model to facilitate operational improvements leading to significant cash generation and growth. Insight Equity’s headquarters is conveniently located near the Dallas / Ft. Worth International Airport in Southlake, Texas. The firm also has an office in New York City.

Purdy-McGuire is a seasoned provider of MEP services for the D/FW Metroplex and beyond. The firm is HUB/WBE/DBE/SBE certified, and staff includes registered Professional Engineers and LEED APs who provide these services using the latest design technology. For over 60 years we have provided sustainable, cost-effective mechanical, electrical, and plumbing designs for our clients. All buildings are designed with energy efficiency in mind. Our work peppers the Downtown Dallas skyline in such high-visibility buildings as Chase Tower, 2100 Ross, Trammell Crow Center, and Bank of America Plaza, and in newer spaces like the newly renovated FactorySix03, Toyota Music Factory, and Legacy West/Legacy Hall. We partner with local and national clients to produce quality projects in several areas including higher education, science and technology, commercial, national retail, master planning, energy modeling, feasibility studies, municipal, and garages/parking structures. Contact us. We want to be your go-to MEP!

Innovative Control Solutions (ICS) is a premier control systems integration firm with expertise in a wide variety of automation technologies, industrial markets and applications. Our mission is to make the industrial world more efficient and effective at creating needed products and resources to enhance our modern way of life. ICS was founded by 4 engineers in 1997 who wanted to offer a better way to execute projects, deliver outstanding results and provide exceptional customer service. Over the past 20+ years, our team has grown by leaps and bounds, and now offers more than 550 years of combined industrial automation experience. Our expertise has reached across the globe as our systems have been deployed in over 25 countries, on nearly every continent in the world. While specializing in Cryogenic gas plants (and deploying more than any other integrator in the Permian Basin), we also have a strong background in the Petrochemical, Commercial Power, Pulp & Paper, Mining, and Water Treatment industries as well as Burner/Boiler applications and Chiller controls. While conglomerates boast varied, disparate abilities with an ever-growing number of divisions and acquisitions, we at ICS pride ourselves on being masters of our trade with an unwavering commitment to the quality of our automation solutions. Our primary objective has always been to deliver control solutions with as little disruption to production as possible, while increasing efficiency, productivity and maintaining our flawless safety record (not 1 reportable incident since ICS’ inception). Our talented team of Professional Engineers, Automation Engineers and Specialists can help you with: •Turn-Key automation solutions •Control System Engineering and Design •Control System Expansions and Retrofits •Critical Safety Systems – BMS, F&G and ESD •Electrical Panel Design and Fabrication (UL508A) •System Maintenance Contracts •Modular Building Solutions

Better Home Products was founded in 1994 to focus on supplying our own brand of decorative and functional hardware products to the residential and multifamily new-construction industry. Most of our products fall into three primary categories: Locksets, Bathroom Accessories and Misc. Door and Closet Hardware items. BHP products are typically in the price range of entry level to midrange in cost. We employ approximately 25-49 people between our two 2 different locations. Our main corporate office is in Southlake, TX and our distribution facility is in Arlington, TX. Our same-day shipping service from our central USA location has enabled our dealers to provide any and all of our products to builders just-in-time, including a wide assortment of specialty-finish products. All sales are made through authorized dealer resellers throughout the country.

Since BGO Architects has been founded in 1968, we've established a reputation for leadership and innovation in architecrutal design services, especially in multi-family. As we enter the next 50 years, we're setting our sights above and beyond. Beyond convention. Beyond the status quo. And as always, BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. In the last 50 years, a lot has changed. Then again, much has stayed the same. Names have changed. Our reputation hasn’t. Relationships change, but not our commitment. So, what’s different as we enter the next half-century? Not much—and also everything. BGO Architects is now HEDK Architects. Our new name, HEDK Architects, is less about the names or the letters, and more about what they stand for. It’s about pursuing the potential and promise that lies beyond. And while the new name is certainly a change worth recognizing, we think you’ll find it’s the same quality of design services here.

GMcivil | Engineering & Surveying is a full-service civil engineering consulting firm headquartered in Grapevine, Texas. Our principal focus is new development and municipal infrastructure, with an emphasis on residential and commercial/industrial projects. GMcivil maintains offices in Phoenix, Arizona; Memphis, Tennessee; Denver, Colorado and Grapevine, Texas. Founded in 1986 in Fort Worth, Texas, GMcivil provides the full range of engineering and development services required to successfully develop property, including; land planning, zoning, platting, site planning, civil construction plan preparation, and surveying.

Muse is a global consulting firm specializing in the energy industry. Our consultants provide practical solutions for complex problems. Across a range of industry issues, our expertise is respected for its credibility, impartiality, and fairness. We have exceptional people yielding highly effective results in four offices worldwide.

Pond, Robinson & Associates is an architectural and engineering consulting firm that provides property condition assessments and development design review services on a nationwide services to equity type clients. PR&A was started in 1998 and is headquartereed in north Dallas, TX with offices located in West Palm Beach and Tampa, FL, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, and Houston, TX.