Warady & Davis LLP is a top 25 Chicago certified public accounting & consulting firm headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. W&D provides a full range of audit, accounting, tax and consulting services and solutions to privately-held businesses, owners, high net-worth individuals and their families. W&D serves clients in a wide variety of industries located in the state of Illinois, throughout the United States and their interests abroad. Client revenues may range from start-up enterprises to $500,000,000+ in annual revenue. For the third time running, Warady & Davis LLP is proud to be named a “100 Best Accounting Firms to Work for 2016” nationally by Accounting Today, a “Best Place to Work for Millennials” in America by Best Companies and The Center for Generational Kinetics, and a “Best Place to Work in Illinois” by The Daily Herald. Together we create an exceptional, cohesive team of people who are passionate about what they do and are committed to our clients and each other.

Meridian Compensation Partners provides the most effective solutions and independent advice in executive compensation and corporate governance consulting. With over eighty associates in ten offices in the US and Canada, Meridian provides executive compensation consulting and corporate governance services to approximately 700 major publicly traded and privately held corporations. Our core services include board level advisory services, compensation program design, research and competitive market intelligence on executive pay and corporate governance matters. Meridian Compensation Partners develops long-tenured, board-level consulting relationships that support sound governance, engage leadership talent, and align pay with performance. We guide clients through challenging issues. We bring each relationship an independent perspective, expertise, knowledge and deep resources. We operate with the highest level of business ethics and professionalism.

For over thirty years, Fortune 500 companies in financial services, retail and hospitality, software, and wireless communications industries have relied on Vail Systems’ highly-scalable, fault-tolerant telephony software services to deliver innovative customer care solutions to their customers. These services include but are not limited to: Advanced Network Routing and Call Control, Caller Authentication and Risk Scoring, Conversational IVR/IVA Solutions, and Customer Experience Analytics. To take advantage of these services, Vail customers have the option to work with Vail Professional Services or to build on our voice and messaging API, FreeClimb. Vail’s unique combination of enterprise-grade security, platform reliability, and wide range of services is unprecedented.

Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. (R/M) is a 100% employee-owned civil engineering firm with more than 75 years of service to local communities and organizations. Our engineers, environmental specialists, agricultural experts, and technology consultants work together to provide our clients with unparalleled planning, design, and construction management services. Our Mission: To empower clients and employee owners to thrive by solving infrastructure challenges.

www.cmafh.com CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne is a full service distributor offering complete machine automation and control solutions for hydraulic, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical applications. We serve machine builders and industrial end users with a broad selection of machine technology from the world's leading manufacturers. Our Systems Group designs and fabricates complete engineered systems, including hydraulic power units, electrical control panels, pneumatic panels & aluminum framing. Our advanced components and system solutions are found in a wide variety of industrial applications such as wind energy, solar energy, process control and more. What we do: * Full service distributor of industry's leading machine automation & control solutions * Complete in-house design and fabrication services * Large in-stock inventory for same day shipping on thousands of components * Convenient online shopping with our secure shopping cart * Factory trained sales and engineering staff for expert guidance and support on your system requirements * Field service & repair * Turnkey and start-up-services * Industrial and product training, custom training, risk assessment

GHA's VISION - NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE GHA will be the premiere consultant partner in the Midwest, providing high-quality services and designs for our clients and community. GHA will be forward-looking, working toward a common vision that includes diversity and inclusion, a feeling of belonging, and built upon strong internal and external relationships. GHA will be a world-class place to build a career, focused on staff development and training at all levels, creating challenging and rewarding opportunities for all staff. GHA will build and maintain a strong culture, one built upon trust and growth and our common values of Integrity, Dedication, and Passion. Many of our staff have served with us for decades, so our range of expertise is nearly unmatched. It truly is our people that make the difference and provide our clients with the results they want and need. By the same token, many of our clients have been with us for years, providing us with the most authentic assurance that our work consistently meets expectations – their loyalty. Both public and private agencies have come to rely on the professional, personal and timely service we provide. At Gewalt Hamilton, we treat every project as just one shared experience in what we hope will be a long-term relationship. We work with our clients, not for them, bringing a team approach to every assignment. Our clients trust us to hear their needs, provide honest and thoughtful feedback, and deliver exceptional results. Our clients are served by registered professional engineers, land surveyors and experienced technical and administrative support staff. GHA is also prequalified by key government agencies to provide professional services. This collective dedication to leveraging our experience to yield actionable insights drives an overarching firm-wide quest to find efficiencies that protect project budgets, and maximize asset efficacy and useful lifecycle.

HowardSimon proudly serves companies nationwide in every size and business class as the premium source for comprehensive retirement planning, payroll solutions and HR technology. A leader in creative retirement plan design since 1981, we created our payroll services with the same forward thinking, industry-leading technology and unparalleled performance. Maintaining compliance at every level, we minimize your tax burden with proven strategies to protect your employees and your bottom line.

Wegner CPAs is about people – our clients, our employees, our community. Our professionals guide individuals, businesses and nonprofits with personal service, education, and knowledge. We listen, research, advise, and implement solutions to guide you on a path to succeed in today’s complex economic environment. Guiding You. Beyond the Numbers. Is the No. 1 reason we come to work each day at Wegner CPAs. We care about doing what is right for our clients and our community. We pride ourselves on the same things that you do – quality, reliability, and integrity. You look to us not only for accounting and tax services, but genuine insight and fresh thinking. We work hard to meet those expectations. We focus on fostering true partnerships and applying our relationship-based approach to keep you competitive in your ever-changing marketplace. In the more than six decades since Wegner CPAs was founded, we have created a collaborative culture where experienced individuals, working together, find ways to solve the toughest accounting issues you may face as an individual, business or nonprofit. We always work hard to do what is right for our clients, colleagues and the communities we serve. If you have been a client for more than 60 years or less than 60 days, you can expect the same outstanding service – Guiding You. Beyond the Numbers.

Founded in 1991, Hammes is a vertically integrated real estate solutions platform. Our capabilities include real estate strategy and planning, project management, development, investment and property management for healthcare clients and other leading institutions. As a testament to our deep healthcare industry experience, Hammes has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading healthcare developers by Modern Healthcare’s Construction & Design Survey for 25 consecutive years—including 20 years as No. 1—and by Revista’s Outpatient Healthcare Real Estate Development Report. As a people-driven business, it is truly our people that set us apart. We are committed to a culture of mutual respect and excellence where team members are valued and hold themselves and each other to the highest levels of integrity and accountability. At Hammes, we are uncompromising in our values and committed to doing what’s right. We believe this allows us to attract exceptional talent and deliver consistent results. As a Hammes employee, you will experience: Being part of a collaborative team of talented individuals who possess exceptional credentials A company that continues to grow and allows you to grow with us through unique opportunities The opportunity to develop experience in multiple disciplines related to real estate development and investment A company that recognizes professional experience required to lead healthcare strategy, development, investment, asset management, portfolio management, investor relations, fundraising and major capital programs The chance to learn from and assist those who are leaders within the industry. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hammes provides services through a network of regional offices strategically located across the United States. For more information, please visit www.hammes.com

Since 1957, IPC has been guiding the electronics manufacturing industry through its dramatic changes. A global industry association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 3,200 member companies, IPC represents all facets of the industry including design, printed board manufacturing, advanced packaging, and electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $2 trillion global electronics industry. With global headquarters based in Bannockburn, Illinois, USA, IPC maintains additional offices in Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Miami, Fla.; Mexico City, Mexico; Munich, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Bangalore and New Delhi, India; Bangkok, Thailand; and Qingdao (China headquarters), Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Beijing, China.

Legat Architects was founded in 1964 in a Waukegan, Illinois home and then moved into a renovated church in the same city. Over the decades, we expanded our reach, opened additional studios across the Midwest, and tackled high-profile design projects. Today, our portfolio spans over 30 countries, yet we remain committed to the communities where we live and work.

Prairie State Legal Services is a not-for-profit law firm that provides free civil legal services to senior citizens and low-income persons in northern and central Illinois. Our mission is "to provide or coordinate the delivery of high quality legal services to low-income individuals, families and groups."​