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Elgin National Industries, Inc.
Downers Grove, IL
www.elginindustries.com

Elgin National Industries, Inc. (ENI) is a worldwide leader in the design, engineering, procurement and construction of bulk material handling and processing systems and the design, manufacture and service of industrial equipment for the power and mining industries. ENI is also a global leader in the manufacturing of specialty fasteners. ENI is headquartered in Downers Grove, IL (suburban Chicago) with operations in the United States, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, and Poland.

FirstEnergy Corporation
Akron, OH
www.firstenergycorp.com

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation’s fifth largest investor-owned electric system, based on 4.5 million customers served within a 36,100-square-mile area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and its generation subsidiaries control more than 14,000 megawatts of capacity.

Follett Corporation
River Grove, IL
www.follett.com

Follett Corporation is a $2.3 billion, privately-held company that provides products, services and solutions to the educational marketplace. Follett is the nation’s largest provider of library materials and library technology to K-12 schools, the leading operator of college bookstores and a major distributor of textbooks to institutions at all levels of education. Follett Corporation was founded in 1873, and is headquartered in River Grove, Illinois.

IDEX Corporation
Northbrook, IL
www.idexcorp.com

IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment, and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers’ exacting specifications. Its products are sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. IDEX shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "IEX."

Pall Corporation
Port Washington, NY
www.pall.com

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is a filtration, separation and purification leader providing Total Fluid ManagementSM solutions to meet the critical needs of customers in biopharmaceutical, hospital and transfusion medicine, energy and alternative energy, electronics, municipal and industrial water, aerospace, transportation and broad industrial markets. Together with our customers, we foster health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. The company’s products enable process and product innovation and minimize emissions and waste. Pall Corporation is an S&P 500 company with more than 10,000 employees servicing customers worldwide. To see how Pall is helping enable a greener and more sustainable future visit its website.

 
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