Altria Client Services

Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, John Middleton and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Altria Group's tobacco operating companies' brands include: Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal and Black & Mild. Altria Group's Ste Michelle Wine Estates brands include Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest and Col Solare. In addition, Altria Group owns Philip Morris Capital Corporation, an investment company that manages a portfolio primarily consisting of leveraged and direct finance leases.

Altru Health System

Altru Health System is an integrated health system with headquarters on a 90-acre medical campus in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was created July 1, 1997 when the Grand Forks Clinic and United Health Services integrated.

American Crystal Sugar Co.

American Crystal Sugar Company is a world-class agricultural cooperative specializing in the production of sugar and related agri-products. American Crystal is owned by approximately 3,000 shareholders who raise 500,000 acres of sugarbeets in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota. As the largest beet sugar producer in the United States, American Crystal utilizes innovative farming practices, low-cost production methods and sales and marketing leadership to produce about 15 percent of America’s highest quality sugar.

Baker Boy

Baker Boy manufacturers over 400 varieties of high quality bakery products in frozen dough, pre-fried, par-baked, and fully baked forms. They also supply to the food service industry throughout the upper Midwest, and Northwest regions, of the United States.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is an independent and financially viable mutual insurance company working with its members and the health care community to build the next generation of health care financing.

BNSF Railway Company

BNSF Railway is the product of some 390 different railroad lines that merged or were acquired during more than 150 years. Through all those year BNSF Railway has been quietly delivering cars, coal, clothing, games, and nearly anything else found in homes and businesses.

Cargill, Incorporated

Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, our privately held company employs 138,000 people in 67 countries.

Cloverdale Foods Company

Cloverdale Foods Company is a fourth generation family owned business that specializes in manufacturing high quality processed meats. Since 1915, Cloverdale products have become known for their superior taste and quality. Cloverdale products include Teardrop™ hams, sausages, hot dogs, bacon, deli meats, and Russell’s Reserve™ ribs. Cloverdale’s manufacturing plant and corporate offices are located in Mandan, ND. Cloverdale products are distributed throughout the Western United States.

CNH

Case New Holland (CNH) is a world leader in the agricultural and construction equipment businesses. Created in 1999 through the merger of New Holland N.V. and Case Corporation, CNH today comprises the heritage and expertise of three agricultural brands (Case IH; New Holland Ag; and Steyr) and three construction equipment brands (Case Construction Equipment; New Holland Construction; and Kobelco). Overall, CNH employs approximately 31,500 people worldwide and has a network of 11,300 dealers in 170 countries.

Eagle Operating Inc.

Eagle Operating, Inc is a family owned oil & gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Kenmare, North Dakota. The company is the operator and owner of several wells and other related oil properties in northwest and north central, North Dakota. The current focus of the company is the development of several fields using a water flood approach for secondary recovery of oil. This process uses a water flood technique that pressurizes the field to allow for enhanced oil recovery.

Essentia Health

Essentia Health is an integrated health system serving patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Idaho. We are committed to making a healthy difference in people’s lives by delivering on our promise to the patients, families and communities we serve—to be here with you.

Forum Communications Company

Forum Communications Company is a family owned, regional, multi-media company. FCC has expanded to include nine dailies and twenty-two community newspapers across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; a radio station in Fargo, ND; TV stations in Fargo, Bismarck, Minot and Grand Forks, ND; Forum Communications Printing, based in Fargo, ND; an interactive division and a wireless internet service.

Gate City Bank

A $1.1 billion mutual community bank, Gate City Bank has been providing complete banking services to its customers since 1923. Gate City Bank has 32 convenient banking offices across North Dakota and Minnesota, and employs more than 400 people.

Halliburton

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. With more than 60,000 employees in approximately 80 countries, the company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field.

Hedahls Parts Plus

Hedahls is a wholesale auto parts and accessories company, headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota, and part of the Parts Plus auto parts network of stores. They specialize in everything for cars and trucks, including PB&E paint and body products, engines, replacement parts, windshields, and bumpers, as well as products and solutions to keep your vehicle in top repair.

John Deere Seeding Group - Valley City

The John Deere Seeding Group provides seeding products which deliver customer solutions for high levels of productivity, agronomic advantages for all seeding conditions, innovative designs and unmatched value and efficiencies.

LM Glasfiber ND Inc.

LM Glasfiber is the world's leading manufacturer of wind turbine blades, and the only supplier that operates on a global basis. LM Glasfiber's focused business model is based on their unique ability to create value in efficient partnerships where they collaborate with suppliers and customers as well as internally in our its organization to secure clean energy for the world many years into the future.

Marvin Windows

Marvin Windows and Doors brings its Built Around You® philosophy to life with every customer and every solution. A premier manufacturer of made-to-order wood and clad wood windows and doors, Marvin offers the industry’s most extensive selection of shapes, styles, sizes and options to fit the diverse needs of builders and match the personalities of homeowners. The privately-held, family-owned and operated company also includes Integrity Windows and Doors, Infinity Replacement Windows and Tecton Products – all with manufacturing facilities in North Dakota.

McQuade Distributing Co., Inc

McQuade Distributing Co., Inc. is a beer distributor in Bismarck, ND. Founded in 1947 by Sam McQuade Sr., it is now a third generation family business with 29 employees providing quality sales and service of Anheuser-Busch, Corona, Bell's Brewery, and Boulder Beer products among others. McQuade Distributing along with a board of directors, also puts on the annual Sam McQuade Sr.-Budweiser Charity Softball Tournament. Started in 1976, the tournament has raised about 1.5 million dollars for local charities.

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU), a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, provides value-added natural resource products and related services that are essential to energy and transportation infrastructure. The company operates in three core lines of business: utility resources, energy and construction materials. MDU Resources includes electric and natural gas utilities, construction services, natural gas and oil production, natural gas pipelines and energy services and construction materials and contracting.

Medcenter One Health Systems

Medcenter One, located in Bismarck, N.D., is a not-for-profit, multi-specialty medical center that integrates clinic and hospital care. Medcenter One Q&R Clinic was founded in 1902 by two renowned physicians, Dr. Eric P. Quain and Dr. Niles O. Ramstad, with a vision of providing outstanding patient care. This clinic was the second multi-specialty clinic in the nation, second only to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Today, Medcenter One is an integrated healthcare system that consists of six primary care clinics covering western and central North Dakota, a hospital, a home health agency, three kidney dialysis centers, four long-term care facilities, one independent living center and a college of nursing.

Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

Mid Dakota Clinic PrimeCare

Mid Dakota Clinic is a founding member of the PrimeCare health group, along with St. Alexius Medical Center, the Heart & Lung Clinic, and the Bone & Joint Center. The roots of Mid Dakota Clinic date back to the early 1900's. Today, Mid Dakota is a clinic of over 50 doctors representing many fields of medicine, with multiple locations in Bismarck.

Midcontinent Communications

Midcontinent Communications is the Upper Midwest’s leading provider of cable television, local and long distance telephone service, broadband Internet access, and cable advertising services. Midcontinent’s service area includes over 240 communities with over 200,000 customers in North and South Dakota and in Minnesota.

National Information Solutions Cooperative

NISC is a leading provider of innovative information technology solutions, information management, and strategic consulting services in support of national interest and security initiatives. NISC distinguishes itself by aligning our services with the customer mission in five focused areas: Intelligence, Defense, Homeland Security, Energy, and Federal Health/Civilian agencies.

North American Coal Corporation

The North American Coal Corporation, a subsidiary of NACCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NC), mines and markets lignite coal primarily as fuel for power generation and provides selected value-added mining services for other natural resources companies. Corporate headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas. North American Coal operates six surface lignite mines in North Dakota, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and also provides dragline mining services for independently owned limerock quarries in Florida.

Otter Tail Corporation

Otter Tail Corporation is a growing company with over $1.2 billion in revenues and more than 4,000 employees across many industries. Their diversified operations include an electric utility, manufacturing, health services, food ingredient processing, plastics, construction and transportation. The Otter Tail companies collectively serve customers within the United States and in Canada.

Phoenix International

Founded in 1987, Phoenix International is a company with a strong technological focus and extensive engineering design capabilities. They employ nearly 900 employees, 300 of which are degreed engineers engaged in over 80 active projects including product design, product testing, manufacturing, and support services.

Reiten Television

Reiten Television consists of four TV stations in Western North Dakota. The stations are located in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson, and Williston. They are all affiliated with the CBS Network. Minot and Bismarck also serve western North Dakota with full newscasts which also serve Williston and Dickinson respectively. Two of Reiten Television stations have unique distinctions; KXMC CBS 13 was the first TV station to go on the air in North Dakota in 1953. KXMB CBS 12 was the first commercial television to broadcast a digital signal in the spring of 2002.

Sanford Health

Sanford Health is an integrated health system headquartered in Fargo, ND and Sioux Falls, SD and consists of two long-standing organizations that merged in 2009. Sanford is now the largest, rural, not-for-profit healthcare system in the nation with a presence in 111 communities in eight states. The system is experiencing dynamic growth and development in conjunction with Denny Sanford's $400 million gift in 2007, the largest gift ever to a healthcare organization in America. This gift is making possible the implementation of the several initiatives including global children's clinics, multiple research centers and finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. For more information, visit www.sanfordhealth.org.

Steffes Corporation

Steffes Corporation is a diversified metal manufacturing company in Dickinson, ND. Steffes makes several products for the oil industry; residential, commercial and industrial off-peak electric heaters for the construction industry; and metal weldments, panels and attachments for other industrial off-road manufacturers. Their products are sold throughout North America.

Tesoro

Tesoro Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products. Tesoro, through its subsidiaries, operates seven refineries in the western United States with a combined capacity of approximately 665,000 barrels per day. Tesoro's retail-marketing system includes over 870 branded retail stations, of which over 380 are company operated under the Tesoro, Shell, Mirastar and USA Gasoline brands.

TransCanada

TransCanada will be the leading energy infrastructure company in North America, with a strong focus on pipelines and power generation opportunities located in regions where we have or can develop significant competitive advantages

Trinity Health

Founded in 1922, Trinity Health was organized as an expression of faith by the immigrants who settled Northwest North Dakota. It quickly grew to become the region's premier healthcare provider. Today, Trinity Health keeps faith with that tradition of caring and compassion. As a nonprofit, fully-integrated healthcare system, their network of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and other facilities has been recognized for its dedication to quality care and science-based medicine.

Walmart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at more than 8,000 retail units under 53 different banners in 15 countries. A leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity, Walmart ranked first among retailers in Fortune Magazine's 2009 Most Admired Companies survey.

Wells Fargo Bank - North Dakota

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 10,000 Wells Fargo and Wachovia stores, 12,000 Wells Fargo and Wachovia ATMs, the internet and other distribution channels across North America and internationally.

Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy is a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company, with operations in 8 Western and Midwestern states. Xcel Energy provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.3 million electricity customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers through its regulated operating companies.