As digital content, such as music, video, photos and games, becomes more integrated into everyday life, the idea of static data storage is becoming obsolete. In today’s on-demand world, you want to access, share and secure your digital content using dynamic storage solutions that give you the freedom to do business, create and interact—anytime, anywhere. From protecting treasured family photos and personal music collections to developing next-generation consumer electronics devices and large enterprise networks, Seagate delivers advanced digital storage solutions to meet the needs of today’s consumers and tomorrow’s applications.

Pentair (www.pentair.com) is a diversified operating company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its Water Group is a global leader in providing innovative products and systems used worldwide in the movement, treatment, storage and enjoyment of water. Pentair's Technical Products Group is a leader in the global enclosures and thermal management markets, designing and manufacturing thermal management products and standard, modified, and custom enclosures that house and protect sensitive electronics and electrical components. With 2008 revenues of $3.35 billion, Pentair employs approximately 13,100 people worldwide.

Great River Energy, headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota, is the second largest electric utility in state, based on generating capacity, and the fifth largest generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative in the U.S. in terms of assets. We provide wholesale electric service to 28 distribution cooperatives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Those member cooperatives distribute electricity to more than 645,000 member consumers - or about 1.7 million people. Great River Energy owns and operates nine power plants that generate more than 2,500 MW of electricity, plus we purchase additional power from several wind farms and other generating facilities. Our generation system comprises an effective mix of baseload and peaking power plants, including coal, refuse-derived fuel, natural gas and oil plants.

With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services. We deliver comprehensive programs and services to foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries.

General Mills is the world’s sixth largest food company. We market in more than 100 countries and hold the No. 1 or No. 2 position in virtually every category in which we compete.

The Academy of Applied Science, incorporated in 1963, is a private nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, chartered for the purpose of promoting creativity, invention and scientific achievement. Its President, Robert H. Rines, was concerned with the modern problems of technological innovation, its impact on society and the plight of the inventor, researcher and entrepreneur in the innovative process. The Academy is recognized nationally as an educational resource center offering enrichment programs for students, and professional development for teachers and educational administrators. The Academy honors learners of all ages, striving to encourage inventive thinking, productive research and talent development in the disciplines of math, science and the humanities.

3M is a diversified technology company serving customers and communities with innovative products and services. Each of our six businesses has earned leading global market positions.

Our medical technologies help make it possible for millions of people to resume everyday activities, return to work, and live better, longer. We're able to do this with the help of some very special people around the world: 38,000 dedicated employees who share a passionate purpose to improve lives, thousands of medical professionals who share their insights and ideas, and hundreds of advocacy associations that help us share information so people with debilitating diseases know relief is possible.

Tennant Company is a recognized leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer world. Products by Tennant include equipment used to maintain indoor and outdoor surfaces and coatings for repairing, protecting and adding beauty to concrete floors as well as equipment parts, service, maintenance and financing

Imation is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of magnetic and optical removable data storage media products. With one of the broadest product lines in the industry — spanning from a few megabytes to hundreds of gigabytes of capacity in each piece of media, Imation serves customers in more than 100 countries, in both business and consumer markets. With more than 300 scientists and 330 data storage-related patents in the United States, Imation continues to pioneer today's proven magnetic and optical media technologies. With more than 50 years advancing the performance of removable data storage media formats, Imation is the worldwide leader in data storage.