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Veterinary United is a Michigan-based company that operates a network of 22 veterinary hospitals, boarding, and daycare centers primarily in Southeastern Michigan. Founded 27 years ago by Dr. Thomas Bankstahl and his wife Julie, the company has grown to employ approximately 276 people and generate annual revenues of around $40.5 million. Its mission is to empower veterinary practices to provide exceptional care through comprehensive support and resources. The company offers full veterinary healthcare services, including medical care, boarding, and daycare for pets. Veterinary United enhances its practices with advanced technology, such as a unified, cloud-based practice management system, which streamlines operations and improves client and patient experiences. Additionally, it provides extensive business support services, including IT, marketing, and professional development, allowing practices to focus on clinical care while promoting sustainable growth. Veterinary United fosters a supportive work culture that emphasizes career development and work-life balance. New veterinary graduates receive tailored mentorship, and all employees enjoy competitive salaries and benefits. The company is dedicated to delivering high-quality pet care while supporting its network of hospitals and veterinary professionals.
Greater Iowa Credit Union (GICU) is a member-owned financial cooperative established in June 1932 by a group of Iowa State University employees. It has grown to serve over 36,000 members across a 33-county area in Central and Western Iowa, managing assets between $624 million and $667 million. GICU is federally insured and state-chartered, emphasizing its commitment to the financial well-being of its members and the communities it serves. GICU offers a range of financial services typical of credit unions, including banking services like checking and savings accounts, loans for personal, auto, and business needs, and possibly investment services. The credit union operates nine branch locations in cities such as Ames, Ankeny, and Des Moines, providing localized service. GICU is also dedicated to community engagement, having received recognition as the Best Credit Union in Crawford County and Story County multiple times.
Grenova™ is an innovative company that is revolutionizing lab consumables through high-quality waste reduction solutions. Our mission is to lower costs in the laboratory industry and reduce biohazard waste in the environment by delivering groundbreaking approaches in dealing with plastic consumables. Every year, over 5 million pounds of plastic pipette tips are disposed of in landfills globally after a single use. This drives significant environmental pollution and unnecessary costs. The typical laboratory consumes several thousand pipette tips every day for samples and assay procedures, due to the lack of options for safely cleaning plastic consumables. Such high consumption of plastic tips adds $25,000 to $1.5 million in annual operational costs for laboratories worldwide. At Grenova™, we know that high consumption of plastic tips is an excessive, avoidable operational cost for companies and a significant contributor to environmental pollution. This is why we decided to create devices that enable labs to wash and recycle pipette tips in large quantities. Grenova devices offer labs the option to reuse plastic tips several times, cutting associated costs by up to 90%. Grenova devices are safe for both the user and the environment, without producing hazardous waste or gases.
We are a thriving community bank that prides ourselves on hard work, friendly and knowledgeable customer service, and convenient, local banking. Since November of 2000, BCB has been offering a wide range of loans, deposit products, and retail and commercial banking services. As of today, there are twenty-seven branches expanding across the NJ & NY areas and one administrative office located in Bayonne, NJ. BCB continues to find ways of improving our services for an enjoyable and hassle-free banking experience seven days a week. We are a member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.