Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade goal at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is clear: to grow our economy for the benefit of all Ontarians. To accomplish that we encourage and support businesses of all sizes, and help them innovate and compete in today’s fast changing global economy. We also work hard to attract new growth and investment to the province and to promote Ontario goods and services abroad. The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is an active partner in helping medium-size enterprises and large corporations succeed. Ontario provides the people, the resources and the location that are essential for success in today’s competitive economy. That’s why leading corporations from all industries—multinationals like Toyota, Northrop Grumman, Messier-Dowty, Siemens, Koei and AstraZeneca—have chosen to locate in here.

JA Worldwide teaches smaller people about big business. Doing business as Junior Achievement (JA), the organization educates students in grades K-12 about business, economics, and free enterprise. JA Worldwide conducts its activities in more than 100 countries. JA's programs reach 8.3 million children each year and focus on such areas as citizenship, career development, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and ethics, among others. Some 287,000 classroom volunteers assist with the organization's activities through about 140 chapters nationwide. JA Worldwide funding comes from individual contributions and corporate donations. The group was established in 1919. While Junior Achievement was started in 1919, its first official home was not ready until 1925. The original JA headquarters building was located in Springfield, MA.

Bowdoin is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of 21,000 on the Maine coast. Study at Bowdoin leads to a bachelor of arts degree in one of over 40 departmental and interdisciplinary majors. Bowdoin enrolls approximately 1,710 students from across the country and around the world. More than 120 buildings are a part of the approximately 215-acre Bowdoin campus. They range from Massachusetts Hall, built in 1802, to Kanbar Hall, a 26,000-square-foot award-winning educational facility that was completed in 2004; LEED certified "green" residence halls completed in 2005; and a new recital hall, that opened in spring 2007. Bowdoin's Coastal Studies Center, located eight miles from campus on 118 acres of Orr's Island, was completed in 1998.

Claremont McKenna College is a highly selective, independent, coeducational, residential, undergraduate liberal arts college. Its mission, within the mutually supportive framework of The Claremont Colleges, is to educate its students for thoughtful and productive lives and responsible leadership in business, government, and the professions, and to support faculty and student scholarship that contribute to intellectual vitality and the understanding of public policy issues. The College pursues this mission by providing a liberal arts education that emphasizes economics and political science, a professoriat that is dedicated to effective undergraduate teaching, a close student-teacher relationship that fosters critical inquiry, an active residential and intellectual environment that promotes responsible citizenship, and a program of research institutes and scholarly support that makes possible a faculty of teacher-scholars. Originally founded as Claremont Men's College, CMC became coeducational in 1976 and changed its name to Claremont McKenna College in 1981 in honor of its most visionary and founding trustee, Donald C. McKenna. With an on-campus enrollment of approximately 1,000 students, CMC is currently the youngest and smallest college ranked in the U.S. News & World Report top 20. Our over 8,000 alumni have bolstered that recognition through their success. Fully 70 percent of CMC graduates go on to advanced degrees at prestigious institutions. And one in eight graduates now holds a position in top management. In doing so, they also do honor to the Claremont McKenna College motto: "Crescit cum commercio civitas," (Civilization prospers with commerce).

Savela & Associates Inc. was founded in 1996. Savela & Associates -- which does business as Savela Solutions -- provides professional recruiting and staffing services to corporate clients in the southeastern US. The company makes temporary and permanent placements in the areas of accounting and finance, information technology, administrative services, and legal support. Savela also has a division focused on recruiting for science and engineering positions. Within that division, Savela's International Recruiting and Contract Services department recruits overseas for technical, managerial, general, and logistical positions.

Avankia LLC, a software as a service and technology-consulting company, provides on-demand and software development solutions. It offers consulting and staffing services, including project management, business analysis, system architecture/design, technical documentation, database design and administration, Web development, client/server development, network administration and engineering, data warehousing, software testing, and application maintenance services; and offshore development solutions and services, as well as ERP resources. The company’s products include DBSync for Salesforce & QuickBooks that provides an application to integrate accounts, contacts, products, and opportunities to QuickBooks customers, jobs, products and invoices, estimates, and sales orders; TargetRecruit, an on-demand recruiting platform; and AssessRight, an on-demand technical and personality assessment solution that provides an assessment platform for screening, predicting, monitoring, and enhancing employee performance. In addition, it provides Healthcare CRM, a physician relationship management solution for staffing and consulting companies, as well as for providers, payors, healthcare services, disease management, and pharmaceutical companies. Avankia LLC was founded in 2002 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee with additional offices in San Mateo, California; and Bangalore, India.

The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is there to preserve and protect. The not-for-profit organization seeks to promote the interests of Italian-Americans through the development of educational programs, advocacy of representation in government, monitoring how Italians and Italian-Americans are depicted in the media, and the forging of ties between the US and Italy. It also offers scholarships for outstanding Italian-American students and for students embarking on Italian-based studies or trip to Italy. NIAF was founded in 1975.

Fuyo General Lease offers a range of equipment, vehicles, and machinery for lease. Fuyo provides leasing and installation of IT and office equipment, industrial machinery, commercial equipment, medical devices, airplanes, ships, cars, and construction machinery. Loans and commercial real estate leases also figure prominently in Fuyo's menu of services. Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. operates via several domestic subsidiaries, as well as international subsidiaries in the US, the UK (FGL Aircraft Ireland Limited), and Hong Kong/China. Fuyo General Lease opened its doors for business in 1969. Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. derives most of its revenues from leasing, and gets most of its business in Japan.

Hydromer Inc., a bio-polymer research and development company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, licensing, and sale of hydrophilic polymer-based products and services to the medical device, pharmaceutical, animal health, biotechnology, industrial plastics, and cosmetic/personal care markets in the United States and internationally. Hydromer, Inc. owns patents for Hydromer coatings, which are used in materials, such as polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, and silicone elastomers; ceramics; and metals. Hydromer, Inc. also has patents for permanent anti-fog materials, hydrophilic polyurethane foams, hydrophilic polyurethane blends, hydrophilic polyvinylbutyral alloys, various biocompatible hydrogels, and an anti-bacterial medical material. Hydromer, Inc. OEM medical device portfolio comprises bipolar coagulation probes; placement catheters, biliary stents; jejunal and enteral feeding accessories; guidewires; biofeedback devices for fecal and urinary incontinence; and other endoscopic accessories. In addition, Hydromer, Inc. sells anti-fog/condensation control, an optical coating that prevents the accumulation of vision-obscuring condensation under high humidity conditions for manufacturers of greenhouse panels, refrigerator freezer doors, industrial and medical safety and swim goggles, aircraft windows, automotive headlight assemblies, and gauge and meter manufacturers.

Citizen Schools partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for low-income children across the country. Since 1995, students at Citizen Schools have developed the academic and leadership skills they need to succeed in high school, college, the workplace, and civic life. At 37 campuses in seven states, serving 4,400 students and engaging 4,000 volunteers, The Schools mobilize a second shift of afternoon educators, who provide academic support, leadership development, and apprenticeships: hands-on projects taught by volunteer experts. Citizen Schools is at the forefront of a movement to educate children, strengthen communities, and increase access to the American Dream.

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