Opus Bank: A California-chartered Commercial Bank

The word opus is a Latin word which means “a life’s work”. True to its name, Opus Bank is a financial institution that continues to honor the life’s work of their clients. The company is registered as a California-chartered commercial bank.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Opus Bank offers a wide range of products and services that are geared towards helping their clients reach their financial goals. The bank serves customers, businesses and select institutions across the metropolitan markets of California, Washington and Arizona. It has 58 banking offices and operates through its four lines of business, namely commercial banking, retail banking, merchant banking and correspondent banking.

At present, Opus Bank has declared its assets to be more than $6.2 billion. As the bank continues to help the communities they thrive in, they also continue to grow and expand their operations. Out of the approximately 5,645 in the United States, Opus Bank is ranked 165th in terms of operations and size.

Nobilis Health Corp: A Healthcare Company

One of the keys to a healthier economy is the preservation of healthy communities. The healthcare industry plays a vital role in the growth of economies around the world. Several companies continue to invest in empowering people to keep themselves healthy and others are engaged in providing the services to keep their citizens in good shape. Nobilis Health Corporation is one of those businesses that closely work with the communities they thrive in to provide the best healthcare solutions.

The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Prior to adopting its current brand name, the business used to be a Canada-based company and traded under the name Northstar Healthcare, Inc. Nobilis Health closely works with physicians in the development and management of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The operations of the company are focused on the states of Arizona and Texas. They continue to engage in the acquisition and management of healthcare facilities in the country. Through these facilities, they are able to offer healthcare services that remain unparalleled and unmatched, with the customers’ welfare at the center of their operations.

Nobilis Health Corporation has several subsidiaries. These affiliates include the Willowbrook Imaging, LLC, GRIP Medical Diagnostics, LLC, Spring Northwest Operating, LLC, Spring Northwest Management, LLC, and Athas Health, LLC, among others. Currently, they have 5 ambulatory surgery centers, 9 healthcare facilities, 2 MRI centers, 1 hospital and an urgent care center. Their highly trained surgeons have multiple specialties, including podiatry, pain management, spine surgery, orthopedic surgery, gastrointestinal scopes, general surgery and in otolaryngology.

The company is listed as one of the components of the Russell 3000 Index. It remains publicly traded in two exchanges, namely the New York Stock Exchange (HLTH) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (NHC). The business made it their mission to provide exceptional medical care, lower cost of health care services and increased patient satisfaction.

LHC Group: Provider of Post-Acute Services

When patients have already completed their treatment and is in the process of recuperating, they are moved to post-acute health care service providers. LHC Group, Inc. is a holding company that is acknowledged as one of the leading partners in post-acute health care services.

Hospitals, physicians and families across the United States continue to trust the services provided by the companies that comprise the LHC Group. Through its subsidiaries, the company delivers high quality, cost-effective care to patients. The business takes pride of their partnerships with leading hospitals across the country. As of, more than 60 leading hospitals prefer the services offered by LHC Group. The company operates in 29 states and has more than 10,000 employees who are dedicated in helping people.

It is in Lafayette, Louisiana that the company holds its corporate office. The business operates in three segments, namely hospice services, home-based services and facility-based services.

LeMaitre Vascular: A Medical Device Company

The valvulotome is a surgical device that is now used by vascular surgeons around the world. This scientific breakthrough is the brainchild of George D. LeMaitre, M.D., an inventor and the founder of LeMaitre Vascular. It was in 1983 that he started the business and the company got incorporated in June 1998.

Through his innovative works and the dedication of the group of experts in the company, LeMaitre Vascular continues to make a name in the industry it serves. The business innovates devices that are used for the treatment of peripheral vascular diseases. LeMaitre Vascular designs, develops and manufactures medical devices and implantable products that are primarily used in the field of vascular surgery. The company has several products that are now circulating in the markets in the United States and in some select international locations. These products are created to address various needs of vascular surgeons.

Part of the portfolio of the business is their valvulotomes, biologic grafts, biologic patches, carotid shunts, balloon catheters, radiopaque marking tape, anastomotic clips, laparoscopic cholecystectomy devices, angioscopes, vascular grafts, remote endarterectomy devices and powered phlebectomy devices. These products are marketed under various brand names, which include the Expandable LeMaitre Valvulotomoe, XenoSure biologic patch, the Pruitt F3 Carotid Shunt and the VascuTape Radiopaque Tape. To help the business market their products in various international locations, they continue to operate several subsidiaries, These companies include the LeMaitre Vascular Switzerland GmbH, LeMaitre Vascular GK, Vascutech Acquisition LLC, LeMaitre Vascular GmbH, LeMaitre Vascular AS, and LeMaitre Vascular ULC, among others.

It is in Burlington, Massachusetts that the company holds its corporate office. The company is listed as one of the components of the Russell 3000 Index. LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. remains publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market and uses the ticker symbol LMAT to trade its common shares.

Heritage Financial Group, Inc.: More Than a Century of Exceptional Banking

Heritage Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Heritage Bank. The history of the business goes back to the creation of the bank in the state of Georgia in 1911.

Since its inception, the company has been consistent in working towards its goal of helping their clients achieve their financial goals. The Heritage Bank has 36 banking locations across the state of Georgia, Florida and in Alabama. Additionally, they also maintain 21 mortgage offices and 5 investment offices. As of December 2014, the assets of the company are estimated to be around $1.7 billion. Other than the customary depository products and services, the bank also offers a wide range of loan products and investment instruments.

Prior to becoming The Heritage Bank, the company started out as The Hinesville Bank. It was not until 1997 that the business adopted its current brand name.

Golden Ocean Group: An International Leader in Dry Bulk Transportation

Golden Ocean Group is a publicly traded company that markets its common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. It uses the ticker symbol GOGL. It is in Hamilton, Bermuda that the company holds its corporate office. Since its inception, the business is known for providing its business partners with reliable transportation services and innovative solutions.

Through its in-depth knowledge in maritime and its state of the art vessels, they are able to continue on attracting new business partners and provide better value to their shareholders. Golden Ocean is best known for forging strong relationships with their clients and business partners. There are four affiliated partners of the company, which provide technical management, commercial and financial operations. These businesses include Frontline, Limited, Ship Finance International Limited, SeaDrill LImited and United Freight Carriers.

Golden Ocean Group is registered as a leading international dry bulk shipping company. As one of the largest players in the industry, the business has a fleet of 70 vessels that include new buildings and those vessels that are chartered on long term contracts. In total, these vessels have a total carrying capacity of 10.6 million dwt (deadweight tonnage). These vessels are flagged in Hong Kong and in the Bermuda. The company continues to focus on the markets of Capesize, Supramax and Panamax. The management services of the company are overseen by its subsidiary the Golden Ocean Group Management (Bermuda) Limited. The business has also subcontracted its services to two other subsidiaries: Golden Ocean Management Asia Pte Ltd. and Golden Ocean Management AS.

The company operates with transparency, strong management team, good corporate governance and competitive costs as its building blocks. The growth of the business is achieved through its strategic acquisition of additional tonnage and by entering into chartering contracts with businesses around the world.

Eldorado Resorts: A Gaming Company

Eldorado Resorts is one of the companies in the entertainment and hospitality industries. The business was created by the Carano family in Reno, Nevada in 2014. It operates its headquarters in Nevada.

Registered as a gaming company, Eldorado Resorts provides entertainment and hospitality services in 5 states. The business was created as a result of the merger of MTR Gaming Group and Eldorado Holdco LLC. The merger was completed in September 2014 and as a result, expanded the operations of the business. There are 7 properties that are owned and operated by the company. These establishments include Circus Circus Reno, Eldorado Reno, Eldorado Shreveport, Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, Scioto Downs Racino, Presque Isle Downs & Casino and Silver Legacy Reno.

The company is a component of the Russell 3000 Index and continues to publicly trade on the NASDAQ. Common shares are marketed using the ticker symbol ERI.

Digital Turbine, Inc.: Provider of End-to-End Products and Solutions

More than 31 million customers make use of the solutions offered by Digital Turbine, Inc. The business is a global provider of end-to-end products and solutions that are used by mobile operators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other third parties. It was in September 2007 that the company was incorporated. It was previously known as Mandalay Digital Group, Inc.

The offerings of the company are intended to monetize mobile content. They have a wide array of solutions that are used by more than 20 global operators. The operations of the company are divided into four operating segments, namely Ignite, Content, Appia Core and IQ. Furthermore, these segments are aggregated into two divisions, Advertising and Content. These solutions continue to operate where mobile communications and media converge.

Under their Advertising operations, Digital Turbine offers DT Ignite, DT IQ, DT Media and Appia Core. Through these offerings, mobile operators and manufacturers are able to control, manage and monetize the applications in mobile devices. These solutions also offer a better customer experience with the operators and as well as with the brand of mobile devices. The Content division is represented by DT Marketplace and DT Pay. DT Marketplace is an application and content store and the latter is a content management and mobile payment solution. This division is also engaged in the distribution and licensing of content across multiple categories, including music, eBooks, games, wallpapers and applications. It continues to compete against the offerings of Apple (iTunes) and Google (Play) and several other providers.

It is in Austin, Texas that the business holds its corporate office. The company maintains global offices in Berlin, Singapore. Tel Aviv and in Sydney, Australia. Digital Turbine, Inc. remains publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market and continues to trade its shares using the symbol APPS. The business is listed as one of the components of the Russell 3000 Index.

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.: Designing and Developing Novelty Anti-infectives

Just like medicine, diseases also tend to evolve and become resistant to some of the existing therapeutics. For this reason, biopharmaceutical companies innovate and check on the efficacy of the products they market.

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. is one of the biotechnology companies that focus its resources on the discovery, development and commercialization of novelty therapeutics. The offerings of the company are focused on anti-infectives. These compounds are used in the treatment of diseases that are now inadequately address by existing standard of care therapies. The company has two lead products, CD101 IV and CD101 topical. The former is used in the treatment of systemic fungal infections, while the latter is a topical formation for vulvovaginal candidiasis.

The company was formerly known as K2 Therapeutics, Inc. It holds its corporate office in San Diego, California and remains publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market. Common shares of the business are marketed using the ticker symbol CDTX.

Chesapeake Energy: The 12th Largest Oil and Natural Gas Company in US

Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, Chesapeake Energy, Inc. markets its common shares using the ticker symbol CHK. The business is registered as an independent oil and natural gas company. It is listed as one of the components of the Russell 3000 and the S&P 500 Indices. It is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that the business holds its corporate office.

The company is recognized as the country’s second largest natural gas producer. Its operations are focused on reserves and unconventional fields onshore in the United States. The history of the company started with the investment made by founders Aubrey McClendon (retired CEO) and Tom L. Ward (President and COO) in 1989. With 10 employees and $50,000 in initial investment, these two entrepreneurs started Chesapeake Energy. Their perseverance paid off and made the company they created into the country’s 12th largest producer of oil and natural gas.

Chesapeake Energy engages in the development, acquisition and exploitation of reserves in high profile assets in top onshore plays. Their world-class technical resources and their highly innovative employees continue to accelerate their operations. Through these dedicated associates, the business also delivers value adding strategies to their shareholders. Chesapeake underscores the value of safety to every associate and contractor, who works for their operations. The company also invests on recent technologies that would help mitigate whatever damage their operations may cause to the environment.

The business is capable of generating more than $2 billion in annual revenue. Their portfolio of assets are located in the Granite Wash, Cleveland, Eagle Ford, Utica, Mississippi Lime, Tonkawa, Niobrara unconventional liquid plays. They also have assets located in the Barnett shale, Marcellus and Haynesville/Bossier natural gas shale plays. Chesapeake operates as the parent business of Chesapeake Oilfield Services, LLC and Chesapeake Energy Marketing, Inc.

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc.: Operating Luxury Class Hotels

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) firm, that operates through its subsidiary, the Ashford Hospitality Prime Limited Partnership. The company engages in the ownership and management of hotel properties in the United States.

The portfolio of the company is comprised of luxury, upscale and upper-upscale hotels. As of March 2015, they have interests in 10 hotels that are located in 6 states and in the District of Columbia. In aggregate, these properties have a total of more than 3,400 rooms. These properties are affiliated under the brand names of Marriott International, Inc. and Hilton Worldwide, Inc. They are also affiliated with Accor Business, Remington and Leisure Management, LLC.

The company is advised by Ashford LLC, which is a subsidiary of Ashford, Inc. It remains publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange using the ticker symbol AINC. It is listed as one of the components of the Russell 3000 Index.