Blackhawk Bancorp (OTCBB: BHWB) employs 150 people at seven banking locations in south central Wisconsin and north central Illinois.  The company was founded in 1881 and is the second largest bank in Beloit, Wisconsin and second in all of Boone County, Illinois.  A new banking location is set to open in July 2008 in Rockford, Illinois. 

Charter Financial Corporation (OTCBB: CHFN) is the parent company of CharterBank, a full-service community bank and a federal savings institution operating five branches along the I-85 corridor from LaGrange, Georgia, to Auburn, Alabama. In October 2001, Charter Financial Corporation and subsidiary CharterBank were created from a mutual savings and loan association and reorganized under a mutual holding company structure, with a related initial public offering of the Company’s common stock. On a consolidated basis, Charter Financial Corporation owns more than 4 million shares of Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) stock. CharterBank’s deposits are insured by the FDIC. 


CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS) manufactures a broad line of electronic components and sensors, and is a provider of electronics manufacturing solutions, primarily serving the electronic needs of original equipment manufacturers.  CTS product lines serve major markets around the world, including the automotive, computer, communications, medical, defense & aerospace, and industrial markets, with a wide range of products, services, technologies and capabilities.  In 2007, the company reported $685.9 million in sales and $25.4 million, or $0.66 per dilluted share.

First California Financial Corp., Inc. (Nasdaq: FCAL) serves commercial and retail customers throughout Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, with more than $1 billion in assets. The bank offers a full line of quality retail-banking products through 12 full-service branch offices and two loan production offices. First California was created through the merger and consolidation in 2007 of three financial institutions.


Mercantile Bancorp, Inc. Most Home, Inc. (AMEX: MHME) Most Home is a forward-thinking, full service provider of high-tech, high-touch solutions that enable exceptional customer conversations. Its products and services connect people with data, people with people, and in turn assist real estate brokerages and agents to successfully convert "clicks" into clients.