Current Investments

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Adams & Westlake | Elkhart, IN

Adams & Westlake is a custom manufacturer in business since 1857.  Our products, services and capabilities are unsurpassed in offering solutions to our customers. We have a track record of servicing the needs of businesses for over 160 years.  Our focus has been and continues to be "Excellence in Everything We Do"— in people, operations, and products.

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Ameriforce Media | Chicago, IL

Acquired in 2015, Ameriforce Media’s (AFM) brands, Military Families Magazine and The Reserve & National Guard Magazine, provide timely and relevant lifestyle content to active duty and reserve component U.S. service members and their families through a suite of print and digital products.

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Bellwether Forest Products | Columbia, SC

Bellwether Forest Products is full-service timber purchasing, harvesting and hauling company based in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 2006, Bellwether prides itself on professionalism, safety, productivity, and customer service.

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Block Torch Capital

Founded by Brock Elmore in 2017, Block Torch Capital is a family office hedge fund that utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence algorithms and in-depth knowledge of blockchain technology to generate market-beating risk-adjusted returns. We focus on capitalizing on the volatility in the cryptocurrency markets, instead of fighting it. In addition to trading of digital assets, we make investments in promising blockchain startups. We believe blockchain and cryptocurrencies provide more efficient economic equilibriums and will prove to be a major part of the future for many industries. While currently closed to outside investment, Block Torch Capital has plans to expand to be one of the industry thought-leaders as well as largest players in the cryptocurrency space.

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Butterfield Foods | Noblesville, IN

Butterfield Foods is a USDA inspected, SQF-3 certified, private label food manufacturing operation located in suburban Indianapolis. We make a variety of entrees, soups, sauces, side dishes, sandwiches, burritos, cooked proteins, and veggie patties for retail and foodservice clients. We are committed to a Quality Policy of “on time, defect free.”

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Decision Tree Resources | Wheaton, IL

Based in Wheaton, IL, DecisionTree Resources (DTR) is the investment arm of the Elmore Companies. DTR focuses on acquiring small, lower-middle market companies, typically from their founders. Broadly, the company invests in profitable, niche, business-to-business service providers and manufacturers with revenues between three and ten million dollars.

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Cornerstone Information Systems | Bloomingtin, IN

Cornerstone Information Systems drives mission-critical business outcomes across routine and complex data processes for travel companies and buyers of travel services. Serving over 300 of the largest travel brands including AAA, America Express, Expedia, Disney, and buyers such as the US Federal Government, Cornerstone leads with business and advisory services to deliver its solutions.

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Executive Travel Directors | Chicago, IL

Acquired in 1997, Executive Travel Directors (ETD) makes it easy for professional meeting planners to hire Travel Directors to help them better manage the on-site operations of their corporate events. From its home office in Chicago, ETD has grown to become the industry’s premier Travel Director sourcing company, staffing thousands of events around the globe each year.

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Firmatek | Selma, TX

Firmatek strives to offer its clients the absolute best in data collection and data processing. It provides its clients with the most accurate measurements and works with them to understand their site data to improve site production, stockpile measurements, inventory management, and execute mine planning. Firkatek's client base, which started in Texas, has expanded in every direction on the map. They work in over 40 states and 4 countries. They serve clients out of their offices including the San Antonio headquarters, Fort Worth, Denver, Kansas City, Raleigh, San Jose, Chicago, and Columbus, OH.

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Gant Travel Management | Bloomington, IN

Gant Travel helps companies and travelers control the expense and experience of business travel. Our values, strategy, people, and technology combine to help companies maximize their return on investment of business travel. We specialize in the application of travel management on the Concur platform.

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Helena Brewers | Helena, MT

The Helena Brewers are a minor league baseball team in the Pioneer League. They are the Advanced Rookie Level affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They play at historic Kindrick Legion Field in Helena, Montana.

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Legacy Fire Protection | Elkhart, IN

Legacy Fire Protection provides full-service fire protection, specializing in new system Sales and Installation, as well as existing system Inspections, Testing, Service, Maintenance and Repair services. Legacy Fire Protection is dedicated to providing fire protection for our clients to protect their valuable assets and provide life safety for their employees from the threat of fire.

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Mednick Associates | Wilton, CT

Mednick Associates is a medical consultancy that provides expert case review and other associated services to both plaintiff and defense law firms. Clients include Kline and Specter, Ross Feller Casey, and Saltz Mongeluzzi.

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Milhaus | Indianapolis, IN

The Elmore Companies partners with Milhaus, an Indianapolis-based, real estate development firm that focuses on building premium mixed-use properties in America’s second tier cities. Excellent returns from exits of The Maxwell, Mozzo, and others developments have fueled multiple reinvestments in like properties.

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RunUp Labs | Bloomington, IN

Runup Labs is a startup accelerator built as a collaboration between Cornerstone Information Systems and Bloomington based startup accelerator, Sproutbox. RunUp Labs is specifically designed for startups who aim to change the way we travel. We’re looking for the most innovative ideas in and around travel, not just for flights and hotels, but anything that will truly change the way people move from place to place and spend their time away from home.

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Shelby Equipment | West Harrison, IN

Shelby Equipment specializes in telehandler and other large equipment sales, rentals, reconditioning, and parts.

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Solution Tree | Bloomington, IN

Since 1998, educators have trusted Solution Tree with their professional development needs. Solution Tree delivers comprehensive professional development to schools and districts around the world. Solution Tree has empowered K–12 educators to raise student achievement through a wide range of services and products including educator conferences, customized district solutions for long-term professional development, books, videos, and online courses.

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Turner Mining Group | Bloomington, IN

Turner Mining Group is a team of experienced mining industry professionals performing a full spectrum of mining services from coast to coast. Turner Mining provides a broad range of mining services including contract mnining, overburden removal, land reclamation, materials processing, drilling, blasting, and pit planning.

Past Investments

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Bakersfield Blaze | Bakersfield, CA

The Bakersfield Blaze was a Single A minor league baseball team in Bakersfield, CA. They were the minor league affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

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CIMA Systems | Pleasanton, CA

CIMA Systems is a customer-direct, email marketing company with technology that interacts seamlessly with an auto dealership or insurance agency’s back office CRM system. Clients include many dealer groups across the country.

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Demos Express | Indianapolis, IN

After ten regional acquisitions in eight years, Demos Express became the second largest in-store marketing event company in the country. Operating in 37 states for retailers such as Walmart, Ralphs, Target, Albertsons, and Giant, Demos Express consolidated a largely decentralized mom-and-pop industry and successfully exited with a sale to a nationwide food brokerage.

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Squad | Bloomington, IN

Squad is a web-based collaborative code editor. We make it simple to open, edit and share code in real time. Does your team work across different offices, cities, or even different continents? Squad workspaces are accessible anywhere your team members have an Internet connection, so they can chat and edit files together no matter where they are.