RCGAction The Monthly Newsletter and Planning Calendar of the St. Louis RCGA InvestMidwest Provides Access to Capital for Emerging, Privately-Held Companies More than 280 business professionals attended the third annual InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum on May 20 and May 21 at The Ritz-Carlton. More than 40 venture capital firms from around the country were represented at the conference that showcased 21 of the best venture seeking companies in the Midwest region, 12 from the St. Louis area. The presenting companies provided the investor audience a sampling of the region’s high-growth, startup business from the biotech, IT, manufacturing, engineering and retail industries. Above: Mark Heeson, president, National Venture Capital Association, provided opening remarks for the morning session of InvestMidwest. Companies that have presented in the two previous conferences have raised more than $40 million in institutional funding. InvestMidwest is funded by the Danforth Foundation, the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and a diverse group of public and private organizations, including the Missouri Department of Economic Development. InvestMidwest is presented by the St. Louis RCGA, Missouri Venture Forum, Technology Gateway Alliance, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, KC Catalyst and the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation. The fourth annual InvestMidwest is scheduled for May 21 and May 22, 2003, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City. Above: (left to right): Bob Calcaterra, president, Nidus Center; Ralph Clermont, managing Partner, KPMG; Steve Broun, senior vice president, Capital For Business; Ilyna Nykin, managing director, Prolog Ventures Above: National Radio Show Host of “Entrepreneurs! Tour of America,” Richard Tavener, interviews presenter Gary Yewey, Vasogenix Pharmaceuticals, Lenexa, Kan., on site at InvestMidwest. Above: Tom Melzer, managing director, Rivervest and Kurt Mueller, president, Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

August 2002 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COVER STORY Wheelin’ & Warehousin’ (left) Steve Lanter, chairman and CEO, Lanter Company and (right) Jeff Lanter, president, Lanter Logistics, Inc. Outplacement Executive Search - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.technologygateway.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Theater A Class Act PROFILE Investing More Than Money Patricia Mercurio, president, Bank of America Missouri