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Life Measurement, formed in 1989, develops and markets health-related measurement devices for risk factors. LMI s first product, the BOD POD body composition system, was developed with the assistance of Small Business Innovative Research grants awarded to LMI by the National Institutes of Health, one of the most prestigious health organizations in the world. LMI develops innovative measurement technologies that help to improve health, personal performance and quality of life. Its clients include Austin Fit, Baltimore Ravens, Canadian Sport Centre, Carolinas Healthcare Systems, Duke University, East Tennessee State University, Fuel Fitness, Georgetown University Hospital, Gold's Gym Natomas, Haskall Indian Nation University and Hope College. Life Measurement is located in Concord, Calif.

Shell Martinez Refinery refines and markets gasoline and other petroleum products under the Shell and Texaco brand names throughout the West and Midwest. The company serves several Shell- and Texaco-branded retail outlets. Founded in 1915, Shell Martinez Refinery has the capabilities to convert more than 150,000 barrels of crude oil daily into various types of products. It produces gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, petroleum coke, industrial fuel oils, liquefied petroleum gas, asphalt, sulfur and lubricants. The company maintains advance processing equipment and environmental protection facilities. It also has shipping and receiving terminals for marine, rail and truck cargoes, as well as maintenance shops and quality assurance laboratories. Shell Martinez Refinery has a work force of more 700 employees.

Founded in 1980, Valero Energy Corporation operates 9,150 miles of pipeline, 94 terminal facilities and four crude oil storage facilities. The company also has terminal facilities in 25 states in the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Its combined system has approximately 77.6 million barrels of storage capacity and includes crude oil and refined product pipelines, refined product terminals, petroleum and specialty liquids storage and terminaling business, as well as crude oil storage tank facilities. Valero Energy has approximately 4,700 retail sites branded as Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Ultramar, Beacon and Total. The company markets its petroleum products on a retail and wholesale basis through a bulk and rack marketing network in 42 U.S. states, as well as in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. Valero Energy Corporation employs more than 22,000 people and operates a refinery in Benicia, Calif.