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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Price Associates) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded by Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. in 1937. They are a subsidiary of the T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW), which was formed in 2000 as the publicly traded parent holding company of Price Associates and their affiliated entities. Price Associates offers a variety of mutual funds, sub-advisory services and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans and financial intermediaries.

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative engages in the provision of electric services to cooperatives. It generates, purchases, and delivers electricity to its members. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, VA.

Regions Investment Management, Inc. (RIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The firm was founded in 1971 as Morgan Asset Management, Inc. In 2016, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Bank, which is another wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF). RIM provides model strategies and provides portfolio management to Regions Wealth Management (RWM), a business unit of Regions Bank, for use by RWM with their clients.

American Medical Association engages in promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. It offers services to physicians, residents, medical students, and patients. The company was founded by Nathan Smith Davis in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Washington Analysis LLC is an institutional research firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 1973 and is a subsidiary of Accounting Research & Analytics LLC, which is owned by MSCI, Inc. (NYSE: MSCI). Washington Analysis focuses on anticipating and analyzing changes in public policy that will impact the financial markets. Their expertise lies in assessing investment risks and opportunities arising from legislative, judicial and regulatory developments across the sectors most impacted by policy developments including financial services and housing, healthcare, energy (including utilities/FERC, oil & gas, pipelines and renewables), defense, tax, trade and TMT (tech, media and telecommunications).

Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (Altus Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Gregory Greenberg, Russell Greenberg and Elizabeth Burgess. The firm is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

Falfurrias Capital Partners (Falfurrias Cap Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Hugh McColl, Jr. and Marc Oken. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

Moody's Investors Service, Inc. is a credit rating and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. They are a subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm performs international financial research and analysis on commercial and government entities and provides a variety of analytic tools for assessing credit risk. Their clients include creditors, investment banks and commercial banks.

Fort Washington Capital Partners LLC (FW Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc. founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

AEI Services LLC generates, transmits, and distributes natural gas and electricity. Its business segment includes power distribution, power generation, natural gas transportation and services and natural gas distribution. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Zaff Capital LP provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Houston, TX. The American company was founded by Brian R. Zatarain.

Verity Venture Partners LLC (Verity Venture Partners) is an venture capital firm founded by Tina S. Bou-Saba and Matt S. Levin in 2021. Verity Venture Partners LLC is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Argent Mill, Inc. operates in the retailing industry. The company was founded by Sali Christeson and Eleanor Turner and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Hengehold Capital Management LLC (dba HCM Wealth Advisors) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm was founded by Michael "Mik” Hengehold in 1990. HCM Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management, tax, and accounting services to help successful professionals and business owners retire well.

Palmetto Technology Group, Inc. provides information technology services. It offers services to accounting, engineering, construction, legal, healthcare and financial services sectors. The firm has two primary components-collaboration tools setting up mail servers, web portals and desktop/end-user support. The company was founded by Reed Wilson in 2007 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

PowerToFly, Inc. provides services that find work-from-home jobs for female tech talent. It acts as a platform that''s bridging the gap between companies who need more diversity in tech talent. The company also offers job opportunity for women around the world. PowerToFly was founded by Milena Berry and Katharine Zaleski in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ocrolus, Inc. engages in the provision of data verification and analysis for bank statements and other financial documents. Its products include document capture, intelligent fraud detection, and robust cash-flow analytics. The company was founded by Sam Bobley, John Guerci, Victoria Meakin, and Peter A. Bobley in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ronin Equity Partners LLC (Ronin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by David Feierstein and Jesse Yao. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Lockheed Martin Ventures (Lockheed Martin Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

The American Psychiatric Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychiatrists. The private company is based in Arlington, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company works together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all individuals with mental illness, including substance use disorders. Marketa Wills has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative distributes electricity. The private company is based in Chase City, VA and has subsidiaries in United States. The company was founded in 1938. John C. Lee has been the CEO of the company since 2008.