David Paxton

Paxton Media Group LLC engages in the publication of newspapers. It offers news, sports, business, arts and entertainment, announcements, obituaries, opinion, multimedia, and online services. The company was founded by W. P. Paxton in 1896 and is headquartered in Paducah, KY.

Computer Services, Inc. provides information technology solutions and services to meet the business needs of financial institutions and corporate entities. It delivers core processing, managed services, mobile and Internet solutions, payments processing, print and electronic distribution, and regulatory compliance solutions to financial institutions and corporate customers across the nation. Its integrated banking solutions include check imaging, cash management, branch and merchant capture, internet and mobile banking, print and mail, and online document delivery services, corporate intranets, secure Web hosting, e-messaging, teller and platform services, ATM and debit card service and support, payments solutions, risk assessment, network management, cloud-based managed services, and compliance software and services for regulatory compliance, homeland security and fraud prevention. The firm was founded by John A. Williams on March 19, 1965 and is headquartered in Paducah, KY.

The Associated Press provides news media services. It offers global news network, delivering news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. The firm supplies a stream of news around the clock to its domestic members, international subscribers and commercial customers. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. The firm is a subsidiary of HL Financial Services LLC. They provide a full array of investment services. J.J.B. Hilliard specializes in a variety of industries including banks, REITs, technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, utilities, telecommunications providers, entertainment and leisure. The firm focuses on companies that provide niche products or services not easily duplicated. The companies they recommend must exhibit a combination of attributes including high returns on assets and equity, reliable earnings that are growing and manageable debt. J.J.B. Hilliard also prefers companies that generate excess cash. Through its predecessors, the firm's origins can be traced to 1854. In 1965, J.J.B. Hilliard & Son and W.L. Lyons and Co. combined to become J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons. In 1972, Hilliard Lyons exchanged its traditional partnership form of business for a corporation model. Then, in 1998, Hilliard Lyons was acquired by PNC Financial Services GroupI. In 2008, ownership of Hilliard Lyons was transitioned from PNC Financial Services Group to joint ownership by Hilliard Lyons’ own employees and Houchens Industries, Inc. of Bowling Green, Kentucky, a diversified, employee-owned company.