Robert A. Kennedy

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

PWC Logistics Ltd. provides storage and freight forwarding services. The firm provides services to customers in apparel & footwear, automotive, consumer & industrial electronics, consumer packaged goods, engineering & construction, events & entertainment, food, grocery, government, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. The company was founded in 1979 and is located in Safat, Kuwait.

The Multiple Sclerosis Society is an organization that aims to find treatments for everyone affected by multiple sclerosis. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. The British company offers award-winning publications, factsheets, and booklets through their online shop. The society conducts surveys to shape the future direction of MS research, with the latest survey held in 2022 with over 6,500 participants. The company's current focus is on the STARMS trial, which compares HSCT with other highly effective treatments for relapsing MS. The treatment involves using chemotherapy to remove harmful immune cells and regrow the immune system using the patient's own stem cells. Nick Moberly has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Needham & Co. LLC (Needham) is a registered investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of The Needham Group, Inc. Needham provides corporate and institutional clients with high quality research, corporate access, capital markets and trading execution services in both the public and private markets, with an emphasis on growth companies.

Baker Newman & Noyes PA LLC provides accounting services. Its services include audit & accounting, employee benefit plans, healthcare consulting, risk & business advisory services and tax. The company was founded by Peter Chandler and Eleanor M. Baker in 1995 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Birchbrook is an independent registered investment advisor headquartered in Bangor, Maine. The firm was founded by Jean Deighan and Jenifer Butler in 1994 as Associates, Inc. and changed its name to Birchbrook in 2021. Birchbrook provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and self-directed retirement plans.

TD Banknorth, Inc. provides banking and financial services. It also offers insurance, wealth management, merchant services, mortgage and government banking, private label credit cards, and other financial services. The company is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

The University of Maine System provides educational services. It offers a variety of academic systems through their public universities and regional outreach centers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Bangor, ME.

James W. Sewall Co. provides geospatial, engineering, and natural resource consulting services. Its products and services include engineering, broadband/telecom, remote sensing, geospatial solutions, forestry and natural resource consulting, and geo-forestry. The firm’s offers solutions to public sector, utilities, energy, real estate, and forestry companies. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Old Town, ME.

Society for Corporate Governance, Inc. engages in providing advisory services and providing professional development and education through seminars and conferences in corporate governance area. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Maine Technology Institute offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance. It is an industry-led, publicly-funded, nonprofit corporation that offers early-stage capital and commercialization assistance in the form of competitive grants, loans and equity investment for the research, development and application of technologies that create new products, processes and services, generating jobs across Maine. The company was founded 1999 and is headquartered in Brunswick, ME.

Maine & Co. provides site selection services. Its services include real estate site searches, data collection & analysis, incentives identification & valuation, site visit coordination, and financing coordination services. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Portland, ME.

Kuwait & Gulf Link Holding Co. KSCC provides supply chain management services in the Middle East. It fulfils the transportation, stevedoring, warehousing, procurement, shipping, and port management needs of local and regional clients. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Safat, Kuwait.

Advanced Infrastructure Technologies, Inc. provides technology solutions for bridge construction. It develops and installs composite arch tubes. The firm offers conceptual and design services, fabrication of composite superstructure elements and installation oversight. The company was founded by Mark Ramsus, Brit Svoboda, and Habib Dagher in 2008 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Hodgdon Defense Composites LLC designs and builds military, homeland security and rescue craft. Its products include MAKO, costal patrol boat and next generation patrol boat. The company was founded in 1816 and is headquartered in East Boothbay, ME.

Maine Public Broadcasting Corp. was founded in 1992 and is based in Lewiston, ME with subsidiaries in the United States. The company is a premiere, independent public media resource that includes PBS, NPR, BBC, and others. The company's description includes a call for suggestions to design the ultimate Maine Adventure Guide and a compilation of resources for educators to develop units connected to the Holocaust. Additionally, the company has curated resources around the topic of helping students find and tell stories from people who have encountered injustice, hatred, racism, inequity, and other obstacles that threaten life. The description also includes information about Maine Public's federal funding.

Otter Creek Advisors LLC (Otter Creek) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The firm was founded in 2014 by Roger Keith Long, Tyler C. Walling and Gordon T. Williams. Otter Creek manages a single strategy through a liquid alternative fund – the Otter Creek Long/Short Opportunity Fund (OTTRX/OTCRX).

Tetrem Capital Management (US) Corp. provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Boston, MA.

Annapolis Group, Inc. operates as a cemetery subdividers and developer. The company is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG LLP (Michigan) is a company based in Detroit, MI.

United Way of Greater Portland operates as an organization the focuses in volunteerism, giving and advocating services. It offers assistance and services to the community partners through donations and gift in funding social works, education, and health. The company is headquartered in Portland, ME.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers operates non-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development for engineering community. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in New York, NY.