Founded in Charlotte, NC, in 1977, today they are a full-service creative marketing communications firm dedicated to helping regional, national and international clients build their brands.

Wray Ward provides strategic planning, advertising, media planning and buying, interactive and Web marketing, direct marketing and public relations. In addition, they continually explore emerging, nontraditional approaches as they perpetually seek yet one more ingenious solution.

In addition, they garner the most prestigious creative and public relations awards in their industry including The One Show; Communication Arts, ShowSouth, national, regional and local ADDY Awards; the APPEX Awards, and recognition in Graphis Annual.

Mack Trucks has been serving the Carolinas since 1922 with transportation solutions, innovation, integrity, and value. In 1996 this factory branch and leasing company, Southeastern Leasing, was sold to the McMahon family and the McMahon Truck Group was born. The McMahon family brings with them a rich tradition of three generations of affiliation with Mack Trucks. Mack of Charlotte is the largest Mack dealer in the Carolinas and the McMahon Truck Group also owns Mack of Nashville with a location in Laverne, TN.

For over 22 years, The Carolina Group Partners, LLC has provided a full spectrum of real estate services to clients throughout the region and across the country. From retail and office projects to property management and residential development, the professionals at TCG have the experience and skills necessary to manage a range of projects with the quality and accountability our clients expect. To date, the partners of TCG have developed over 16,000,000 square feet of space in a variety of retail, office, residential, commercial and industrial environments.

The Carolina Group Partners, LLC (The Carolina Group) is an experienced real estate company with proven expertise in development, leasing, management and brokerage. Having completed over 75 built-to-suit projects for a nationwide client base, their reputation is well established throughout the retail, office, industrial and residential markets.

Bringing full service media production and content rights to you at the speed of NASCAR, their goal is to leverage award-winning production experience and broadcast infrastructure to enhance your company’s digital entertainment offerings while supporting specific business objectives. Whether you're producing a feature length film about the sport, a NASCAR driver documentary, need production resources for a NASCAR TV show, developing a mobile video strategy, or producing a commercial for your company’s NASCAR brand campaign, from concept to post-production, they can help you bring the sight, sound, and emotion of NASCAR to your target audience.

FairPoint Communications delivers modern communications technology with respect, commitment, and a can-do spirit. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, FairPoint Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of a full range of communications services to residential and business customers including: local and long distance voice, data, Internet, television and broadband. FairPoint Communications is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FRP. FairPoint operates 32 local exchange companies in 18 states. With approximately 1.9 million access line equivalents, FairPoint is the eighth largest telecommunications company in the United States. Their phone companies operate as the incumbent local exchange carrier in each of their respective markets. Many of their companies have been in operation for more than 75 years.

Jackson & McGee represent consumers, homeowners, investors, and people who have been seriously injured. They have been involved in some of North Carolina's most significant cases. The disputes they handle are generally complex, high-stakes litigation against insurance companies, product manufacturers, general contractors, banks, and other entities which have engaged in wrongful conduct. The disputes are "high stakes" because they involve people's health, homes, and financial well-being.

Since 1988, Sports Media Challenge, led by President Kathleen Hessert, has been in the forefront of media and communication training providing cutting edge, high quality services. SMC has built a track record of training athletes, coaches and other sports professionals to maximize public exposure while minimizing its risks. With years of unparalleled expertise, SMC’s speaking, training, and consulting is known for both its high impact style and deep substance. Our customized approach and scope of expertise continuously stretch the abilities and understanding of some of the world’s leading athletes, coaches, executives, teams and leagues at the college, professional and Olympic levels.

Carolina Medical Associates has been serving the Mecklenburg County area since 1980. They have highly trained physicians in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology. Their goal at Carolina Medical Associates is to provide the highest quality medical care possible in a relaxed and personal atmosphere, both in the office and during your stay in the hospital.

By the end of 2000, Family Trust assets exceeded $100 million, and a new community charter authorized the credit union to serve anyone that lives, works, worships, or attends school in York County. Today, Family Trust represents over 32,000 members and has branches throughout York County. With a proud history and a location in one of the fastest growing economies in the Southeast, Family Trust plans to continue serving all of the people in York County.

The Sumwalt Law Firm is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and concentrates in workers’ compensation and related claims, such as personal injury litigation and Social Security disability. They carefully select who they represent in order to give each case the full attention it deserves. They represent people, not insurance companies. Their cases have resulted in numerous decisions by the North Carolina appellate courts that have clarified—and sometimes even changed—the law.

Tax Management Associates, Inc. (TMA) was founded in 1979 to perform one function: to assist state and local governments in their daily duties of administering ad valorem taxation. Ad valorem (according to value) property taxes make up the single greatest source of local governement funding and require a great deal of expertise to administer in a fair and equitable manner. TMA takes this consulting relationship with their state and local government partners seriously, and their commitment to these clients has made TMA the largest and most experienced provider of business personal property auditing and consulting services in the US today.

Randolph & Son Builders has been a family business since 1935. The company draws from more than 70 years experience in construction and related trades to build top-notch, award-winning buildings for small and large clients. With this as thier foundation, they approach your project based on their understanding of what is most important to you and your construction project.

Lap Tech Industries has an impressive track record of developing low cost, high precision surface solutions for all types of components. A number of leading manufacturers now look to them a preferred supplier of contract grinding, lapping, polishing, and deburring services.

Smith Law Firm is a North Carolina Employment Law Attorney Offering Counseling and Litigation Services to Individuals and Businesses.

The firm is unique among Charlotte and North Carolina employment law practices – Jack Smith counsels and represents employers and employees in all workplace issues, and is one of the few employment law attorneys to also focus on workers’ compensation.

Pease Associates offer architecture, engineering, planning and construction services, providing their clients with well-balanced, comprehensive service. Public and private sector clients alike call on them because they listen better, think broader and work harder to provide solutions that address their clients’ individual needs.