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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. offers community housing. Its offers include green communities, transit-oriented development, senior housing, supportive housing, rural and native American, building sustainable organizations, technical assistance and consulting, health and housing, asset management, tax credits, development and consulting, grants, conventional equity and community loan fund. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered Columbia, MD.

Discovery Place, Inc. offers and exhibits educational programs that inform, challenge and engage audiences of all ages. It operates discovery place and charlotte nature museum and discovery place kids. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. (B. Riley), formerly Wunderlich Securities, Inc., is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of Wunderlich Investment Co., Inc. B. Riley provides comprehensive wealth management and brokerage services to individuals and families, corporations and non-profit organizations, including qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations and endowments. In 2001, they expanded their business to include investment advisory services. The firm is duly registered with the SEC.

Fast Retailing USA, Inc. operates apparel stores. It offers fashion designer clothing. The company was founded on November 22, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bloomingdale's LLC owns and operates department stores. Its products cover the following: designer clothes, women's clothing, contemporary, shoes, handbags, jewelry and accessories, beauty, men's clothing, kid's clothing, and home products. The company was founded by Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale in 1872 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandisingoperates as a college and university. It offers courses for professional careers in fashion, entertainment and digital media. The firm also offers Bachelor’s and Associate’s Degrees. The company was founded in August 1969 by Tonian Hohberg and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Founded by Dana Telsey in 2008, Telsey Advisory Group LLC (TAG) is an independent equity research and consulting firm focused on the consumer sector, including retail and apparel companies and restaurants. They provide hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms and private and public consumer companies the detailed analysis and market context that is necessary to make strategic and investment decisions. TAG covers both US-based and international companies across the consumer landscape, including apparel manufacturers, children and teen retailers, consumer electronics, department stores, discounters, home furnishings, luxury goods, off-price retailers, quick service and specialty restaurants and specialty apparel retailers. Their consulting services include acquisition due diligence, benchmarking, competitive analyses, financial analysis, investor relations functions, market assessments, and valuation.

Arconic Defense, Inc. is engaged in the provision of land, sea, and air defense solutions for the Armed Forces of the United States. It offers forgings, sheets and plate, aluminum powder, aluminum investment castings, fasteners, hard alloy extrusions, mill products, and engineered products. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, MO.

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. is a non-profit organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. The organization was founded by Millard Fuller and Linda Fuller in 1976 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Atlanta Housing Authority is organized under Georgia law to develop, acquire, lease and operate affordable housing for low-income families. It is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

The Catalyst Group LLC engages in consulting, research, and management services. Its services include healthcare consulting and technical assistance, program evaluation and performance data reporting, trainings and workshops, mental health and substance abuse related services, publishing and document preparation, and administrative support and event planning. The company was founded by Richard Kim and Renee Lewis Glover on April 8, 2002 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

Avenue Capital Group LLC engages in the provision of investing services. It specializes in distressed securities, bank debt, stressed high yield debt, event-driven situations, restructured and post re-organization equities, and trade claims. The company was founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bipartisan Policy Center is an American company that believes in the importance of bipartisanship. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company takes views from both parties and work together to find solutions. The company helps American businesses thrive and compete by driving policies that support workers and spark innovation. The company was founded by Howard H. Baker, Thomas Andrew Daschle, Bob Dole.