Jim Updike

Freedom Forum Institute, Inc. promotes the study, exploration and education of the challenges confronting freedom through its first amendment center and the religious freedom center. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Ron Jon Surf Shop of Fla, Inc. retails apparel and board-sports equipment. Its products include tees, belts, wallets, fleece, footwear, jewelry, shorts and pants, swimwear, tanks, watches, and sunglasses as well as toys and games. The company was founded by Ron DiMenna in 1959 and is headquartered in Cocoa Beach, FL.

Helen Keller International provides social services. It builds local capacity to combat blindness and malnutrition by establishing sustainable programs. The firm also provides scientific technical assistance, as well as research and data, to governments and international, regional, national, and local organizations to help expand current approaches and develop new ones. The company was founded by Helen Keller in 1915 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

News Media Alliance provides newspapers and non-daily newspapers. It focuses on ensuring the future of new media through communication, research, advocacy and innovation. The company was founded on June 1, 1992 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Founded in 1999, Gannett U.K. Ltd. is a British company that publishes newspapers and operates television stations and cable television systems. Part of Gannett Co., Inc., the company is based in High Wycombe, UK.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Founded in 1995, Newsquest Capital Ltd. is a printing and British publishing company that is part of Gannett Co., Inc. The company is based in High Wycombe, UK and engages in the printing and publishing of newspapers.

Downtown Raleigh Alliance is a non-profit company that engages in the revitalization of Raleigh's downtown area. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. The company's focus is on enhancing the quality of life and contributing to the economic success of the area. Orage Quarles has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

The News & Observer Publishing Co. publishes newspapers and periodicals. It also publishes regional, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers. It offers comprehensive marketing and advertising solutions that range from cutting-edge rich media online ads to traditional newspaper inserts. The company was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

EveryIncome Holdings LLC engages in the provision of technology services. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

America's Promise Alliance operates collaborative network that facilitates volunteer action for children and youth. Its partners are corporations, nonprofit service organizations, foundations, policymakers and advocacy organizations. The company was founded by Colin L. Powell and Ray G. Chambers in 1997 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Families & Work Institute operates as a nonprofit research-to-action institute. It provides research about changing workplace, changing family, and changing community. The company was founded by Ellen Galinsky and Dana Friedman in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Public Radio International, Inc. operates and broadcasts radio programs. It offers its services through radio stations, pod casts, Websites, and mobile phones. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Partium Technologies GmbH develops a software application for searching spare parts. The company is based in Vienna, Austria and has subsidiaries in Austria. The CEO of the Austrian company is Philipp Descovich.

Electric Power Engineers, Inc. is a power engineering consulting firm. It offers power system planning, design, and grid integration in the United States and international markets. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tae Technologies, Inc. develops plasma fusion technologies. It offers plasma fusion technology that provides electricity generation and nuclear power plants waste elimination. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Foothill Ranch, CA.

Zeteo Tech, Inc. operates as a venture-backed biodefense and medical device company that develops revolutionary class of fieldable biological mass spectrometers. Its instruments identify airborne microbes, proteins and lipids, and can be used to screen for infectious disease and other bio-threats. The company was founded by Charles Call, Wayne A. Bryden and and James Carlini is headquartered in Sykesville, MA.

Anzu Partners LLC (Anzu Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by David Michael and David Seldin. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness provides housing facility to homeless. It offers housing first, rapid re-housing, ten essentials, community plan, prevention and diversion solutions. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Muscato Group, Inc. develops software and provides software engineering services. The company is specialized in architecting, developing and implementing of transaction and payment technologies for financial services industry. It has developed technology for message brokering, e-commerce, prepaid and debit card processing, money transfer, mobile banking, transaction security, innovative consumer and business solutions for health care, financial services and many other industries. The company operates and offers its services through its subsidiaries M2 Systems Corp., M2 Payments Solutions, Inc., M2 Financial Ltd. and M2 Europe Ltd. It also holds patent rights of secure access for e-Commerce a single transaction security code technology for credit and debit cards, which allows a cardholder to easily generate and use a unique, one-time use card security code for each transaction, making online or telephone purchases. The company was founded on April 28, 2008 and is headquartered in Maitland, FL.

Public Radio Exchange engages in the creation and distribution of public radio programs. It operates as an online marketplace for the review and licensing of public radio programming. The company was founded by Jay Allison and Jake Shapiro in September 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

enter for Global Development works to reduce global poverty and inequality through research. The company was founded by Edward Scott Jr., Fred C. Bergsten, and Nancy Birdsall in November 2001 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

RedPeg Marketing, Inc. is engaged in the provision of marketing consulting services. It specializes in the research, design, development, and delivery of targeted marketing programs for clients in the government and commercial sectors. The company was founded by Brad Nierenberg in 1995 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

Smithsonian National Museum of American History is a museum. It collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Inc. provides services for children with developmental concerns mild to severe. Its services include patient care, research initiatives, special education, professional training, and community initiatives. The firm specializes in autism spectrum disorders, behavior disorders, brain injury, cerebral palsy, communication disorders, down syndrome, and sleep disorders. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Bureau Veritas Primary Integration, Inc. provides engineering and commissioning services for mission critical, enterprise scale data centers. It offers logistics, energy, power and program management services. The firm also offers services for data centers, broadcast facilities and studios, classified facilities, telecommunications switch sites, call centers, and command and control centers. The company was founded in 2004 by G. Kelly Decker and is headquartered in Centreville, VA.

Schneider Electric IT Mission Critical Services, Inc. provides electrical apparatus and equipment services. It offers site assessments, feasibility studies, engineering, design/build and construction management, containerized solutions, commissioning, and monitoring. The company was founded on July 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.