Thomas Nelson

Belk, Inc. operates retail department stores. The firm provides customers one-stop shopping, with merchandise mix and offerings of brands, styles, assortments and sizes. It also sells brands of fashion apparel, shoes and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics, home furnishings, house wares, fine jewelry, gifts and other types of merchandise. The firm also sells private label brands, which offer customers differentiated merchandise selections. The company was founded by William Henry Belk on May 29, 1888 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Wakefield Group LLC (Wakefield Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by Thomas C. Nelson. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

New NGC, Inc. manufactures building and construction products. It provides gold bond gypsum, proform finishing, permabase cement board, gold bond plaster systems and industrial products. The company was founded by Melvin H. Baker, Joseph F. Haggerty and Clarence E. Williams in 1925 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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.

Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Inc. operates as chamber of commerce organization. It offers economic development, public policy, networking, market demographics and building relationships services. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (North Carolina) operates as a not for profit healthcare organization. It offers outpatient surgical centers, laboratories, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and imaging centers. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

United Way of Central Carolinas, Inc. is a local and regional partnership of volunteers, donors, staff, agencies and people served, that raises and distributes funds. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.