Michael S. Lacrosse

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is a data-driven regional economic development organization that works with 22 member communities and over 190 private investors to attract and grow quality businesses in the Greater Phoenix area. The non-profit company is based in Phoenix, AZ, and the CEO of the company is Chris Camacho. The company's mission is to advocate for the competitiveness of the region and serve as a strategic partner to companies across the world as they expand or relocate to Greater Phoenix. Over the past 32 years, GPEC has helped 895 companies, creating nearly 164,000 jobs and $33.40 billion in capital investment.

GCU Community Fund provides investment services. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ.

University of Phoenix, Inc. provides education services. Its services include evening classes, flexible scheduling, continuous enrollment, a student-centered environment, practitioner faculty, online classes, and online library, eBooks, and computer simulations. The company was founded by John G. Sperling in 1976 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Greater Phoenix Leadership, Inc. operates as a business leadership organization. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ.

Phoenix Suns operates as a professional basketball team. The firm is a part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Part of Grand Canyon Education, Inc., GC Education, Inc. provides education support services. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ and was founded in 2008.

Young Life provides activities and support services. It is a christian ministry that reaches out to adolescents through volunteers, staff, club meetings, and camps. The company was founded on October 16, 1941 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

MLB Advanced Media LP engages in the provision of interactive media Internet services with regards to baseball. The firm delivers news, schedules, standings, and statistics from around the league as well as information on each of MLB's teams. It also offers baseball information on the web, including up-to-date statistics, game summaries, historical information, and features about events and programs. The company was founded in June 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Inc. promotes and preserves the game of basketball. The firm offers sports museum and gallery. The company was founded on February 17, 1968 and is headquartered in Springfield, MA.

National Basketball Association (NBA) operates a professional basketball league. The firm is recognized as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. It also operates the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) provides education and careers to Italian Americans. It provides services through the development of educational programs, advocacy of representation in government, monitoring how Italians and Italian-Americans are depicted in the media and the forging of ties between the United States and Italy. the firm also offers scholarships for Italian-American students and for students emarking on Italian-based studies. NIAF was founded in 1975 and is headquartered at Washington, DC.

AZPB LP operates a professional baseball team. The company is a member of the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The firm also markets sports merchandise, tickets, and collectable baseball game items. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Fiesta Bowl is a non-profit organization based in Scottsdale, AZ. Since 1971, the organization has been executing innovative experiences, driving economic growth, and championing charitable causes. The organization hosts events such as the PlayStation® Fiesta Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, and the Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Parade, among others, to provide charitable giving to enhance nonprofit organizations that serve communities through youth, sports, and education. The Fiesta Bowl is committed to community outreach and service, inspiring pride in all Arizonans during and outside of college football bowl season.

Greenberg Traurig LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in business aviation, futures and derivatives, financial regulatory and compliance, financial services litigation, project and infrastructure finance, public finance, restructuring, bankruptcy, and structured finance. The company was founded by Larry J. Hoffman, Mel Greenberg and Robert H. Traurig in 1967 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

The Detroit Lions, Inc. manages a football team. It also provides season tickets, single game tickets, premium seating, and travel packages. The firm also retails jerseys, accessories, t-shirts, and hats. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Allen Park, MI.

Los Angeles Rams LLC owns and manages an American professional football team as a member of the Western Division of the National Football League (NFL). The firm handles football operations, brand development, and advertising. The company was founded by Homer Marshman in 1937 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC provides legal services. It offers services to individuals, companies, not for profits and public sector entities. The company operates through its offices in New York, Florida and Kansas. The company was founded in 1897 by George H. Bond and is headquartered in Syracuse, NY.

State Bar of Michigan is a professional organization that provides a wide range of services to its members, including career center, employment, ethics helpline, and resources. State Bar of Michigan is based in Lansing, MI. The organization also offers legal assistance to the public, including lawyer referral service, legal aid programs, and probate information.

Talking Stick Resort Arena owns and operates auditoriums to organize basketball and other shows. It is sponsor of arena, which is home court for NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, home ice for minor league East Coast Hockey League's Phoenix Roadrunners, home field and the Arena Football League's Arizona Rattlers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts houses art collections and conducts art exhibitions in the United States. Their collections encompass artworks, painting and sculpture, print and drawing collections, decorative arts, modernist design, photographs and textiles. It also collects, preserves, and makes work of art. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

BCBSM, Inc. engages in the provision of health care plans and resources. It offers individual and family plans, medicare plans, employer provided plans, prescription drugs, and dental plans. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. provides insurance, retirement planning and investment services. It offers individual and group life and disability insurance, annuities and mortgage life insurance. The firm also provides mutual funds, institutional asset management, annuity and retirement plans through its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Russell Dorr on August 6, 1880 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Minnesota Mutual Cos., Inc. engages in the provision of insurance and financial services. It offers insurance products, pension plans, and financial services. The company was founded on October 1, 1998 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

The Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. operates as a professional football team. The firm covers football operations, scouting, stadium and game operations, brand development, broadcasting and marketing partnerships. The company was founded by George Halas in 1920 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.

JDM Partners LLC provides real estate investment and development services. The private company is based in Miami, FL.

SureBeam Corp. provides electronic irradiation system services for the food industry. SureBeam® process is based on electron beam technology that destroys harmful food-borne bacteria such as E-coli, salmonella and listeria, eliminates or renders harmless fruit flies and other pests and reduces bacteria driven food spoilage. It is located San Diego, CA

Apriva LLC provides end-to-end wireless transaction and information solutions. The firm offers point of sale solutions that integrate hardware, software, network infrastructure, management tools, wireless transactions and information messaging solutions. Its information security systems offer government agencies and high security businesses the command, control and protection for sensitive and classified communications. The firm offers Apriva POS platform, Apriva terminal solutions, Apriva Vend, AprivaPay Plus, AprivaLife and Apriva integration services. Its solutions include MESA VPN, MESA gateway standard edition, MESA gateway enterprise edition, MESA command and control suite and Apriva reader. The company was founded by Christopher Spinella, Paul Coppinger, Rinaldo Spinella and Michael Klingen in 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix , AZ.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Valley Youth Theatre operates arts performing theaters. The firm perform The Wizard of OZ and the Fools Who Dream Concert. It is theatre company dedicated for meaningful engagement, education, and excellence in the performing arts. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.