Patrick J. Burns

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Image Logistics Corp. provides retail services. It offers customized apparel to businesses through its FastLogo brand. The firm also offers embroidered and imprinted logo merchandise. The company was founded by James Barry in 1999 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

Mail America Communications, Inc. provides direct mail production and mailing list management services, Prepress, Press, Bindery and Data management Services. Mail America Communications is headquartered in Forest, VA.

Comar, Inc. produces injection molded and injection blow molded plastic packages and components. It offers nutraceuticals, oral syringe system, printed dosage cups, total dispensing systems, closures tips and adapters. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Buena, NJ.

Nypro, Inc. designs and manufactures plastic products. It offers plastic injection molding, plastics parts, and assemblies to the healthcare, electronics, telecommunications, automotive, consumer and industrial products, and contract manufacturing industries. The company was founded by Fred Kirk and Nick Stadtherr in 1955 and is headquartered in Clinton, MA.

Jones Day LP provides legal services. It offers services to the airlines, aviation, automotive, construction, energy, healthcare, insurance, media, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunication industries. The company was founded by Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice on March 1, 1893 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Scion NeuroStim, Inc. develops non-invasive neuromodulation medical devices. The company is based in Durham, NC. The company was founded by Lanty L. Smith.

Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops animal veterinary pharmaceutical products. It also focuses on human and animal health therapeutics. The firm out-licenses domestic and worldwide product marketing rights to strategically-pharmaceutical partners. The company was founded by Roland H. Johnson in 2001 and is headquartered in Greensboro, NC.

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The organization pursues non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Soles Brower Smith & Co. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Greensboro, NC. The company was founded by Joseph M. Brower.

The Duke Endowment is a private foundation serving the people of North Carolina and South Carolina by supporting selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare and spiritual life. The endowment was founded in 1924 and is located in Charlotte, North Carolina

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.

The Care of Trees, Inc. provides professional tree services including pruning, tree preservation and soil aeration. Its services include tree and shrub pruning, planting and tree replacement, tree and stump removal, cabling and bracing, lightning protection, insect and disease management, and tree protection during construction. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Barrington, IL.

The Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce organization. The non-profit company is based in Akron, OH.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Davey Tree Expert Co. engages in the provision of arboricultural, horticultural, environmental, and consulting services. It operates through the follwing segments: Residential and Commercial Services; Utility; and All Other. The Residential and Commercial Services segment comprises treatment, preservation, maintenance, removal and planting of trees, shrubs and other plant life; practice of landscaping, grounds maintenance, tree surgery, tree feeding, and tree spraying; application of fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides; and natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning. The Utility segment offers services to utility customers-investor-owned, municipal utilities, and rural electric cooperatives such as practice of line-clearing and vegetation management around power lines, rights-of-way, and chemical brush control; and natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning. The All Other segment include activities in research, technical support, and laboratory diagnostic facilities. The company was founded by John Davey in 1880 and is headquartered in Kent, OH.