Joseph Cornelius Godsey

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Godsey & Gibb, Inc., do-business-as Godsey & Gibb Wealth Management, is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded by Frank Gibb III and Joseph Godsey Jr. in 1985. Godsey & Gibb provides investment management, tax planning and preparation, financial planning, family wealth advising, retirement planning, estate planning, and insurance consulting services to individual and institutional clients.

Davenport & Co. LLC (Davenport) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1863 and is a subsidiary of Davenport & Co. of Virginia, Inc. Davenport manages separate accounts for individuals, institutions, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other types of entities. They also serve as the Advisor to various mutual funds.

Pinnacle Associates Ltd. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor which was founded in 1984 by Thomas Passios. Headquartered in New York City, the firm offers investment advisory services to both institutional and noninstitutional clients.

ACK Asset Management LLC (ACK) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Richard Meisenberg and John Reilly in 2005. ACK serves as the investment adviser to several private funds.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

BB&T Securities LLC, doing business as BB&T Capital Markets, is the broker/dealer subsidiary of BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT). The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. They offer a full array of investment, trading and execution services to middle-market companies. BB&T Capital Markets' sales and trading arm is comprised of 2 groups: Debt Securities Sales & Trading and Equity Sales & Trading. The Debt Securities Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) Government and agency securities (2) corporate bonds (3) municipal bonds (4) asset-backed securities (5) mortgage-backed securities (6) preferred securities and (7) money market desk (short-term securities including BB&T funding). The Equity Sales & Trading group focuses on: (1) institutional block execution services (2) institutional distribution of proprietary research (3) providing proprietary access to industry leading conferences and management teams (4) serving as a NASDAQ market maker for over 250 securities (5) stock buybacks including 10b-18 and 10b5-1 trading plans and (6) 144 stock sales, individual 10b5-1 trading plans (buy and sell) and employee cashless stock option programs. BB&T Capital Markets provides research coverage of the communications, defense and government services, energy, financial services, furnishings and consumer durables, healthcare, industrial services, retail/consumer durables and transportation services sectors.

Portico Publications Ltd. publishes and distributes alternative local newsweeklies. The private company is based in Charlottesville, VA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics collects, processes, analyzes, and shares labor economic information. Its publications include the occupational outlook handbook, monthly labor review online, career guide to industries, and economic news release. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., Northwestern Mutual Financial Network is a company that provides financial planning services. The company is based in Louisville, KY.