Mike J. Forestner

Alabama Power Co. engages in the generation, distribution and sale of electricity. The firm owns coal reserves near its Plant Gorgas and uses the output of coal from the reserves in its generating plants. It also sells, and cooperates with dealers in promoting the sale of electric appliances. The company was founded by William Patrick Lay, James Mitchell and Thomas W. Martin on December 4, 1906 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Southern Nuclear Operating Co. provides electric utility services. The company owns and operates power plants, which provides electricity in the Alabama and Georgia regions. It generates electricity from nuclear power plants. Southern Nuclear Operating is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Southern Electric Generating Co. provides electric utility services. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Southern Power Co. engages in the development, construction, acquisition, ownership, and management of power generation assets including renewable energy projects. It also sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America provides information on how businesses can adapt their workforce development and management strategies to deal with the changing labor market. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America is the world's largest business organization, advocating, connecting, informing, and fighting for business growth and success. The American company was founded by Michael Scown, and Suzanne P. Clark has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

University of Alabama Health Services Foundation PC, also known as UAB Medicine, is a renowned academic health center and research university based in Birmingham, AL. 5 in the nation in obstetrics & gynecology by US News & World Report on the 2022-2023 Best Hospitals list. It includes the School of Medicine and the UAB Health System, which has 2,300 licensed beds in six hospitals, including the third-largest public hospital in the US, UAB Hospital. UAB is the largest academic medical center in Alabama and one of the top four largest academic medical centers in the US. UAB Medicine is committed to delivering world-class patient care, advancing medical science through pioneering research, and training the sharpest medical minds. UAB Women & Infants Services is ranked No.

Children's of Alabama specializes in medical care for ill and injured children. The firm provides care for youngsters from every county in Alabama, 42 other states and seven foreign countries last year. It offers inpatient and outpatient services across its Russell Campus on Birmingham’s historic Southside with additional specialty services. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc. assists in economic development programs. Its focus on helping the state attract and retain industry. The firm fills a role in the industrial recruitment process by marketing and promoting Alabama as a business location, and by providing research, information and proposals to companies and consultants that are actively searching for a site. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Hancock Whitney Bank engages in the provision of investment advisory services. It offers banking, treasury management, commercial financing, institutional asset management, corporate underwriting, and private wealth management solutions. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, MS.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Fisher Lynch Capital LLC (Fisher Lynch Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2003 by Brett K. Fisher and Linda H. Lynch. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Simon & Schuster, Inc. engages in the publication of fiction and non-fiction books. It offers a wide range of genres and formats for children and adults both audio and in print. The company was founded by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. provides energy and environmental research services. It conducts research and development relating to the generation, delivery and use of electricity for the benefit of the public. The firm also provides technology, policy and economic analyses to drive long-range research and development planning and supports research in emerging technologies. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

The Nature Conservancy of Mississippi, Inc. operates as a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The company is headquartered in Jackson, MS.

Southern Research Institute is a scientific research organization. It focuses on research in drug discovery, drug development, energy and environment, and engineering. The firm serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, defense, aerospace, environmental, and energy industries The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. manufactures automobiles. Its products include C-Class, GLS-SUV, GLE-SUV and GLE-Coupe. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Vance, AL.

The Business Council of Alabama operates as a chamber of commerce. The non-profit company is based in Montgomery, AL.

United Way of Central Alabama, Inc. supports social agencies and programs. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame functions as a regional level government authority. The private company is based in Tuscaloosa, AL.

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation preserves and restores the nation?s native wildlife species and habitats. NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the pressing environmental needs and matches those investments with private funds. It was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.