Christopher A. Gessner

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

BioEnterprise Corp. provides access to capital through both its relationships with venture capital and investment banking firms. It initiates for start up funding, and networking information, recruitment, and emerging support firms, including medical devices companies. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

AssureRx Health, Inc. operates as a personalized medicine company that develops genetic tests. It specializes in pharmacogenomics, a study of the genetic factors that influence an individual’s response to drug treatments, as well as evidence-based medicine and clinical pharmacology. The firm offers GeneSight, a genetic test that helps healthcare providers to take a personalized approach for prescribing medicine for patients; GeneSight Psychotropic, a test that analyzes genes that affects a patient’s response to antidepressant and antipsychotic medications; and GeneSight Analgesic, a test that analyzes how genes affect the way the body respond to medicines prescribed to treat acute or chronic pain. The company was founded by Donald R. Wright Jr. in 2006 and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

United Way of Summit & Medina operates as a fundraisers. It supports individual and families education, income, and health. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

CDW LLC provides integrated information technology solutions. The firm’s services include eprocurement integration, leasing, managed, configuration, professional and warranty services. It also offers solutions like analytics, cloud, cybersecurity, data center and network infrastructure, digital signage, digital transformation, digital workspace, print solutions and software management. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL.

FedEx Custom Critical, Inc. provides courier services. It offers surface-expedited freight delivery services. The firm provides pickup and delivery service throughout the United States and internationally, specializing in same-day and next-day delivery. FedEx Custom Critical was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Uniontown, OH.

Akron Community Foundation functions as a foundation or endowment. The private company is based in Akron, OH.

US Foundation for Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Tech designs educational programs in science and technology. The firm designs accessible and innovative programs that motivate young people to pursue education; and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math, while building self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills. The company was founded by Dean Kamen in 1989 and is headquartered in Manchester, NH.

Smithers-Oasis Co. engages in the manufacture and market of floral products and accessories. It offers floral foam, accents, tools and basics, containers, floral spray color and flower care. The company was founded by Vernon Lewis Smithers in 1954 and is headquartered in Kent, OH.

Akron Roundtable, Inc. engages in the provision of educating and stimulating listeners on topics of importance to the region, the country, and the world. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Part of JA Worldwide, Inc., Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio, Inc. is a company that provides kindergarten to 12th grade programs to foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy skills. The company is based in Akron, OH.

Buckhorn, Inc. manufactures reusable packaging and material handling products. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Milford, OH.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Akron General Medical Center provides general medical and surgical services. The firm offers cardiovascular medicine, cardiac surgery, cancer care, orthopedics, and sports medicine services. It also provides diagnostic and outpatient services. The company has offices in Akron, Green, Stow, Tallmadge and West Akron. Akron General Medical Center was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

Akron General Health System provides healthcare services. Its facilities include a tertiary hospital, community hospitals, a nursing home, a home healthcare agency, and a rehabilitation hospital. The firm's member hospitals include Massillon Community Hospital, Lodi Community Hospital, Visiting Nurse Service and Affiliates, and Roselane Health Center. The company was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in Akron, OH.

The Cleveland Museum of Art exhibits art gallery as an art museum and as one of northeastern Ohio's principal civic and cultural institutions. The museum seeks to bring the meaning of art to the possible audience. The firm's museum also preserves and exhibits collections of art for the public and presents exhibitions and programs. The company was founded in 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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.

Environmental Design, Inc. provides tree transplanting and landscaping services. Its projects include private estates, municipal properties, hotels and resorts, corporate campuses and office buildings, golf courses, public and private universities, public highways, theme parks, museums, and sports venues. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Tomball, TX.

Tree Care Industry Association, Inc. develops safety and education programs, standards of tree care practice and management information for tree and landscape firms around the world. It provides continuing education, training, conferences and publications to promote the safe and appropriate practice of tree care. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Londonderry, NH.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

National Arbor Day Foundation provides tree planting programs. The firm?s programs include corporate partnerships, energy-saving trees, reduce carbon footprint , replanting forests, tree city USA, tree campus USA, lied lodge, arbor day farm and community tree recovery. The company was founded by Julius Sterling Morton in 1972 and is headquartered in Lincoln City, NE.

Davey Resource Group provides natural resource and utility consulting services. Its services include: vegetation management consulting, GIS inventory verification, facility inspections, joint-use services, urban forestry, environmental consulting, and tree preservation for commercial, residential, municipal and governmental markets. The company is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Bandit Industries, Inc. manufactures chippers, grinders and waste recycler units. It offers hand fed chippers, stump grinders, skid steer attachments, horizontal grinders, whole tree The company was founded by Mike Morey Sr. in 1983 and is headquartered in Remus, MI.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.