James W. Darden

NuGen Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets magnet electric motors. The company was founded on September 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Ashburn, VA.

Cleco Power LLC engages in generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. The company was founded on January 2, 1935 and is headquartered in Pineville, LA.

Founded in 1970, Carty & Co., Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in Memphis, Tennessee. Carty & Co.'s services include: municipal bonds, corporate bonds, equities, financial and retirement planning, insurance, mutual funds, SBA, USDA, MBS, Government bonds, CDs and institutional services. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. Carty & Co. clears their transactions on a fully disclosed basis through Pershing LLC. The firm is a member of the SIPC and FINRA. Carty & Co. is registered to transact business in all fifty states.

White, Weld & Co. LLC provides financial services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

Piedmont Investment Advisory LLLP (dba PIA) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded by William "Bill” Brookshire, Jr. in 1989. PIA provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, hedge fund and pooled investment vehicles. The firm is also the advisor to the Piedmont Partners LP Fund.

Celis Semiconductor Corp. designs, develops, and markets integrated circuit products. It specializes in semiconductor memories, low cost battery-less radio frequency identification tags, and SOI design products. The company was founded by Gary Derbenwick in 1996 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Builders Supply Co. wholesales lumber and wood products. The firm is specialized in doors and frames and many other products to its lines of excellent products. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD.

Toms Accounting Service provides accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services. The company is headquartered in Pico Rivera, CA.

Trustmark Corporation, with $9.6 billion in assets, is a diversified financial services company. They provide banking, wealth management and insurance solutions through their subsidiaries, including Trustmark National Bank, Trustmark Investment Advisors, and Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. With locations in Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, Trustmark strives to achieve outstanding customer satisfaction by understanding their customers’ businesses & needs and providing appropriate financial solutions.

Part of The First Bancshares, Inc. (Mississippi), The First, A National Banking Association provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Hattiesburg, MS. The CEO of the company is Milton Ray Cole.

Ticom Geomatics, Inc. provides geolocation, intelligence and surveillance systems. It offers sensor systems design, mission planning, signal collection and mission operation support. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Austin, TX.

Six3 Systems, Inc. provides strategic solutions to US government agencies in the intelligence, defense and civilian communities. The company was founded by Robert A. Colema in April 2009 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

CACI-LTC, Inc. provides technical engineering services for the intelligence and defense communities. It offers software engineering, cyber security, solutions architect, signal processing, and solutions. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Lakewood, FL.

Goldking Energy Corp. engages in oil and gas exploration. The company was founded on December 31, 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Wiley Rein LLP provides legal services. It specializes in appellate, consumer product regulation, corporate, election law and government ethics, employment and labor, environment and safety, food, drug and medical device law, franchise, FTC regulation government contracts, health care, insurance, intellectual property, international trade, litigation, privacy and cyber security, public policy, telecom, media and technology, white collar defense and government investigations. The firm serves domestic and international clients. The company was founded by Richard E. Wiley in 1983 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Coppell Chamber of Commerce advocates, educates, and connects businesses and members in the Coppell area. The non-profit company is based in Coppell, TX. The organization serves as a resource for finding businesses and members in the community.

The Portland Cement Association is a professional organization based in Skokie, IL. The non-profit company's description is simply stated as a professional organization.

ABB, Inc. provides power and automation products, systems, solutions and services. It manufactures components such as motors, generators, circuit breakers and programmable logic controllers for the automated processes of industries such as oil and gas, pulp and paper, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Cary, NC.

The Florida Bar operates as professional organization of lawyers. The company is headquartered in Tallahassee, FL.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.