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Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Foundation, Inc. operates as economic development agency. Its services include marketing and promotion, managing expansion, relocation, and retention projects, market research and business intelligence, and investment services. The company was founded on November 6, 2014 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Restoration Hardware, Inc. engages in the retail and provision of home furnishings. It offers furniture, lighting, textiles, rugs, bathware, decor, outdoor, baby, child, and teen products. The company was founded by Stephen Gordon in 1980 and is headquartered in Corte Madera, CA.

Auxis LLC provides management consulting and outsourcing services. It offers management consulting that includes business transformation, business performance, and shared services; and technology services include information technology consulting, enterprise applications, and security. The company was founded by Raul Vega and Alvaro Prieto in 1946 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is an international professional association that serves over 235,000 members and has awarded more than 190,000 certified internal auditor (CIA) certifications worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Lake Mary, USA and has subsidiaries in more than 170 countries and territories. Established in 1941, the IIA is recognized throughout the world as the internal audit profession's leader in standards, certifications, education, research, and technical guidance. Anthony J. Pugliese has been the CEO of the American company since 2021.

The American Accounting Association is a community of accountants in academia that was founded in 1916. The American Accounting Association is based in Sarasota, FL. The association shapes the future of accounting through teaching, research, and a powerful network, ensuring its position as thought leaders in accounting. The association offers various resources, including a digital library, journals, webinars, and conferences, to its members. The association also conducts research on topics such as diversity, equity, and inclusion in accounting.

Syntiro Healthcare Services, Inc. provides outsourcing and information technology services. Its customers include independent physician practice associations, physician hospital organizations, academic medical centers, physician groups, managed care organizations, third party administrators, and self insured employers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Kalkines, Arley, Zall & Bernstein LLP provides legal services. The company is based in New York, NY. Kalkines, Arley, Zall & Bernstein was acquired by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP on January 03, 2003.

Sterling Health Capital Management, Inc. is based in New York, NY. Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Sterling Health Capital Management, Inc. is a company that provides strategic and business planning and management services. The company was founded by William S. Bernstein. Sterling Health Capital Management was acquired by Deloitte LLP (New York) on November 15, 1999.

The Beacon Group, Inc. provides insurance and risk management services. It offers a full array of insurance products in the areas of personal, commercial, life, and health markets. The company was founded by Robert K. Rollins, Jr. and Donald E. Dresback in 1979 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Hospice By the Sea, Inc. provides palliative care, hospice and home health agency services. Hospice by the Sea, is a non profit healthcare organization, provides hospice, palliative care, and home health agency services. The company is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc. operates as a domestic violence center. The company was founded by Edee Greene in July 1974 and is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, FL.

3CInteractive Corp. provides enterprise solutions, mobile commerce, and marketing. The firm provides coupons, messaging, interactive web, wallet, web, and location based services. It specializes in mobile coupons, loyalty, app marketing, social sharing, medication adherence and compliance management. The company was founded by John L. Duffy, Mike FitzGibbon, and Mark Smith in 2007 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Community Foundation of Broward (CFB) is a grantmaking public charity that was founded in 1984. The non-profit company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. CFB helps families, individuals, and corporations create personalized charitable funds that deliver game-changing philanthropic impact. The organization manages 489 charitable funds representing more than $269 million in assets, distributing $145 million in grants over the past 37 years. CFB provides bold leadership on community solutions and fosters philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. The Broward Center for Nonprofit Excellence provides training, grants, and other critical resources to help nonprofit professionals and volunteers amplify their charitable organizations' impact in the community. Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

The Chamber of Commerce of The Palm Beaches is a private, not-for-profit association of businesses that was founded in 1913 by local business leaders as the Board of Trade. The non-profit company is based in West Palm Beach, FL. The Chamber is committed to ensuring the continued growth and prosperity of the county by advancing the economic, industrial, and civic interests of the area. The Chamber offers member to member deals and a trustee program. It strives to support projects that lead to a stronger economy and an improved quality of life.

Marsh & Mclennan Agency LLC (Florida) provides insurance agency services. The private company is based in Fort Lauderdale.

SkillMil, Inc. provides hiring service for the U.S. military veterans and their spouses. It specializes in human resource, employment, veterans hiring and training, veterans transitioning training, talent management, hiring, and recruiting. The company was founded by Noel Gonzalez in 2016 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Office Depot LLC engages in the provision of office products, services, supplies, and technology solutions. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Business Solutions, and CompuCom. The Retail segment involves in selling merchandise through chain of office supply stores and offers products and services in the categories of supplies, technology, and furniture and other. The Business Solutions segment trades branded and private branded products and services and provides copy and print services. The CompuCom segment comprises procurement, installation, and managing the life cycle of hardware and software businesses; and offers information technology (IT) support services including remote help desk, data centers, and on-site IT professionals. The company was founded by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Dougherty, and Jack Kopkin in March 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Markel-Gayner Asset Management Corp. (MGAM) is an investment advisor headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Markel Group, Inc. (NYSE: MKL), a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, and investment operations around the world. MGAM serves as an investment adviser to the insurance company subsidiaries of the Markel Group.

BioFlorida, Inc. is an organization that represents the life science industry in Florida. The private company is based in Florida and represents over 6,700 establishments and research organizations in the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and bioagriculture sectors, providing employment to 94,000 Floridians. The American company's initiatives aim to create a favorable business environment for the development of innovative products and technologies that enhance people's lives and bring economic benefits to the state. Nancy K. Bryan has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Hirschler Fleischer engages in diverse and sophisticated legal practices. The company was founded by Edward S. Hirschler and Alan G. Fleischer in 1946 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA.

TradeStation Group, Inc. through its principal operating subsidiaries, TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. offers the TradeStation analysis and trading platform to the active trader and certain institutional trader markets. The TradeStation platform offers state-of-the-art electronic order execution and enables clients to design, test, optimize, monitor and automate their own custom Equities, Options, Futures and Forex trading strategies. TradeStation Securities, Inc. (Member NYSE, FINRA, SIPC, NSCC, DTC, OCC & NFA) is a licensed securities broker-dealer and a registered futures commission merchant, and also a member of the Boston Options Exchange, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange and NASDAQ OMX. Its TradeStation Prime Services division, based in New York, seeks to provide prime brokerage services, including securities lending, to small and mid-sized hedge funds and other firms. TradeStation Forex, Inc. (Member NFA) is a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED) that exclusively provides the company’s forex brokerage offering. The company’s technology subsidiary, TradeStation Technologies, Inc. develops and offers strategy trading software tools and subscription services. Its London-based subsidiary, TradeStation Europe Limited, an FSA-authorized brokerage firm, introduces UK and other European accounts to TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Forex, Inc. TradeStation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group, one of the largest online financial services providers in Japan. Monex Group acquired TradeStation in June 2011 as an important step in achieving its goal to become a leading global integrated online financial services group.