Claude S. Abernethy

North Carolina Railroad Co. provides rail transportation services. It owns and operates rail corridor that stretches from Charlotte to the Port Terminal in Morehead City. Its rail corridor is a route for freight moving east to west, and north to south. It connects to routes carrying freight and people. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities (CFS) is a financial services provider headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1945. They are a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and their ultimate parent is CF Group Management, Inc. CFS offers an array of financial products and services in the equity and fixed-income capital markets. The firm provides sales and trading, investment banking, asset management, market commentary and market data.

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.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP provides legal services. It offers advisory, counseling, corporate, economic development, and other related legal services to individuals and businesses. The company was founded by Patrick Henry Nelson II in 1897 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

The North Carolina Technology Association operates as a statewide membership association for the technology sector. It offers technology, executives, marketing, events, public affairs, workforce development and economic development programs. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

The North Carolina Bar Association is a voluntary membership organization of legal professionals, including lawyers, judges, paralegals, and law students. The non-profit company is based in Cary, NC. The organization is dedicated to serving the public and the legal profession. The North Carolina Bar Foundation, a charitable organization, leads pro bono and civic education programs and development initiatives for members and the public. The mission of the organization is to unite the talent and generosity of the legal profession to be a power of greater good for the people of North Carolina.

Part of First Bancorp (North Carolina), First Bank is a state chartered commercial bank based in Southern Pines, NC. The company provides banking services to individuals and businesses in the Southern Pines area. Michael Goodwin Mayer has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

First Bank Insurance Services, Inc. provides insurance plans and services. The firm offers home and auto, life and health, commercial insurance and employee benefits. The company was founded on June 8, 1989 and is headquartered in Southern Pines, NC.

Part of Ice Miller LLP, Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co. LPA is a legal services provider. The company is based in Columbus, OH. Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co. LPA was acquired by Ice Miller LLP on January 01, 2012.

Empire Airlines, Inc. provides international air carrier, worldwide charter, and maintenance repair services. It offers flight following, maintenance, operations, records, aircraft acquisitions, management, maintenance training, certification, infrastructures, airline startups, and technical manuals. The company was founded by Nick Chenoweth and Victor Walters on April 12, 1977 and is headquartered in Hayden, ID.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina provides health care insurance services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc. has been helping health plans, providers, government entities, and vendors to connect, exchange information, and operate more efficiently for over 20 years. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The non-profit alliance of health plans and related associations works together to streamline the business of healthcare. CAQH technology-enabled solutions and its Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) bring the healthcare industry together to make sharing business information more automated, predictable, and consistent. CAQH Insights researches opportunities to reduce the burden of manual processes in healthcare administration. Sarah Ahmad has been the CEO of the American company since 2023.

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust operates as a charitable trust. The non-profit company is based in Winston-Salem, NC.

BCS Financial Corp. provides strategic partnership solutions. It provides services to insurance companies, brokers, agents, administrators, employers, employees and individuals. The firm offers excess reinsurance, professional liability, cyber and privacy loss, agent and agency, medical stop loss, limited benefits, student accident and health and travel insurance; health and life insurance, property and casualty insurance, financial service administration, reinsurance partnerships, specialty risk solutions; and international travel and group universal life insurance. It also provides protects assets with strategic financial solutions nationwide for insurance companies and financial institutions that include mutual fund administration and investment management partnerships. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

Prime Therapeutics LLC provides pharmacy benefits and services to insurance providers. The company manages pharmacy benefits for health plans, employers, and government programs including Medicare and Medicaid. It processes claims and delivers medicine to members, offering clinical services for people with complex medical conditions. The company was founded on August 28, 1998 and is headquartered in Eagan, MN.

America's Health Insurance Plans, Inc. is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. AHIP's members provide health and supplemental benefits to more than 200 million Americans through employer-sponsored coverage, the individual insurance market, and public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. AHIP advocates for public policies that expand access to affordable health care coverage to all Americans through a competitive marketplace that fosters choice, quality and innovation. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Cecelia Health, Inc. provides web based diabetes coaching services. The firm offers Fit4D platform that provides electronic interactions in patient-preferred modalities, such as phone, email, text, web that address patient specific issues in the patient’s preferred format, including articles, videos, and webinars. The company was founded by David G. Weingard in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cecelia Health Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.