Kenneth Vandervoort

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.

Birmingham Business Alliance operates as economic development organization. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Von Braun Center for Science & Innovation, Inc. provides research and development services. It serves the United States Army, NASA and aerospace industry. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.

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

Ascension Health provides health care services. It offers primary and preventative health services through community health centers include behavioural health, counselling services and support groups, child development and early childhood education, dental care, and health education, wellness, exercise and disease management programs. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

ProAssurance National Capital Insurance Co. is a professional liability insurance company located in Washington, DC. The firm is a subsidiary of ProAssurance Corp., a specialty writer of professional liability insurance.

ProAssurance Co., Inc. (Investment Portfolio) (PC-IP) is the investment portfolio division of ProAssurance Co., Inc., headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. They are ultimately owned by ProAssurance Corp. (NYSE: PRA). PC-IP provides healthcare professional liability, legal professional liability, or workers’ compensation insurance to individuals and insurance company portfolios.

Ascension Health Alliance provides healthcare services. It operates through healthcare and solutions divisions. The healthcare division operates hospitals and senior living facilities. The Solutions division offers a variety of services and solutions including physician practice management, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, clinical care management, information services, risk management, and contracting. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Birmingham Bar Association works to support its members in their practices, and to promote justice and public service. The firm engages in furthering the legal education of members, promoting needed reform in the law, facilitating access to justice, and encouraging camaraderie, integrity, and a spirit of courtesy and goodwill among membership. The company was founded on April 15, 1885 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Part of Lancaster Colony Corp., Marshall Biscuit Co., Inc. is a company that provides high-speed internet access via satellite to internet, computer or networking companies in the US and some international locations. Marshall Biscuit Co. is based in Saraland, AL and was founded by A. Robert Outlaw. The company offers a value-added reseller program that allows resellers to purchase equipment and service wholesale and establish their own customer pricing. In addition to their satellite services, the company is also beginning to delve into the various plumbing markets across the US. The company was acquired by Lancaster Colony Corp. on June 01, 2007 for $23.10 million.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

China Doll Rice & Beans, Inc. provides grown, milled, and packaged products. It offers rice, beans and peas, corn meal, grits, and soup mixes. The company is headquartered in Saraland, AL.

Thompson Gray, Inc. provides programmatic, financial, and information technology support services. It offers services to department of defense clients, with particular expertise in general fund enterprise business system (GFEBS) implementation and training. The firm's services include business process management, program and project management, resource management, public works and training programs. The company was founded Sheila A. Thompson in July 2008 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County is a non-profit organization, which focuses on economic development of Huntsville, Madison County. It engages in the development of commerce. The company is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Axiometrics, Inc. provides data and analysis on the multifamily housing sector. The firm’s services include axioinsight, feasibility and axiomonitor. The company was founded by Ronald G. Johnsey in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Appleton Learning Corp. provides academic coaching and support services. It specializes in test preparation, academic testing, report card review, summer camps, and student assessment services. The firm partners with school districts to provide staffing and educational program services. Appleton is a school solutions company that helps districts professionalize their para-educators, substitutes, and extended learning programs. The company was founded by Glenn Clayton in 2004 and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Dentons Sirote provides legal services. The company was founded by Morris Sirote, Edward Friend, Jr., James Permutt, and Karl Friedman in 1946 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Gray Research, Inc. provides engineering and business solutions. It offers design, integration, testing, evaluation, data management, space system analysis, technical and programmatic assistance and services. The company was founded by Ronald W. Gray in 1998 and is headquartered in Montgomery, AL.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

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.

White-Spunner Construction, Inc. engages in the provisiojn of construction services. Its projects include commercial, condominiums, education, government, healthcare, hospitality, industrial, restaurants and multifamily. The company was founded by John White-Spunner in 1981 and is headquartered in Mobile, AL.

Starnes Davis Florie LLP is a large litigation firm with over 60 attorneys. The private company is based in Birmingham, AL and was founded by William Stancil Starnes. The firm offers a diverse civil litigation practice, including a new labor and employment litigation section, and has extensive experience in handling intellectual property litigation. The complex litigation team provides comprehensive solutions for clients facing major exposure and "bet the company" litigation.

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC provides general contracting, design-build, and construction management services. Its services include safety management, preconstruction estimating, self-performance, lean construction, integrated project delivery, constructability assessment, procurement, LEED certification planning and management, logistics planning, building information modeling, virtual design and construction, value management, contract administration, field supervision and coordination, production of precast concrete components, fabrication of specialized structural steel members, and planning and installation of rigging and erection equipment. The company was founded by Miller M. Gorrie in 1964 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Ligon Industries LLC manufactures and supplies hydraulic cylinders. It also offers aluminum products for the wastewater treatment and commercial construction industries. The company was founded by Leon A. Nolen III and John J. McMahon Jr., in January 1999 and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

Stahl Specialty Co. owns and operates aluminum foundry. Its services include engineering, electronic communications, tool room, foundry, heat treatment, metallurgical, process control, and production machining. It offers aluminum castings for marine, construction, and food and agricultural industry applications. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Kingsville, MO.

Part of Cooper Group of Cos, Cooper/T. The company is based in Mobile, AL. Smith Corp. is a maritime firm with operations on all three coasts and internationally. Established in 1905, the company maintains ownership in numerous satellite companies, forming the Cooper Group, including warehousing, terminal operations, tugboats, push boats, barging, barge fleeting, floating terminals, logistics, forestry operations, vessel repair, and restaurants. Angus R. Cooper has been the CEO of the company since 1979.