Leslie M. Baker

Carolina Power & Light Co. generates, transmits, distributes and sells electricity in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. It has three hydroelectric generating plants, Walters, Tillery and Blewett, which are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It also owns the Marshall Plant, which has a license exemption. Carolina Power & Light generates power through the consumption of various fuels, such as coal, nuclear, oil & gas, combined cycle, and hydroelectric resources. It serves chemicals, textiles, paper, food, metals, wood products, rubber & plastics, and stone products industries. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Wachovia Corp. provided commercial and retail banking services. It offered personal finance and wealth management services. The company was founded on June 16, 1879 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Community Capital Corp. operates a bank holding company for CapitalBank. It provides banking services to consumers and small-to-medium sized businesses throughout South Carolina through its subsidiary. The company provides a full range of lending services, including real estate, consumer and commercial loans to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in its market areas, as well as residential mortgage loans through subsidiary. The company primarily focuses on real estate construction loans, commercial mortgage loans and residential mortgage loans. It was founded in April 1988 and is headquartered in Greenwood, SC.

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation (Knight Foundation) is a private non-profit foundation headquartered in Miami, Florida. Knight Foundation was founded in 1950 to promote excellence in journalism and the success of the communities in which they worked. The Foundation is independent of the Knight brothers' newspaper enterprises.

Park Sterling Corp. operates as a bank holding company for Park Sterling Bank. Through the Park Sterling Bank, it offers financial and banking solutions to individuals and companies. Its products include personal, business and non-profit checking accounts, interest on lawyers trust accounts individual retirement accounts, business and personal money market accounts, time deposits, overdraft protection, safe deposit boxes, and online and mobile banking. It also provides lending services such as real estate, construction, residential mortgage, home equity and consumer loans, as well as long-term residential mortgages; wealth management which covers investment management, personal trust services, and investment brokerage services; cash management, and others. The company was founded on October 6, 2010 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

The American National Red Cross provides blood collections and disaster relief services. The firm provides neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, emergency assistance, disaster relief and education. It offers compensate services such as support and comfort for military members and their families, the collection, processing and distribution of blood products, educational programs that promote health and safety, and international relief and development programs. The company was founded by Clarissa Harlowe Barton in 1881 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Novant Health, Inc. engages in the operation of hospitals and provides healthcare services. It is a medical group consisting of physicians as well as numerous outpatient surgery centers, medical plazas, rehabilitation programs, diagnostic imaging centers, and community health outreach programs. Its services include breast health, pediatrics, orthopedics, surgery, and sleep health. The company was founded on July 1, 1997 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.