The Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® is the Triangle area’s voice of real estate. The company promotes the highest ethical and professional standards and cooperation among its members, while providing products, programs and services to meet the evolving needs of the real estate industry and consumers. It is one of the largest in North Carolina with over 9,000 members throughout the Triangle and beyond. The Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® serves as a leading advocate of private property rights and community involvement. For more information on Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®, visit www.rrar.com.

The Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is an independent, non-profit governmental authority whose mission is to aggressively market Greensboro's assets, maximizing economic impact while providing excellent visitor service. With Greensboro being the home to the largest hotel in North Carolina, 85 other lodging facilities, and the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, the Greensboro Convention & Visitors Bureau promotes the idea that the destination can easily host events ranging from small corporate meetings to large city-wide events. For more information, visit http://www.visitgreensboronc.com/.

The Cemala Foundation is a family foundation that seeks to enhance the quality of life in Greensboro. Chartered in 1986 by Martha and Caesar Cone II, they envisioned the Foundation as a way of continuing the family’s history of personal and business commitment to Greensboro. With an understanding that tomorrow’s issues and problems might differ from today’s, the Foundation charter places no limitation on the charitable projects to be undertaken but entrusts the board to respond to changing times and needs. The Cemala Foundation envisions a vibrant and innovative Greensboro that is nationally known as a magnet for individuals, families, and businesses. For more information, visit https://cemala.org/.

Kilpatrick Townsend is an international law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm has nineteen offices, including U.S. offices in California, Colorado, North Carolina, New York, Texas, Washington State, and the District of Columbia, and international offices in Japan, Shanghai, and Sweden. We help leaders create, expand, and protect the value of their companies and most prized assets by bringing an equal balance of business acumen, technical skill, and creative thinking to the opportunities and challenges they face. Kilpatrick Townsend has built a premier firm known globally for helping established and emerging entities successfully grow their businesses and become industry leaders. For more information, visit www.kilpatricktownsend.com/.

Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the United States’s largest privately held construction firms, providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services for a wide variety of markets. We are true builders. We know what it means to build a project with our own crews working from the ground up. We are skilled in construction practices, including virtual design and construction, integrated project delivery, and Lean construction, but we are best known for our preconstruction and self-perform expertise and exceptional client service. Our extensive portfolio includes projects ranging in value from $1,000 to more than $700 million in virtually every type of U.S. industry. We have 13 offices and more than 3,000 employees. Our purpose is building exceptional people, trusting relationships, great projects, and strong communities. For more information, visit www.brasfieldgorrie.com.

The Special Event Company is a 30+ year award-winning, woman owned business, delivering strategic, creative, turnkey solutions for corporate meeting and event planning services for live and virtual events. We empower our clients to connect with internal and external audiences through our wide range of event and media solutions, along with our own broadcast studio which allows us to act as a one-stop shop to produce exceptional experiences. We immerse ourselves in our clients'​ businesses to understand their corporate culture, objectives and goals, and develop effective event marketing strategies to advance them. We build trusted and productive working relationships with our clients'​ marketing and events teams. As recognized leaders in strategic international event marketing, management and production, we work closely with our clients to ensure that their messages are clear, and message delivery is compelling. For more information, visit www.specialeventco.com.

Hannah Sheridan & Cochran, LLP is a law firm which serves business, construction, and individual clients throughout North Carolina. Our experienced attorneys regularly counsel clients through legal issues, such as construction liens, civil litigation, business transactions, and commercial collections. Whether representing a corporation or an individual, we keep the client’s goals as well as the economics of the case in focus while assisting clients in making informed, educated decisions. HSC began with a shared vision focusing on experience, integrity and ingenuity. We believe in offering professional, attentive service to you, our client, and work every day to reach logical, viable and economic outcomes to your challenges. We are passionate about being relatable in our dealings with you and your opposition, and we promise to be the legal partner you can trust. For more information, visit www.hscattorneys.com/.

Founded in 1987 by Donna Preiss, The Preiss Company is an industry leader in the sales and development of investment properties. We are proud to be one of the Top 10 providers of off-campus housing in the nation and the largest woman-owned owner and operator of private student housing. Over our history, The Preiss Company has been the recipient of some of the industry's top awards. We also have been recognized by local and national student housing associations and publications. The Preiss Company's success is truly the result of the work performed by all of our dedicated, experienced, and qualified team members. They represent the best that we have to offer and embody the spirit of teamwork and professionalism. For more information, visit www.tpco.com/.

Fitzpatrick Communications Inc. operates as a public relations agency providing public relations counseling and services. Owner Joyce Fitzpatrick has over thirty years of experience helping clients use public relations to their advantage. Her strategic planning and innovative thinking helps clients successfully change opinions, achieve business goals and get noticed. Fitzpatrick implements successful and award-winning public relations strategies for corporations, law firms, universities, museums and non-profit organizations. She works closely with industries ranging from real estate and manufacturing to utilities to financial services. Her special expertise in crisis communications allows her to provide valuable counsel to clients during times of major change.

Preston Development Company is recognized as one of the premier development teams in the nation. Founders Tim Smith and Julian “Bubba” Rawl, have established a reputation for planning and producing only the highest quality development projects. Born in upscale Cary, North Carolina, Preston Development Company has established a solid foundation with a name that is instantly recognized with great esteem in the Southeast. Preston has achieved excellence in all of its projects from the capital city’s Research Triangle Area, a pre-eminent tech and biotech center, to the sweeping shores of the North Carolina Coast. Preston Development is known locally for high-end residential communities such as Preston and the Prestonwood Country Club, MacGregor West, Wessex, Weston Estates, Camden Forest, Magnolia Woods, and Stanton Place. Our motto is “You’re only as good as your last project.”  Building quality builds a reputation, we have done that and people recognize it. Above all, Preston Development Company is defined by two words: Quality and Relationships.  We share “old school” values in the new world of technology. Simply said, nobody does it better than Preston. For more information, visit www.prestondev.com/.

Based in Raleigh, NC, the W. Trent Ragland Jr. Foundation supports organizations with values of self-reliance, patriotism, independence, and respect for God, country, and family. The organization provides grants for initiatives primarily located in Wake County that demonstrate conservation, knowledge, compassion, and community. The Foundation’s principal intent is to support efforts that allow individuals to pursue and achieve self-improvement and self-reliance. In the past, grants have been given to programs in areas of arts, culture, humanities, education, health, and religion. For more information, visit www.wtrentraglandjrfoundation.org.

The Greensboro Sports Council was formed in 1959 as a support group for the Greensboro Coliseum. Its primary purpose is to provide hospitality, resources and community support for events held in the Coliseum. The Greensboro Sports Council aims to develop athletic programs and events at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex and other facilities for the benefit, recreation, and entertainment of the residents of Greensboro, North Carolina, and its surrounding communities. For more information, visit www.greensborosportscouncil.com.

The Greensboro Sports Foundation is the local organizing committee for the major sports events contested at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex and throughout Greensboro such as those presented by the ACC, NCAA, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, USA Gymnastics, and the Amateur Athletic Union among others. Greensboro’s sports tourism efforts create economic development that benefits not only Greensboro but also Central North Carolina. The goal of the Greensboro Sports Foundation is to further enhance Greensboro’s national reputation as “Tournament Town” and build an organization with the ability to develop strategic partnerships to better position Greensboro for the execution of major sporting events. For more information, visit www.greensborosf.org.

Koury Corporation's more than six decades of experience developing hospitality, retail, office & industrial and residential properties throughout Greensboro, North Carolina, distinguishes the company as both an early pioneer and modern-day innovator. Focusing on customer service, Koury Corporation has chosen to develop, lease and manage only our own properties, doing so with the highest level of integrity and a long-term view. Our fully integrated business platform sets us apart and benefits our customers with the constant support of a dedicated and experienced team of architectural, construction, facilities, property management, and leasing professionals. Some of our notable projects include the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel & Koury Convention Center, the Grandover Resort and Conference Center, and the Four Seasons Town Center. For more information, visit www.kourycorp.com.

TEGO Data, based in Cary, NC, is an engineering-led, forward-thinking technology company that creates a competitive advantage by solving problems and delivering results with remarkable efficiency. TEGO Data provides services such as security services, audit and compliance solutions, and security solutions to any IT company likely to partner with TEGO Data. TEGO Data works as an extension to other IT companies to ensure ongoing access to top-notch engineers and design guidance. TEGO Data works with companies to design an approach to a long-term strategy that achieves a client’s vision while focusing on results during and after the implementation of a project. TEGO Data has a reputation for providing insight to customers on new technology that is being developed within the next 4-5 years. TEGO Data employees provide expertise to customers in the departments of engineering, strategy, data/cloud, and products. TEGO Data has spent decades solving IT challenges for various companies while providing the full spectrum of commercial and government entities of all sizes. For more information on TEGO Data, visit www.tegodata.com.

Truist Financial Bank, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the largest diversified banks in the state of North Carolina. Truist is a purpose-driven financial services company, that serves clients of high-growth markets in the country offering a wide variety of financial services. These financial services include retail, asset management, capital markets, mortgage, insurance, and wealth management. The purpose of Truist is to inspire and build better lives and communities. Through real care to make things better for clients, Truist prioritizes meeting client needs, empowering team members, and improving communities. Building better communities happens with the people living in them. Truist’s goal is to make a positive impact on the communities where they live and work. Truist is focused on inspiring a winning mindset through its clients by empowering others to be the best version of themselves. Truist embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion which is fundamental to what the company stands for, which is making sure that everyone and every moment matters. For more information on Truist, visit www.truist.com

The Guilford Merchants Association, located in downtown Greensboro, NC, is a business membership organization focused on supporting member companies with educational programming, lead generation activities, marketing opportunities, and overall enrichment while serving as a catalyst for community growth and prosperity. GMA has members throughout the Triad, with 77% engaged in Business-to-Business/Consumer Services, and the remaining 23% in the Restaurants/Hospitality, Retail, Non-Profits, and Universities/Colleges/Government sectors. Bringing people and businesses together has always been one of GMA’s goals. GMA supports many community initiatives including helping each client provide funding, volunteers, and promotional assistance to various community activities. For more information on Guilford Merchants Association, visit www.mygma.com

With offices in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, NC, CBRE is a global commercial real estate company committed to meeting clients’ real estate needs. CBRE is the global leader in commercial real estate services and investments. With provided services, insights and data that span every dimension of the Industry, CBRE creates solutions for clients of every size, every sector, and across the world. CBRE’s mission is to realize the potential of their clients, professionals, and partners by building the real estate solutions of the future. Located in 500 offices, and 100+ countries, CBRE specializes in delivering market knowledge and global insights to clients to create further solutions when acquiring real estate. CBRE’s dimensions of responsibility when speaking with a client include environmental, social, and governance. CBRE was voted the most admired real estate company for the third year in a row in 2021, its ninth time on the list. For more information on CBRE, visit www.cbre.com

Known for providing cost-effective work and quality customer service to its clients, Laser Image Printing & Marketing, located in Durham, NC, uses the power of print and internet technology to help its customers tell their stories. The mission of Laser Image Printing & Marketing is to show dedication to all customers’ needs with work being done right and delivered on time with a personal touch. The company prints wide format signs, graphics, and décor that engage and delight people in stores, schools, offices, events, public spaces, and homes. The company specializes in carrying out complex, urgent printing, and marketing projects. By helping to determine the best way to complete a project under the customer’s requested specifications, Laser Image Printing & Marketing gets the customer’s manuals, signs, mailings, brochures, price sheets, catalogs, emails, and books where they need to go in a timely manner. For more information visit www.laserimagenc.com