John A. Forlines

Vanguard Furniture Co., Inc. designs and manufactures furniture. Its products include accent ottomans and benches, bar and counter stools, beds, bookcases and etageres, cabinets and chairs, chaises and settees, cocktail, consoles and sofa tables, desks, dining storage, sectionals, side tables, sleepers, and sofas and loveseats. The company is headquartered in Conover, NC.

Ridgeview, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a complete range of sports, rugged outdoor and heavyweight casual socks as well as a wide variety of women's hosiery products, including tights, trouser socks, pantyhose and knee-highs. The company is one of the leading vendors of sports socks to sporting goods and active apparel stores. The company also sells its products to department stores, discount stores and a variety of other retailers. It also produces sports socks for sale by others under such widely-recognized brand names as adidas, ASICS, Bass, Brooks, Fila, Head Sportswear, IZOD, New Balance & Reebok. The company produces and sells socks and women's hosiery directly to retailers under the brand names Coleman, Ellen Tracy, Evan-Picone, Rockport and Woolrich. The company estimates that approximately two-thirds of its net sales in the current fiscal year will be derived from sales of socks with the balance derived from sales of women's hosiery products.

Broyhill Investments, Inc. provides hospital and physicians services. The company is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

Parker Poe, Adams & Bernstein LLP is a regional law firm that has been providing legal services for over a century. The private company is based in Charlotte, NC and has approximately 275 attorneys serving clients from seven offices across the Southeastern United States. Parker Poe is well-known for representing many of the region's largest local governments and companies in corporate, finance, regulatory, real estate, and litigation matters.

North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants, Inc. provides financial services. It offers curriculum for professional education, student recruitment efforts, financial literacy, and the annual CPA day of service.

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

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc. provides healthcare services. Its services include adult hearing evaluations, medicine, aesthetics, aquatic therapy, and birth control. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

JDRF International is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder of and advocate for type 1 diabetes research. JDRF find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that strikes children and adults suddenly, and can be fatal. Until a cure is found, people with type 1 diabetes have to test their blood sugar and give themselves insulin injections multiple times or use a pump each day, every day of their lives. And even with that intensive care, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its potential complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BMC Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified investment company. The company is headquartered in Lenoir, NC.

Kincaid Furniture Co., Inc. manufactures solid wood furniture. It offers include dresser, beds, mirrors, dining seats, living room tables and entertainment products. The company was founded on February 7, 1980 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Flagship Brands LLC designs and markets socks. It markets products through specialty running stores throughout the U.S. The firm's products include high thread count, compression, coolfeet ventilation system and the perfect toe. The company was founded by Hugh R. Gaither in 2002 and is headquartered in Conover, NC.

Skyline National Bank operates as a regional community bank. It offers personal financial services such as checking and savings accounts; money market accounts and certificates of deposit; loans and mortgages; individual retirement account (IRA); and investment services. The firm also offers business services such as checking; loans and lines of credit; merchant card services; and electronic check recovery. The company was founded on November 1,1900 and is headquartered in Independence, VA.