Over 50 Million people worldwide have chosen Aflac because of our commitment to providing customers with the confidence that comes from knowing they have assistance in being prepared for whatever life may bring. With Aflac, whether you're a large business or a small one, you can provide your employees with the kind of benefits they’d expect from a bigger company, helping your business stand out from the crowd. Hundreds of thousands of businesses across the United States already make Aflac available to their employees—at no direct cost to their company. Choose from a wide range of products that can help your employees with health events—from accidents, to disability, to cancer, to life insurance. Your employees enjoy benefits from Aflac, all employee-paid. Please check out aflac.com for more information.

Synovus is a full-service, top-performing mid-cap bank with over $57 billion in assets and $7.3 billion in capital and has been named one of Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies. Our purpose is to enable people to reach their full potential, and we pursue that aspiration in all the communities we serve across the Southeast and beyond. Whether you’re a prospect, client, or team member, we know you have goals you want to reach. We’ll help you get there.

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West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. From responsibly sourced and sustainably managed forest resources, the Company produces lumber, engineered wood (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, particleboard), and other products including pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and renewable energy. West Fraser’s products are used in home construction, repair and remodelling, industrial applications, papers, tissue and box materials.

The W.C. Bradley Co., founded in 1885, is a privately owned company headquartered in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as a “cotton factoring” business, the company heritage includes operating diverse businesses in the textiles industry, farm implement manufacturing, wholesale supply businesses meeting the needs of industrial and building contractors, retail businesses in outdoor sports equipment and licensed sports apparel, and barbecue grill manufacturing. The W.C. Bradley Co. is dedicated to its team members, the community, and to its reputation for quality and value. Today, it is comprised of the following companies focused on home and leisure products and services: Char-Broil, Lamplight, Badlands, and W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate. The W.C. Bradley Co.’s worldwide headquarters are located on the Chattahoochee River in historic Uptown Columbus in renovated buildings dating from 1885. The W.C. Bradley Co. — strong traditions, with a proud past and a promising future.

Fullsteam is a leading payments and technology company that is actively acquiring software businesses across multiple verticals. We provide our family of companies with streamlined payments infrastructure and enhanced operational support in order to increase growth and improve profitability. Backed by Aquiline Capital Partners, Fullsteam is based in Auburn, Ala.

Since 1949, Hughston Clinic has sought to provide the most advanced orthopaedic services available to all walks of life. Hughston encompasses 20 institutions over the Southeast, along with 6 sectors: Rehabilitation, Diagnostics, Orthopaedic Trauma, Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital and the Hughston Foundation, the doctors who make up this unique practice have devoted their lives to the study of orthopaedics and the treatment of musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, spine, upper extremity/hand and industrial medicine. In fact, few institutions anywhere in the world have assembled and sustained this level of talent in orthopaedic medicine. The Hughston Clinic has helped over 1 million patients live without pain.

An automotive parts specialized brand of HL Holdings, HL Mando, is based on the trust in supreme quality. We play a pivotal role in the distribution of HL Mando OE parts which are globally recognized for their advanced technology and premium quality for worldwide aftermarket. Along with HL Mando parts, HL Holdings supplies various OE quality parts to the global market. HL Mando Aftermarket provides a much wider range of products and more access to supreme quality products which have passed a quality control system and an inspection practiced by HL Holdings for international customers.

The late Emmett Hart established Mountville Mills in 1963 in a small building just outside of LaGrange, Georgia. Hart worked at Callaway Mills for 15 years in the design and development departments before starting his own company with the encouragement of his wife, Nancy. Emmett and Nancy were among the first seven employees of Mountville Mills. Today, the family-owned business maintains more than 640,000 square-feet in manufacturing plants, and more than 1,000 employees across North America and Europe. Mountville Mills first expanded by joining forces with The Andersen Company in Dalton, Georgia in 1999. In 2005, Mountville expanded its operations to Ronse, Belgium, where it maintains a manufacturing and sales facility to service the mat needs of its European customers. In 2008, Mountville acquired the North American business unit of Kleen-Tex Industries, Inc. In 2018, the textile rental division of Mountville Mills and The Andersen Company merged to form M+A Matting which serves both U.S. and Canadian customers. Additional members of the Mountville family include Mountville Mills Rubber Company, Logo Mats LLC, Bungalow Flooring, Purple Mustard, Motif, The MatWorks, and Matterly. For decades, Mountville been a symbol of quality and customer service. We’re the driving force in the mat industry, developing the next generation of mats designed to provide superior safety, cleanliness, and comfort to workers and customers across the world. Our diverse product mix is a direct reflection of our diverse customers and end users who span virtually every industry – healthcare, hospitality, food service, retail, education, industrial, and commercial.

Upson Regional Medical Center is a full service, DNV Healthcare accredited organization located in Thomaston, Georgia. We are committed to providing exceptional, safe and compassionate care to our patients and families. We have proudly served a multi-county area of middle Georgia for over 65 years, constantly growing and expanding our facilities, technology and expertise, all in an effort to better serve those who need us. On behalf of our boards, medical staff, volunteers, and over 700 dedicated employees, we are honored you have chosen us.

Robinson Grimes is the largest Certified Public Accounting firm in Columbus and one of the largest CPA firms in the state of Georgia. The firm serves a wide variety of clients in our region, and has particular expertise in the areas of real estate, wholesale distribution, governmental, non-profit, construction, and health care. In 2022 Robinson Grimes will celebrate the 90th anniversary of our founding. Our continued growth and success is the result of maintaining high standards of professional excellence and consistently delivering superior service to our clients.

Diverse Power Incorporated is a member-owned electric cooperative that provides reliable electric energy-related services to the Georgia Counties – Troup, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Muscogee, Coweta, Quitman, Randolph, Clay, Calhoun and parts of Early, Stewart, Terrell. As well as Chambers County, Alabama. Formed by farmers and rural businessmen in 1936 to bring electricity to the rural countryside a thoroughly innovative idea at the time, Diverse Power continues to serve its members and communities with innovation through vision and quality through service. Along with providing electricity to energize homes and businesses, Diverse Power further serves its members by engaging in various community initiatives aimed at improving the lives of all residents. Whether it’s by partnering with area schools to provide needed teaching materials, or joining forces with other organizations to boost community and economic development in our region, Diverse Power continuously strives to make a positive and powerful impact in all the communities through which its utility lines extend.