For more than 65 years, FMI has been the leading management consulting and investment banking* firm dedicated exclusively to engineering and construction, infrastructure, and the built environment. FMI serves the industry as a trusted advisor. More than six decades of context, connections, and insights leads to transformational outcomes for our clients and the industry as a whole. *Investment banking services provided by FMI Capital Advisors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and wholly owned subsidiary of FMI.

Partnering with Local Leaders Across the Carolinas Since 1936 Civil Design • Building Systems Design • Geomatics • Funding Strategies As a multi-disciplinary firm, The Wooten Company’s 100+ employees provide municipal engineering and architectural services. Founded in 1936 and incorporated in North Carolina in 1949, our privately held company touts 86 years of continuous operation. Our teams offer comprehensive capabilities including environmental engineering, civil engineering, geomatics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and architecture. Our experience affords our clients a singular point of contact for most infrastructure needs, making Wooten an efficient and reliable partner providing cost-effective solutions. Raleigh • Winston-Salem • Wilmington • Greenville • Hickory • Columbia

Cline Design was founded in 1989 in Raleigh, N.C. and has evolved the past 30+ years to over 100 employees, two offices – with a second in Charlotte, N.C. – and studios servicing architecture, interior design, FF&E procurement, landscape architecture, land planning, and branding. As experts at designing the experience of living well, Cline Design is committed to improving lives and transforming communities by imagining places that bring people together. From multi-family and mixed-use to adaptive re-use and workplaces, our interdisciplinary design approach balances the goals of the developer with the needs of the end-user, while our deep knowledge of each local community ensures our designs reflect the essence of the neighborhood and respects the unique characteristics of the site. At Cline Design, you’ll find that we’re just as committed to fostering a thriving team culture as we are to building strong client relationships. Through the power of design, we aim to excite, inspire, and engage our colleagues, our clients, our communities, and the users of our spaces, to work and live well.

We're ideas people. We can't give away our secret family recipe, but we can tell you this: Our people are our difference. Teamwork is the lifeblood of our company, and we wouldn't be where we are without our team of big thinkers. We make bold moves. We ask the questions no one else asks. We're competitors at heart, and we do everything possible to win big for the brands we represent. In short, we are our clients'​ unfair advantage. Treating our clients'​ businesses like they're our own is second nature, something that's built into who we are. That's why so many brands believe in us. In 2006, we began with one employee and one client. Today, we're a 90-person team based in downtown Raleigh, NC that plays right hand to more than 300 forward-thinking brands. Honors & Recognitions • Triangle Business Journal 2018 Best Places To Work • INC 500/5000 2011 • INC 500/5000 2012 • INC 500/5000 2013 • INC 500/5000 2014 • INC 500/5000 2015 • INC 500/5000 2016 • INC 500/5000 2017 • INC 500/5000 2018 • Triangle Business Journal FAST 50 – 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 • TBJ Top Web Design & Internet Marketing Firms 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 • Raleigh Chamber Pinnacle Award Winner 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

White & Allen, P.A. is a full-service law firm that has offered a wide range of legal services to Eastern North Carolina for many years. Its practice areas include bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, civil litigation, personal injury, commercial law, corporate law, criminal law, elder law, employee benefits, employment law, estate planning and administration, family law, health care law, real estate and tax planning. We have 20 attorneys and 35 staff in Kinston, New Bern, and Snow Hill, North Carolina.

Justice Counts, and ALL North Carolinians deserve justice. With more than 225 years of combined legal experience, our personal injury attorneys work to get you the results that you deserve. Your injuries should not keep you from enjoying the highest quality of life possible in your situation. Our attorneys and staff are dedicated to reaching a solution to your case that is beneficial to you and your loved ones. As a result of this dedication and attentive nature with which we serve our clients'​ legal needs, we are proud to establish long-standing relationships with our clients. We are serious about our work. Regardless of the situation, we pride ourselves on offering quality, personalized, confident representation to all of our clients. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for you, and win you the best possible outcome. Contact us for a FREE consultation. There is no obligation, and there are never any attorney fees unless we win your case. Call 1-800-525-7111 or visit our website. You deserve justice, and we would love to help.

Brand Fuel is a Free-Spirited Brand Merchandising Agency with a Focus on Sustainability. We deliver Online Stores, Inspiration and Impact as well as have a lot of FUN along the way. We are a proud B Corp! Using the power of branded merch, we help our clients with: sustainability initiatives increased market share virtual and IRL event and experience marketing fundraising employee retention consumer motivation brand-building tradeshow traffic generation training enhancement talent recruitment behavior change creating safer workplaces customer loyalty phygital marketing We would be honored to put a little more fuel into your brand! #Merch4Good #BCorp

Digital Marketing & Creative for B2B We understand the complexities of the B2B landscape, and we know the issues marketers face are rarely straightforward and singular in nature. Solving these unique challenges requires a partner with the proven ability to address competing priorities and strike the right balance. We deliver: - Branding & Positioning - Digital Strategy & Performance - Content & Production - Media & Activation To learn more about Centerline, visit www.centerline.net.

SSU | Intelligence * Experience Strategic Solutions Unlimited, Inc. (SSU) specializes in support to the Special Operations community. We are dedicated to providing world-class support on demand. Our employees and equipment are carefully selected to ensure we meet our clients'​ needs and exceed their expectations. SSU is located in Fayetteville, NC.

Issuer Direct is a leading communications and compliance company, providing solutions for both Public Relations and Investor Relations Professionals. Our comprehensive solutions are used by thousands of customers from emerging startups to multi-billion dollar global brands, ensuring their most important moments are reaching the right audiences, via our industry leading newswire, IR website solutions, events technology, and compliance solutions. For more information, please visit www.issuerdirect.com.

Founded in 2017, SOFtact Solutions is a HUBZone Certified, Woman Owned Small Business, headquartered in Fayetteville, NC, with the Principal Office in Augusta, GA. STS carries a passion for problem solving in support of today’s warfighters and other government entities providing Technical Innovation and Integration, Strategic Advisory and Program Management, C5ISR Enterprise Architecture and Design, Cybersecurity and IT Services, and ServiceNow Solutions. Mission: Create customer success and grow our business by solving problems with honesty and integrity. Vision: Be a recognized partner of choice for DoD, other Government Agencies, Customers, and Partners, delivering customer-driven, innovative services and solutions. Values: Earn and Maintain Trust. Respect Ourselves and Others. Develop People. Embrace Change.

THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY LEADER Innova Electronics Corporation is a leading supplier of test equipment and diagnostic reporting for the automotive aftermarket, offering high quality products, innovative diagnostics and value to our customers. Distributed from facilities in the U.S. and Canada, all Innova products are researched, developed and designed at the company’s headquarters in Irvine, Calif. STATE OF THE ART TESTING FACILITIES Innova Electronics understands that our customers'​ exact needs are critical in delivering a quality automotive diagnostic tool. To guarantee delivery of high quality, precision tools, our engineers perform rigorous testing on-site at our state-of-the-art facilities. For over 15 years, Innova’s nationwide network of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified repair technicians have developed an intensive database for diagnosing over 3 million possible automotive issues for any foreign and domestic car, light truck, van, SUV or hybrid vehicle. All Innova products are supported by unmatched technical assistance from a staff of all ASE certified technicians. The same qualified technicians who help design our products, are available to answer customer questions from application to installation.