John W. Googe

Bank of the Carolinas Corp. operates as a holding company for the Bank of the Carolinas. The company through its subsidiary Bank of the Carolinas provides community oriented commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, and small and medium sized businesses. Its loan portfolio comprises consumer and commercial loans, such as term and installment loans, equity lines of credit and overdraft checking credit for various personal, business and agricultural purposes. Bank of the Carolinas was founded on May 30, 2006 and is headquartered in Mocksville, NC.

Flex-Pay Business Services, Inc. provides payroll processing services. Its services include payroll, time and attendance and optional services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Bank of the Carolinas provides personal banking services. Its services include Checking, Savings, Loans, Mortgages, Retirement Plans, Online Services, Additional Services & Cash Management. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mocksville, NC.

Industries for the Blind, serving the Winston-Salem community since 1936, the Asheville community since 1991, and the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico community since 2006, provides employment and services for people in the local blind communities. The company produces high quality, value priced products ranging from custom-made mattresses and military clothing to prescription eye glasses for consumers in the local community and across the nation as well as for military personnel and their families around the world. Industries for the Blind provides meaningful employment with competitive marketplace wages and benefits for a segment of the population that national statistics indicate might not otherwise be employed. The firm is widely known for their quality workmanship, teamwork and dedication. Its mission is to provide opportunities for persons who are blind or visually impaired in need of training, employment and services. The mission is accomplished through creating a state of the art work environment with work processes and training programs custom designed to meet special needs. The company's agency has been recognized locally, regionally and nationally as a provider of choice for jobs, products and services. Industries for the Blind has provided employment for thousands of visually impaired people since its inception. It is currently the largest employer of the blind in North Carolina with over 200 (and over 350 blind employees in total) blind employees and 80 million dollars in sales. Industries for the Blind is a self-supporting not-for-profit organization that has won many prestigious awards over the years, most recently received national recognition by the company’s industry for having the highest growth in blind jobs for an unprecedented three out of four years. Industries for the Blind is proud to be a strong builder of social, capital and an economic contributor in the Winston-Salem and Asheville communities.

IFB Solutions provides employment and training services for the blind or visually impaired. Its solutions include IFB optical, IFB manufacturing, community low vision centers, IFB workforce services, base supply centers, IFB solutions foundation and a brighter path programs. The company was founded by Jeff Smith in 1940 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.