Karl Warnke

The Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce organization. The non-profit company is based in Akron, OH.

Wikoff Color Corp. manufactures printing inks, coatings and varnishes. It offers flexo, litho, digital, gravure, coatings, pressroom, and specialty products. It also offers training, G7 certification, troubleshooting and consulting, in-plant systems and InSTRIDE, and center for continual improvement services. The firm serves label, flexible packaging, commercial, folding carton, security, and inkjet markets. The company was founded Fred C. Wikoff, Jr. in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, SC.

The Care of Trees, Inc. provides professional tree services including pruning, tree preservation and soil aeration. Its services include tree and shrub pruning, planting and tree replacement, tree and stump removal, cabling and bracing, lightning protection, insect and disease management, and tree protection during construction. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Barrington, IL.

The Davey Tree Expert Co. engages in the provision of arboricultural, horticultural, environmental, and consulting services. It operates through the follwing segments: Residential and Commercial Services; Utility; and All Other. The Residential and Commercial Services segment comprises treatment, preservation, maintenance, removal and planting of trees, shrubs and other plant life; practice of landscaping, grounds maintenance, tree surgery, tree feeding, and tree spraying; application of fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides; and natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning. The Utility segment offers services to utility customers-investor-owned, municipal utilities, and rural electric cooperatives such as practice of line-clearing and vegetation management around power lines, rights-of-way, and chemical brush control; and natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning. The All Other segment include activities in research, technical support, and laboratory diagnostic facilities. The company was founded by John Davey in 1880 and is headquartered in Kent, OH.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect land and waters for nature and people. The organization pursues non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.