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Washington Gas Light Co. is a regulated public utility company, which engages in the natural gas distribution business. It offers regulated distribution of natural gas to retail customers under tariff rates designed to provide for a return on the investment used in providing that service. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

SEMCO Energy, Inc. supplies and markets natural gas. It also also owns and operates businesses such as SEMCO Energy Gas Company and ENSTAR Natural Gas which involve in natural gas, propane distribution, intrastate pipelines and natural gas storage. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College provides financial products and services. It offers retirement plans, mutual funds, annuities, life insurance, brokerage and trading services, managed accounts and education savings. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children in the areas of education, health, secure families, racial equity and civic engagement. The foundation was founded in 1930 by W.K. Kellogg and is headquartered in Battle Creek, MI.

Southwest Michigan First Corp. offers economic development, venture capitalism, recruitment, life science, manufacturing, back office, commercial real estate, talent management and leadership development and community capitalism. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

Westchester Medical Center operates a tertiary and trauma care center. The medical center includes the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Behavioral Health, Taylor Care Center, and the Institute for Human Development. It offers liver and kidney transplant surgeries, regional burn center, cancer treatment, medical & surgical care, Cardiac intensive care, Neurology department, and Obstetrics treatment services. The company was founded in 1977 and is located in Valhalla, NY.

Michigan Economic Development Corp. provides economic development efforts and policy development and technology development. Its services include business retention and attraction, financial assistance, employee recruitment and training, assistance for providing permits, and site development services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

American Association for Physician Leadership, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides leadership education, management training, and career development for physicians. The company was founded by Roger Schenke in 1975 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

The American College of Emergency Physicians operates a professional organization for emergency medicine physicians. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX.

Battle Creek Unlimited operates as an economic development agency. It connects new, relocating & existing businesses to resources they need to grow and thrive. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Battle Creek, MI.

Food Bank of South Central Michigan, Inc. serves hungry people by collecting and distributing food and grocery products. It manages several activities, which includes Fresh Food Initiative, which brings fresh produce, dairy products and other grocery items directly to households; and Kids After-School Packs, a special pack of 10-12 non-perishable food items targeted for children at risk of going hungry over the weekend. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Battle Creek, MI.

Zhang Financial LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Portage, Michigan. The firm was founded by Charles Zhang in 2012. Zhang Financial offers asset management and advisory services to individuals and high net-worth individuals, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, pension and profit sharing plans, and municipal government entities.

Part of United Way Worldwide, United Way of The Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Region operates as a non-profit organization. The company is based in Kalamazoo, MI. United Way of The Battle Creek & Kalamazoo Region was acquired by United Way of Jackson County on January 24, 2022. Chris Sargent has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Part of TIAA Board of Governors, Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America is a company that provides retirement planning, asset and investment management services. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1918 by Andrew Carnegie. The CEO is Thasunda Brown Duckett.

TIAA Board of Overseers engages in the provision of financial services. It offers investing, banking and loans, and insurance products. Its services include workplace investing, personal investing, individual advisory services, managed accounts, charitable giving, and trusts and estate planning. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1918 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Western Michigan University Foundation engages in the provision of philanthropic services.It offers social services and supports the advancement of higher education by securing private financial support. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

Michigan State Medical Society is a professional organization that provides membership, advocacy, education, and insurance services to physicians, their families, and office staff. The society is based in East Lansing, MI, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The society offers a health law library, which is a premier health law resource tailored to the physician perspective. The society also has a physicians insurance agency that offers insurance coverage to physicians and their families.

Biacore International AB offers systems that generate data on the interactions between proteins and small molecule drug candidates. Its systems are used in pharmaceutical drug discovery, antibody characterization, proteomics, immunogenicity, biotherapeutic development and manufacture and life science research applications. The company serves research centers, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Biacore International markets its products in the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden

Biosciences Research & Commercialization Center (BRCC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Western Michigan University founded in 2020 by Cindy Bi. The firm is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan.