Litle & Co. is a leading provider of payment management services for businesses that sell directly to consumers through multichannel and internet retail, direct response marketing (TV, radio and telephone), and online services. Experts in card-not-present transaction processing and merchant services, and experienced in direct marketing, Litle & Co.is one of few companies dedicated to serving the payment management needs of direct sellers in cardless environments. Litle & Co.'s origins go back more than 30 years and are deeply-rooted in value innovation which benefits businesses that sell directly to consumers. In the 1970s, Litle & Co. founders ran a catalog business and created the first full-service, third-party fulfillment service bureau dedicated to serving catalogs.

Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) is a $4.3 billion freight transportation and logistics services company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. Con-way is an industry leader in the transportation and logistics industry and delivers industry-leading services through its primary operating companies of Con-way Freight, Con-way Truckload, and Menlo Worldwide Logistics. These operating units provide high-performance, day-definite less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload and intermodal freight transportation; logistics, warehousing and supply chain management services; and trailer manufacturing. Con-way Inc. and its subsidiaries operate from more than 440 operating locations across North America and in 18 countries across five continents.

The firm with the dream Scrabble name -- White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, Wolf & Hunt (WZWLW&H) provides forensic accounting and litigation support services for individuals and businesses. It specializes in legal matters including breach of contract, family law, breach of fiduciary duty, medical malpractice, patents, intellectual property, and personal injury. White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna, Wolf & Hunt, LLP also offers a variety of anti-fraud services. With three offices in Southern California, WZWLW&H provides free, in-house courses on topics such as wrongful termination, environmental litigation issues, and the tax effects of divorce.

Miller Canfield was the first in Michigan to expand internationally by opening offices in Canada, Mexico, Poland and China. With a global presence and clients and connections around the world, we are where you are--and need to be to help you meet your goals. Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone is a law firm with some 400 attorneys and legal assistants. For companies, it offers legal expertise in the areas of bankruptcy, international litigation, intellectual property, real estate, employee benefits, and environmental issues. For families and individuals, Miller offers estate planning, marriage consulting, trust administration, and wealth management services. It also consults nonprofits and governments on economic development, elections, and other related legal issues. The firm has about 15 offices -- mostly concentrated in Michigan, although it also owns offices in Canada and Poland.

The Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI) spends a lot of time thinking -- and doing research. South Korea's largest private think tank, SERI performs in-depth research on economic, management, and policy matters in both North and South Korea and Japan; it then passes the information on to investors, opinion leaders, and the general public. SERI specializes in management research (strategy, technology, industry, human resources); economic research (macroeconomy, global economy, finance, China research); public policy; and research planning and coordination. SERI was conceived in 1986 and is affiliated with the Samsung Group. The institute boasts more than 850,000 members.

Adelphi is thriving. Adelphi colleges and schools include the College of Arts and Sciences; the Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies; the Honors College; the School of Business; Ruth S. Ammon School of Education; School of Nursing; School of Social Work; and University College. With new leadership, the university have reinvigorated academic community and invested in future. Adelphi faculty is leading the way to ensure that students receive the finest education in the region and that Adelphi continues to serve as a vital resource to local communities As adelphi turn strategic plan into a vision for future, the campus community has come together to accomplish mutual goals centered on scholarship and student achievement. While universities around the country have been eliminating faculty, Adelphi has hired more than 280 new professors since 2001. Current full-time and part-time faculty total 956, with a student/faculty ratio of 10:1. To ensure that scholars have the resources needed to reach their goals, the university have invested millions of dollars in infrastructure. Adelphi have renovated facilities; upgraded the technology and created smart classrooms; dramatically improved the libraries—both facilities and collections; and invested in new equipment, including state-of the-art lasers for two new physics laboratories, new pianos from Steinway & Sons, enhanced digital music facilities to support the music and performing arts programs, and built and opened in spring 2006, the 18,000-square-foot Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for Fine Arts. In 2006, the University broke ground on an ambitious campus expansion project, now completed. The project added new Centers for Performing Arts and Recreation and Sports; an outdoor sports complex; the Alice Brown Early Learning Center; and additional parking.

Smith Hanley Holding Corporation finds the people who make pharmaceutical companies run -- from the folks in lab coats to the ones in suits. Through contract staffing arm Smith Hanley Consulting, the company provides personnel for clinical research trials, including statisticians, research associates, scientists, and IT professionals. The consulting arm owns a dozen offices throughout the US. Smith Hanley Holding Corporation is part of pharmaceutical services provider inVentiv's clinical division. Tom Hanley and Brant Smith, graduates of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, established Smith Hanley in 1980.

Transmarine Navigation Corporation (TNC) represents the interests of vessel owners and operators once a ship arrives at a port. Typical steamship agent services include working with customs agents and other government authorities, arranging delivery of cargo, and overseeing the operations of a ship while it's in port. TNC specializes in handling tankers and dry bulk carriers and typically provides services to more than 2,000 ships each year. It operates 20 global offices mainly in the US at ports on the West Coast, although it also maintains facilities along the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast. In addition, it has operations in Canada, Mexico, and Singapore.

HMHB was founded in 1981, prompted by the US Surgeon General’s conference on infant mortality. Six lead organizations established the informal coalition to improve the quality and reach of public and professional education related to prenatal and infant care: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the March of Dimes, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the US Public Health Service. The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is a recognized leader and resource in maternal and child health, reaching an estimated 10 million health care professionals, parents, and policymakers through its membership of over 100 local, state and national organizations.

Booz & Company was spun off in 2008 as part of a transaction in which Booz Allen sold a controlling stake in its US government consulting unit to The Carlyle Group. Booz & Company emerged as an independent firm, owned by its officers. The firm's consultants work with businesses, governments, and other organizations from more than 55 offices around the world. Booz & Company's specialties include corporate finance, IT, mergers and acquisitions, and organization. The commercial consulting business has counted the New York Stock Exchange, Deutsche Post, and publishing giant Wolters Kluwer among its clients.

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