 | Aaron’s Inc. is the nation’s leader in the sales and lease ownership, specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories has more than 1,575 company-operated and franchised stores in 48 states and Canada. |
 | Arcapita is a global investment group with offices in Atlanta, London and Bahrain. Arcapita’s main lines of business include corporate investment (private equity), real estate investment and asset-based investment. |
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 | The Atlanta Beat is the ninth Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) franchise beginning with its inaugural season in 2010. |
 | Atlanta Spirit LLC is the parent company of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks, the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, and world class entertainment venue of Philips Arena. |
 | The Atlanta Sports Council promotes the value of sports growth in Atlanta and Georgia by acting as an authority on the economic impact, visibility and quality of life issues associated with sports. Its mission is to lead, organize and support sports development with the goal of building Atlanta's reputation as the Sports Capital of the World. |
 | Belk Inc. is the largest privately owned department store company in the United States with 308 stores in 16 southern states. |
 | Caribou Coffee is the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the United States. Caribou Coffee focuses on creating an unique experience for customers through a combination of high-quality products, a comfortable and welcoming coffee house environment and an unique style of customer service. |
 | Cartoon Network is Turner Broadcasting System Inc.’s ad-supported cable service offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. |
 | Coach to Cure MD is a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association, a professional organization for over 10,000 college football coaches and staff, and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, the largest national charity devoted exclusively to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. |
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 | Comcast Corporation is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services with more than 24.1 million cable customers, 11 million high-speed Internet customers and 2.1 million voice customers. |
 | Ed Voyles is an automotive group that deals Acura, Chrysler, Honda, Hundai, Jeep and Mitsubishi. |
 | Each year the Friendship Games bring together college basketball teams from 17 different countries compete in a round-robin style tournament. The goal is to use the game of basketball to unify countries on a grass-roots, person-to-person level. |
 | Greenberg Traurig LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,700 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers. |
 | Help A Child Smile, a mobile denistry operation, provides oral health care to Georgia's children, ecspecially those who would not otherwise be able to visit a dentist. |
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 | Founded in 2004, SecurAmerica LLC is a private security services company that trains and places applicants in organizations and situations that are best suited for their particular skills. The training offered by SecurAmerica is above and beyond the levels required by Georgia law which also include writing and communication skills. |
 | With 4.3 million customers and more than 41,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier energy company serving the Southeast, one of America’s fastest-growing regions. A leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications |
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 | SunTrust wealth advisors provide financial services, including intellectual property lending and industry-specific financing, to individuals and organizations that are affiliated with the entertainment and sports industry. |
 | THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola is the gatekeeper for the FedExCup champion and hosted by East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. |
 | Turner Broadcasting System Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. |
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 | Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women’s Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity. |
| Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, United Methodist-affiliated residential two-year liberal arts college located in the Appalachian mountains of northern Georgia. |