New Hope of Indiana has been working for more than four decades to support individuals and families who are seeking independent, fulfilling lives. The organization provides services for individuals with disabilities, as well as helps families navigate the child welfare and advocacy systems. New Hope runs about 50 group homes and supported living homes in the Indianapolis area.

The Alum Rock Union School District is located in the Santa Clara Valley of California and is a family-oriented community committed to its children and 15 elementary and 9 middle schools. The schools serve approximately 13,500 students. The schools provide enriching opportunities for learning and development, as well as award-winning programs in STEAM, media arts, computer science, and visual arts.

Pine Ridge Camp is located on 100 acres near Pine Lake in western Michigan. During the summer, the facility hosts camps for kids, serving up to 250 children and teenagers at a time. In the winter, the grounds can host up to 72 adult guests, providing spacious banquet, meeting, and recreation areas.

Based in Bannockburn, Illinois, Stericycle is an international waste management company specializing in regulated substances. The company, founded in 1989, helps customers collect and responsibly dispose of items, such as medical waste and pharmaceuticals. Today, Stericycle employs more than 24,000 people in 22 different countries, serving more than 1 million customers worldwide.

Rug-Pros is a small, family-owned business based in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 2015, the company uses outside contractors to help fulfill its carpet cleaning orders. Owner and manager Lester Abarca oversees seven locations and outside technicians throughout Virginia.

The East London Qbic Hotel sits in the heart of what is the city’s most lively square mile. Visitors can enjoy delicious street food, visit art galleries and boutiques, and explore the lively nightlife. The staff at Qbic Hotel prides itself on its rooms, which are beautifully and sustainably built, affordable, and comfortable.

Northside Church, located in New Albany, Indiana, serves a congregation of more than 5,000 people. It offers weekend religious services as well as programs for children, teenagers, college students, and adults. Northside Church operates several large buildings on its campus in southern Indiana.

Mon Abri and Grace Pointe Living are communities designed for baby boomers seeking carefree living. The complexes offer upscale amenities, including maintenance-free accommodations, free internet and cable, concierge services, massage facilities, and clubhouse activities. Residents can have food and dry-cleaning delivered to their doors. Grace Pointe offers 154 homes, and Mon Abri runs more than 50 homes with an additional 30 to 40 in construction.

McDonald’s is the largest restaurant chain in the world, serving nearly 70 million people per day. With less than 20 percent of restaurants owned and operated by McDonald’s itself, its success is due to the owners who operate franchisees. One family began with a single restaurant in 1955. Today, the tradition has continued with this family franchise, which now operates six locations in Oklahoma.

Marriott International, Inc. is a leading global hotel chain with more than 6,000 properties in 122 countries and territories. One of its properties, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a 306-room, full service hotel. Cincinnati Marriott Northeast offers 13,000 square feet of meeting and event space. It also caters to visitors of nearby businesses, shopping, dining and amusement parks.

Created in 1940 to give shelter to the homeless during The Blitz, LHA London now provides affordable housing accommodations. The organization caters to young students and new London residents. It operates 13 large hostels, serving nearly 2,000 people at any one time. Nine of the hostels offer modern shared kitchens for food preparation, while four serve a three-course evening meal buffet style. Residents can stay up to four years and only need to provide one-week notice to leave.

Established in 1928, Kanuga is a conference, retreat and camp center with lodging facilities for up to 440 guests. The center is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Hendersonville, NC, and serves roughly 25,000 guests each year. The staff must maintain 1,400 acres in a historic area, which includes a 30-acre lake, 20 miles of hiking trails, and full-service meeting and lodging facilities.

Founded in 2014, Jet is a shopping website that offers online consumers a wide variety of items at lower prices. The ecommerce company is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, and became a subsidiary of Walmart in 2016.

Erosion Control Services specializes in providing erosion and sediment control services in Monroe, North Carolina. Founded more than a decade ago, the company serves home builders, grading contractors, landscape companies and land developers. Services include silt fence installation, drain protection, erosion control seeding, and synthetic matting.

Caruso at the Grove is a 575,000-square-foot outdoor marketplace located in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District. The Grove features a large center park that has an animated fountain. It is one of Caruso’s destinations designed to reflect the local community. Caruso is known for its attention to detail, award-winning design, and extraordinary creativity in its communities.

Areas is an international food company focused on catering to travelers. The business operates more than 2,000 point-of-sale locations in 14 countries including the United States, Mexico, Europe and Chile. Its mission is to provide “integrated and top quality services to the traveler” while maximizing value for stakeholders and society.