These 5 Women US Senate candidates are Michelle Nunn in Georgia, Kay Hagan in North Carolina, Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire, Mary Landrieu in Louisiana and Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky.
During this five years and six months period of time from March 6, 2009 through September 18, 2014, the US Senate was in Democratic majority control .
I found 159 Companies Headquartered in these 5 US States in Google or Yahoo's superb Finance websites with current Total Stock Market Capitalizations of at least $100 mil and which also had their common stocks trading on each of the following three dates:
- On December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second term.....before the 2008 financial meltdown
- On March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the lowest point for the US stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and
- also on the most recent date September 18, 2014
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 167 Companies in these 5 US States had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by 53% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But in the five years and six months since March 6, 2009 through September 18, 2014, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 167 Companies in these 5 US States Companies have increased by a spectacular 442%.
Thus in the six years and eight months from December 31, 2007 before the 2008 financial meltdown to the most recent date September 18, 2014, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 167 Companies in these 5 US States have increased by a spectacular 93%...... yeah, they have not just recouped what they lost with the 2008 financial meltdown, but also added another 93%.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 167 Companies in these 5 US States of Georgia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Louisiana and Kentucky on September 18, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes:
| Market | Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | Change | ||||||
| Companies in US States With | Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 12-31-07 | ||
| Democratic Women Candidates in | Price | Price | Price | to | to | to | ||
| Very Competitive US Senate Races | HQs | 9-18-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 9-18-14 | 3-6-09 | 9-18-14 | |
| $s | $s | $s | ||||||
| US Senate | ||||||||
| Democratic | ||||||||
| Majority | ||||||||
| Georgia Company | ||||||||
| Asbury Automotive Group | Duluth | GA | 66.47 | 2.40 | 15.05 | 2670% | -84% | 342% |
| Carmike Cinemas | Columbus | GA | 32.34 | 1.30 | 7.26 | 2388% | -82% | 345% |
| Gray Television | Atlanta | GA | 8.97 | 0.38 | 8.02 | 2261% | -95% | 12% |
| Oxford Industries | Atlanta | GA | 66.01 | 3.50 | 25.77 | 1786% | -86% | 156% |
| Fidelity Southern Corp | Atlanta | GA | 14.41 | 0.93 | 7.58 | 1453% | -88% | 90% |
| Graphic Packaging Holding | Atlanta | GA | 12.78 | 0.85 | 3.69 | 1404% | -77% | 246% |
| Innotrac | Atlanta | GA | 8.19 | 0.60 | 3.61 | 1265% | -83% | 127% |
| Beazer Homes USA | Atlanta | GA | 18.91 | 1.45 | 37.15 | 1204% | -96% | -49% |
| Neenah Paper | Alpharetta | GA | 57.31 | 5.26 | 29.15 | 990% | -82% | 97% |
| MiMedx Group | Marietta | GA | 7.40 | 0.68 | 6.35 | 988% | -89% | 17% |
| Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen | Atlanta | GA | 41.25 | 3.92 | 11.32 | 952% | -65% | 264% |
| Saia Inc | Johns Creek | GA | 53.56 | 5.51 | 8.87 | 871% | -38% | 504% |
| Delta Airlines | Atlanta | GA | 39.44 | 4.06 | 14.89 | 871% | -73% | 165% |
| Manhattan Associates | Atlanta | GA | 33.27 | 3.53 | 6.59 | 842% | -46% | 405% |
| RPC Inc | Atlanta | GA | 21.47 | 2.41 | 5.20 | 791% | -54% | 313% |
| Interface | Atlanta | GA | 17.05 | 1.98 | 16.32 | 761% | -88% | 4% |
| Mohawk Industries | Calhoun | GA | 142.42 | 18.24 | 74.40 | 681% | -75% | 91% |
| Newell Rubbermaid | Atlanta | GA | 34.47 | 4.71 | 25.88 | 632% | -82% | 33% |
| Schweitzer-Mauduit Intl | Alpharetta | GA | 42.90 | 6.85 | 12.96 | 527% | -47% | 231% |
| Acuity Brands | Atlanta | GA | 125.62 | 20.82 | 45.00 | 503% | -54% | 179% |
| Ocwen Financial | Atlanta | GA | 28.91 | 5.38 | 3.34 | 437% | 61% | 766% |
| Home Depot | Atlanta | GA | 92.09 | 18.00 | 26.94 | 412% | -33% | 242% |
| NCR | Duluth | GA | 34.75 | 6.80 | 25.10 | 411% | -73% | 38% |
| Post Properties | Atlanta | GA | 51.66 | 10.15 | 35.12 | 409% | -71% | 47% |
| Carter's | Atlanta | GA | 80.44 | 16.30 | 19.35 | 393% | -16% | 316% |
| Arris Group | Suwanee | GA | 30.77 | 6.37 | 9.98 | 383% | -36% | 208% |
| Galectin Therapeutics | Norcross | GA | 5.57 | 1.20 | 4.20 | 364% | -71% | 33% |
| Numerex | Atlanta | GA | 10.83 | 2.34 | 8.25 | 362% | -72% | 31% |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises | Atlanta | GA | 45.72 | 10.00 | 26.03 | 357% | -62% | 76% |
| Mueller Water Products | Atlanta | GA | 8.70 | 1.98 | 9.52 | 339% | -79% | -9% |
| AFLAC | Columbus | GA | 58.69 | 13.44 | 62.63 | 337% | -79% | -6% |
| SunTrust Banks | Atlanta | GA | 40.12 | 9.36 | 62.49 | 329% | -85% | -36% |
| Rock-Tenn | Norcross | GA | 50.02 | 11.88 | 12.71 | 321% | -7% | 294% |
| Invesco Ltd | Atlanta | GA | 41.25 | 9.83 | 31.38 | 320% | -69% | 31% |
| Axiall | Atlanta | GA | 40.05 | 9.75 | 165.50 | 311% | -94% | -76% |
| Cumulus Media | Atlanta | GA | 4.35 | 1.07 | 8.04 | 307% | -87% | -46% |
| Heritage Financial Group | Albany | GA | 20.21 | 5.08 | 11.25 | 298% | -55% | 80% |
| Equifax | Atlanta | GA | 77.78 | 20.21 | 36.36 | 285% | -44% | 114% |
| Genuine Parts | Atlanta | GA | 89.44 | 25.55 | 46.30 | 250% | -45% | 93% |
| Thomasville Bancshares | Thomasville | GA | 26.00 | 7.50 | 10.63 | 247% | -29% | 145% |
| IntercontinentalExchange Group | Atlanta | GA | 204.05 | 60.39 | 192.50 | 238% | -69% | 6% |
| Rollins | Atlanta | GA | 30.04 | 9.67 | 12.80 | 211% | -24% | 135% |
| AGCO Corp | Duluth | GA | 46.41 | 15.10 | 67.98 | 207% | -78% | -32% |
| Agilysys | Alpharetta | GA | 12.17 | 3.97 | 15.12 | 207% | -74% | -20% |
| Haverty Furniture | Atlanta | GA | 23.50 | 7.75 | 8.99 | 203% | -14% | 161% |
| American Software | Atlanta | GA | 8.87 | 3.17 | 8.50 | 180% | -63% | 4% |
| Internap Network Services | Atlanta | GA | 6.68 | 2.42 | 8.33 | 176% | -71% | -20% |
| Total System Services | Columbus | GA | 31.75 | 11.82 | 28.00 | 169% | -58% | 13% |
| Marine Products | Atlanta | GA | 8.42 | 3.21 | 7.01 | 162% | -54% | 20% |
| Global Payments | Atlanta | GA | 71.81 | 28.34 | 46.52 | 153% | -39% | 54% |
| United Parcel Service | Atlanta | GA | 99.63 | 39.38 | 70.72 | 153% | -44% | 41% |
| Ebix Inc | Atlanta | GA | 14.82 | 5.91 | 8.13 | 151% | -27% | 82% |
| CryoLife | Kennesaw | GA | 10.14 | 4.10 | 7.95 | 147% | -48% | 28% |
| PRGX Global | Atlanta | GA | 6.13 | 2.85 | 8.57 | 115% | -67% | -28% |
| Cousins Properties Inc | Atlanta | GA | 12.45 | 5.81 | 20.56 | 114% | -72% | -39% |
| Coca-Cola | Atlanta | GA | 41.79 | 19.55 | 30.69 | 114% | -36% | 36% |
| Zep Inc | Atlanta | GA | 14.56 | 7.02 | 13.87 | 107% | -49% | 5% |
| Southeastern Bank Financial | Augusta | GA | 24.40 | 12.00 | 31.36 | 103% | -62% | -22% |
| Aaron's | Atlanta | GA | 25.38 | 12.78 | 11.51 | 99% | 11% | 121% |
| Flower Foods | Thomasville | GA | 19.05 | 9.78 | 10.40 | 95% | -6% | 83% |
| Citi Trends | Savannah | GA | 22.54 | 11.61 | 15.44 | 94% | -25% | 46% |
| Premiere Global Services | Atlanta | GA | 12.80 | 7.03 | 14.85 | 82% | -53% | -14% |
| MedAssets | Alpharetta | GA | 21.40 | 13.28 | 23.94 | 61% | -45% | -11% |
| United Community Banks | Blairsville | GA | 17.90 | 12.20 | 79.00 | 47% | -85% | -77% |
| Synovus Financial | Columbus | GA | 24.95 | 18.55 | 73.71 | 35% | -75% | -66% |
| Gentiva Health Services | Atlanta | GA | 17.90 | 13.80 | 19.04 | 30% | -28% | -6% |
| Crawford & Co | Atlanta | GA | 9.18 | 7.14 | 4.15 | 29% | 72% | 121% |
| Charter Financial | West Point | GA | 10.99 | 8.82 | 34.48 | 25% | -74% | -68% |
| Bluelinx Holdings | Atlanta | GA | 1.29 | 1.36 | 3.93 | -5% | -65% | -67% |
| Cbeyond | Atlanta | GA | 9.99 | 13.04 | 38.99 | -23% | -67% | -74% |
| EarthLink Holdings | Atlanta | GA | 3.93 | 6.13 | 7.07 | -36% | -13% | -44% |
| Average % Change all 71 Georgia Companies | 481% | -55% | 88% | |||||
| North Carolina Company | ||||||||
| Sonic Automotive | Charlotte | NC | 24.05 | 0.95 | 19.36 | 2432% | -95% | 24% |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals | Raleigh | NC | 159.77 | 6.49 | 7.88 | 2362% | -18% | 1928% |
| Hanesbrands | Wimston-Salem | NC | 108.29 | 6.14 | 27.17 | 1664% | -77% | 299% |
| RF Micro Devices | Greensboro | NC | 12.17 | 0.76 | 5.71 | 1501% | -87% | 113% |
| Unifi | Greensboro | NC | 29.13 | 1.83 | 7.26 | 1492% | -75% | 301% |
| Krispy Kreme Doughnuts | Winston-Salem | NC | 18.02 | 1.15 | 3.16 | 1467% | -64% | 470% |
| Polypore | Charlotte | NC | 42.26 | 2.93 | 17.50 | 1342% | -83% | 141% |
| Belk Inc | Charlotte | NC | 52.10 | 5.30 | 31.50 | 883% | -83% | 65% |
| BioCryst Pharmaceuticals | Durham | NC | 11.10 | 1.19 | 6.18 | 833% | -81% | 80% |
| Old Dominion Freight Line | Thomasville | NC | 72.15 | 8.50 | 10.27 | 749% | -17% | 602% |
| Tree.Com | Charlotte | NC | 31.98 | 3.97 | 7.32 | 706% | -46% | 337% |
| NewBridge Bancorp | Greensboro | NC | 7.97 | 1.05 | 10.79 | 659% | -90% | -26% |
| Culp | High Point | NC | 17.86 | 2.79 | 6.96 | 540% | -60% | 157% |
| Ingersoll-Rand | Davidson | NC | 60.14 | 9.45 | 37.09 | 536% | -75% | 62% |
| BioDelivery Sciences | Raleigh | NC | 17.35 | 2.92 | 2.93 | 494% | 0% | 492% |
| VF Corp | Greensboro | NC | 67.04 | 11.91 | 17.17 | 463% | -31% | 291% |
| Bank of America | Charlotte | NC | 17.04 | 3.14 | 41.26 | 443% | -92% | -59% |
| Triangle Capital | Raleigh | NC | 26.38 | 5.60 | 12.40 | 371% | -55% | 113% |
| Carlisle Cos | Charlotte | NC | 83.28 | 18.11 | 37.03 | 360% | -51% | 125% |
| Red Hat | Raleigh | NC | 60.66 | 13.43 | 20.84 | 352% | -36% | 191% |
| EnPro Industries | Charlotte | NC | 65.01 | 14.63 | 30.65 | 344% | -52% | 112% |
| Chelsea Therapeutics | Charlotte | NC | 6.52 | 1.50 | 7.35 | 335% | -80% | -11% |
| Lowe's | Mooresville | NC | 54.15 | 13.39 | 22.62 | 304% | -41% | 139% |
| Reynolds American | Winston-Salem | NC | 57.51 | 16.08 | 32.98 | 258% | -51% | 74% |
| Investors Title Co | Chapel Hill | NC | 72.19 | 23.00 | 38.39 | 214% | -40% | 88% |
| Lorillard | Greensboro | NC | 59.52 | 19.23 | 28.43 | 210% | -32% | 109% |
| PowerSecure Intl | Wake Forest | NC | 10.28 | 3.46 | 13.50 | 197% | -74% | -24% |
| Cornerstone Therapeutics | Cary | NC | 9.49 | 3.21 | 12.70 | 196% | -75% | -25% |
| First Citizens Bancshares | Raleigh | NC | 223.56 | 76.95 | 145.85 | 191% | -47% | 53% |
| BNC Bancorp | High Point | NC | 16.63 | 5.75 | 16.91 | 189% | -66% | -2% |
| BB&T Corp | Winston-Salem | NC | 38.63 | 13.73 | 30.67 | 181% | -55% | 26% |
| The Cato Corp | Charlotte | NC | 36.15 | 13.46 | 15.66 | 169% | -14% | 131% |
| Family Dollar Stores | Matthews | NC | 78.65 | 30.36 | 19.23 | 159% | 58% | 309% |
| Tanger Factory Outlet Centers | Greensboro | NC | 33.56 | 13.20 | 18.86 | 154% | -30% | 78% |
| Harris Teeter Supermarkets | Matthews | NC | 49.37 | 19.51 | 34.67 | 153% | -44% | 42% |
| Highwoods Properties | Raleigh | NC | 40.57 | 16.72 | 29.38 | 143% | -43% | 38% |
| SPX Corp | Charlotte | NC | 100.45 | 41.50 | 102.85 | 142% | -60% | -2% |
| First Bancorp | Troy | NC | 17.09 | 7.39 | 18.89 | 131% | -61% | -10% |
| Cree | Durham | NC | 43.22 | 18.83 | 27.47 | 130% | -31% | 57% |
| Ingles Markets | Black Mountain | NC | 25.38 | 11.62 | 25.39 | 118% | -54% | 0% |
| VantageSouth Bancshares | Raleigh | NC | 6.04 | 3.00 | 9.50 | 101% | -68% | -36% |
| Coca-Cola Bottling | Charlotte | NC | 75.39 | 38.29 | 58.88 | 97% | -35% | 28% |
| Laboratory Corp America | Burlington | NC | 106.06 | 54.99 | 75.53 | 93% | -27% | 40% |
| Martin Marietta Materials | Raleigh | NC | 128.29 | 69.96 | 132.60 | 83% | -47% | -3% |
| Yadkin Financial | Elkin | NC | 18.93 | 10.47 | 45.81 | 81% | -77% | -59% |
| Nucor | Charlotte | NC | 58.09 | 32.34 | 59.22 | 80% | -45% | -2% |
| Speedway Motorsports | Concord | NC | 18.00 | 10.74 | 31.08 | 68% | -65% | -42% |
| POZEN | Chapel Hill | NC | 7.94 | 4.99 | 12.00 | 59% | -58% | -34% |
| Pike Corp | Mount Airy | NC | 11.96 | 7.57 | 16.76 | 58% | -55% | -29% |
| The Pantry | Cary | NC | 21.08 | 15.01 | 26.13 | 40% | -43% | -19% |
| Snyder's-Lance | Charlotte | NC | 28.09 | 21.64 | 20.42 | 30% | 6% | 38% |
| Alliance One Intl | Morrisville | NC | 1.97 | 3.16 | 4.07 | -38% | -22% | -52% |
| CommunityOne Bancorp | Asheboro | NC | 9.19 | 175.00 | 1,216.00 | -95% | -86% | -99% |
| Average % Change all 53 North Carolina Companies | 457% | -52% | 125% | |||||
| New Hampshire Company | ||||||||
| Standex Intl | Salem | NH | 75.25 | 8.55 | 17.45 | 780% | -51% | 331% |
| PC Connection | Merrimack | NH | 22.22 | 3.07 | 11.35 | 624% | -73% | 96% |
| Albany Intl | Rochester | NH | 37.13 | 5.15 | 37.10 | 621% | -86% | 0% |
| Bottomline Technologies | Portsmouth | NH | 27.28 | 5.07 | 14.00 | 438% | -64% | 95% |
| Centrix Bank & Trust | Bedford | NH | 40.85 | 9.20 | 14.25 | 344% | -35% | 187% |
| White Mountains Insurance | Hanover | NH | 636.00 | 165.00 | 514.05 | 285% | -68% | 24% |
| GT Advanced Technologies | Merrimack | NH | 11.61 | 4.02 | 14.59 | 189% | -72% | 104% |
| New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares | Newport | NH | 15.30 | 6.51 | 12.40 | 135% | -48% | 23% |
| iCAD | Nashua | NH | 10.16 | 4.45 | 10.10 | 128% | -56% | 1% |
| Average % Change all 9 New Hampshire Companies | 394% | -61% | 96% | |||||
| Louisiana Company | ||||||||
| Stone Energy Corp | Lafayette | LA | 31.15 | 1.81 | 46.91 | 1621% | -96% | -34% |
| Globalstar | Covington | LA | 3.89 | 0.37 | 8.00 | 951% | -95% | -51% |
| Lamar Advertising | Baton Rouge | LA | 50.47 | 5.59 | 48.07 | 803% | -88% | 5% |
| H&E Equipment Services | Baton Rouge | LA | 40.89 | 4.95 | 18.88 | 726% | -74% | 117% |
| Pool Corp | Covington | LA | 56.17 | 11.59 | 19.83 | 385% | -42% | 183% |
| Albemarle | Baton Rouge | LA | 65.04 | 16.17 | 41.25 | 302% | -61% | 58% |
| Hornbeck Offshore Services | Covington | LA | 39.43 | 10.73 | 44.95 | 267% | -76% | -12% |
| PHI Inc | Lafayette | LA | 42.85 | 13.03 | 31.60 | 229% | -59% | 36% |
| Gulf Island Fabrication | Houma | LA | 17.79 | 5.44 | 31.71 | 227% | -83% | -44% |
| PetroQuest Energy Inc | Lafayette | LA | 5.83 | 1.80 | 14.30 | 224% | -87% | -59% |
| Amerisafe Inc | DeRidder | LA | 39.19 | 13.80 | 15.51 | 184% | -11% | 153% |
| Teche Holding Co | New Iberia | LA | 71.82 | 26.70 | 37.75 | 169% | -29% | 90% |
| Midsouth Bancorp | Lafayette | LA | 19.50 | 8.25 | 23.30 | 136% | -65% | -16% |
| IberiaBank | Lafayette | LA | 68.23 | 38.39 | 46.75 | 78% | -18% | 46% |
| CenturyLink | Monroe | LA | 40.52 | 24.09 | 41.46 | 68% | -42% | -2% |
| Tidewater | New Orleans | LA | 44.95 | 32.07 | 54.86 | 40% | -42% | -18% |
| LHC Group | Lafayette | LA | 23.98 | 17.16 | 24.98 | 40% | -31% | -4% |
| Amedisys | Baton Rouge | LA | 20.60 | 26.41 | 48.52 | -22% | -46% | -58% |
| Average % Change all 18 Louisiana Companies | 357% | -58% | 22% | |||||
| Kentucky Company | ||||||||
| Ashland | Covington | KY | 108.53 | 6.08 | 47.43 | 1685% | -87% | 129% |
| Tempur Sealy | Lexington | KY | 59.09 | 4.46 | 25.97 | 1225% | -83% | 128% |
| Humana | Louisville | KY | 133.18 | 19.54 | 75.31 | 582% | -74% | 77% |
| Churchill Downs | Louisville | KY | 98.00 | 23.63 | 53.97 | 315% | -56% | 82% |
| Papa Johns Intl | Louisville | KY | 41.67 | 10.98 | 11.35 | 280% | -3% | 267% |
| Texas Roadhouse | Louisville | KY | 27.00 | 7.67 | 11.06 | 252% | -31% | 144% |
| Brown-Forman | Louisville | KY | 91.64 | 26.90 | 29.94 | 241% | -10% | 206% |
| Lexmark | Lexington | KY | 47.45 | 15.65 | 34.86 | 203% | -55% | 36% |
| Yum! Brands | Louisville | KY | 72.64 | 24.50 | 38.27 | 196% | -36% | 90% |
| PharMerica Corp | Louisville | KY | 26.66 | 14.83 | 13.88 | 80% | 7% | 92% |
| Farmers Capital Bank | Frankfort | KY | 22.89 | 12.76 | 27.00 | 79% | -53% | -15% |
| Almost Family | Louisville | KY | 28.33 | 15.84 | 19.43 | 79% | -18% | 46% |
| Republic Bancorp | Louisville | KY | 24.26 | 14.89 | 16.53 | 63% | -10% | 47% |
| Stock Yards Bancorp | Louisville | KY | 30.49 | 20.12 | 23.94 | 52% | -16% | 27% |
| Community Trust Bancorp | Pikeville | KY | 35.20 | 23.97 | 27.53 | 47% | -13% | 28% |
| General Cable | Highland Heights | KY | 19.80 | 13.65 | 73.28 | 45% | -81% | -73% |
| Kindred Healthcare | Louisville | KY | 19.48 | 15.01 | 22.56 | 30% | -33% | -14% |
| Average % Change all 17 Kentucky Companies | 321% | -38% | 76% | |||||
| Average % Change all 167 Companies in the 5 US States with Democratic Women Candidates in Very Competitive US Senate Races | ||||||||
| 442% | -53% | 93% | ||||||
| % | ||||||||
| Market | ||||||||
| Price | ||||||||
| 9-18-14 | Change | |||||||
| Stock | Initial | From | ||||||
| IPO | City | State | Market | Offering | Offering | |||
| Date | Company IPO in these 5 States | HQs | Sector | Industry | Price | Price | Price | |
| $ | $ | |||||||
| 12/15/10 | FleetCor Technologies | Norcross | GA | Services | Business Services | 144.54 | 23.00 | 528% |
| 4/1/10 | Primaerica | Duluth | GA | Financial | Life Insurance | 49.82 | 15.00 | 232% |
| 10/28/10 | ExamWorks Group | Atlanta | GA | Services | Business Services | 33.75 | 16.00 | 111% |
| 2/2/12 | Greenway Medical Technologies | Carrollton | GA | Healthcare | Information Technology | 20.35 | 10.00 | 104% |
| 4/11/13 | Chimerix | Durham | NC | Health Care | Biotechnology | 27.21 | 14.00 | 94% |
| 9/24/10 | SciQuest | Cary | NC | Technology | Application Software | 16.35 | 9.50 | 72% |
| 2/3/12 | Cempra Holdings | Chapel Hill | NC | Healthcare | Biotechnology | 10.15 | 6.00 | 69% |
| 11/5/10 | The Fresh Market | Greensboro | NC | Services | Grocery Stores | 36.94 | 22.00 | 68% |
| 10/25/13 | CommScope Holding | Hickory | NC | Technology | Communication Equipment | 24.77 | 15.00 | 65% |
| 6/27/13 | HD Supply Holdings | Atlanta | GA | Services | Industrial Equipment Wholesale | 29.18 | 18.02 | 62% |
| 5/9/13 | Quintiles Transnational Holdings | Durham | NC | Health Care | Medical Labs & Research | 57.00 | 40.00 | 43% |
| 10/25/13 | Sprague Resources LP | Portsmouth | NH | Basic Materials | Oil&Gas Refining&Marketing | $25.22 | 18.00 | 40% |
| 5/10/13 | First NBC Bank Holding | New Orleans | LA | Financial | Banks | $33.60 | 24.00 | 40% |
| 10/1/09 | Talecris BioTherapeutics | Research Triangle Park | NC | Healthcare | Drug Manufacturers | 26.16 | 19.00 | 38% |
| 2/10/10 | Piedmont Office Trust Realty | Johns Creek | GA | Financial | REIT-Office | 18.52 | 14.50 | 28% |
| 8/9/13 | Stock Building Supply Holdings | Raleigh | NC | Industrial Goods | General Building Materials | 17.72 | 14.00 | 27% |
| 5/23/13 | ChannelAdvisor | Morrisville | NC | Technology | Application Software | 17.37 | 14.00 | 24% |
| 9/13/13 | OCI Resources LP | Atlanta | GA | Basic Materials | Industrial Metals & Minerals | 23.01 | 19.00 | 21% |
| 9/26/13 | Premier | Charlotte | NC | Technology | Healthcare Information Services | 32.42 | 27.00 | 20% |
| 11/13/13 | Extended Stay America | Charlotte | NC | Services | Lodging | 23.44 | 20.00 | 17% |
| 2/7/14 | Argos Therapeutics | Durham | NC | Health Care | Biotechnology | 8.82 | 8.00 | 10% |
| 3-27-14 | Square 1 Financial | Durham | NC | Financial | Bank | 19.80 | 18.00 | 10% |
| 4/27/12 | Edgen Group | Baton Rouge | LA | Services | Wholesaler | $12.00 | 11.00 | 9% |
On the unemployment front, from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, below here is a breakdown of the seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rates of each of these 5 US States in July 2014, in October 2009 and in December 2007:
| Unemployment | Unemployment | Unemployment | |
| Rate | Rate | Rate | |
| July 2014 | Oct 2009 | Dec 2007 | |
| Georgia | 7.8% | 10.4% | 5.1% |
| North Carolina | 6.5% | 10.9% | 5.0% |
| New Hampshire | 4.4% | 6.7% | 3.4% |
| Louisiana | 5.4% | 6.9% | 3.7% |
| Kentucky | 7.4% | 10.6% | 5.6% |
Citizens in these 5 US States must be very pleased with both the outstanding performance of nearly all of their Companies as well as the substantial drop in the Unemployment rates during the most recent roughly five years.
More details to come.
