Comcast Spectacor keeps the testosterone flowing in the City of Brotherly Love. The sports and entertainment company owns and operates both the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team, along with the city's Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum arenas. Comcast Spectacor also owns event and facility management firm Global Spectrum and Ovations Food Services, a contract foodservices provider and concessions operator. Other operations include New Era Tickets and figure skating promoter Disson Skating. Cable giant Comcast owns 66% of the company; chairman and founder Ed Snider leads the minority owners.

The National Basketball Association is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, with 30 teams representing 28 US markets and one in Canada. It oversees the rules of the game and officiating, markets its teams and players, and regulates franchise ownership. The NBA also licenses broadcasting rights and collects revenue from corporate sponsorships. In addition, it operates the WNBA, a 12-team women's league; the NBA Development League for up-and-coming players; and NBA TV, a cable TV channel offering news, original programming, and live game broadcasts. The NBA was founded as the Basketball Association of America in 1946.

Pastry fans might like to go a lap with this company. Great Circle Family Foods is a franchisee of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, with about a dozen stores operating in Southern California. The shops are popular for their raised, glazed doughnuts that are served fresh and hot out of the fryer; the chain's menu also features cake and filled doughnuts, crullers, and fritters, as well as hot coffee and other beverages. CEO Roger Glickman and his father-in-law Richard Reinis started the company in 1998. Great Circle Family Foods exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.

Mandarin Oriental International Limited is the parent company of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is an international hotel investment and management company with hotels, resorts and residences around the world. The Company operates, or has under development, 41 hotels representing over 10,000 rooms in 26 countries, with 17 hotels in Asia, 13 in The Americas and 11 in Europe, Middle East and North Africa. In addition, it operates, or has under development, 13 Residences at Mandarin Oriental, connected to its properties. It operates in four regions: Hong Kong and Macau, Other Asia, Europe and The Americas. In addition, it has two business segments: hotel ownership and hotel management. The Company’s subsidiaries include Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Limited, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Limited, Excelsior Hotel (BVI) Limited and Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Limited.

Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester’s response to the deaths of her child and husband left a bizarre and impressive architectural reflection of her psyche. The fascinating story of the Winchester Mystery House™ has its roots in the personal tragedies suffered by Mrs. Winchester and in the legacy of the Winchester rifle, “The Gun That Won The West.” Winchester Mystery House™ is an extravagant maze of Victorian craftsmanship – marvelous, baffling, and eerily eccentric, to say the least. Tour guides must warn people not to stray from the group or they could be lost for hours! Countless questions come to mind as you wander through the mansion – such as, what was Mrs. Winchester thinking when she had a staircase built that descends seven steps and then rises eleven.

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) oversees the Thoroughbred horseracing industry, acting as governing body, promoter, and trade association. It sets rules, regulates membership, and organizes races, and it helps promote the sport through negotiating broadcasting rights and marketing sponsorships. In addition, NTRA lobbies on behalf of pari-mutuel wagering (handicapping), licenses thoroughbred breeders, and sells racing merchandise. Along with sister company Breeders' Cup Limited, it hosts the ten Breeders' Cup races, including the Breeders' Cup Classic. NTRA was formed by a consortium of horseracing bodies in 1998.

Restel business is based on the basic human needs of food and shelter. Restel Oy Ltd., which is Finland's largest hotel and restaurant owner, operates about 40 hotels and 240 restaurants throughout the country. Restel's hotels include such global brands as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Ramada; it also runs smaller domestic hotels like Cumulus and Rantaspi. Restel Oy Ltd. restaurant, bar, and nightclub chains include Hemingway's, Lyhty, Nite Train, Onnen Päivät, and Parnell's Irish Bar. Restel is a subsidiary of retail and hospitality group Cooperative Tradeka Corporation.

The Washington State Public Stadium Authority is the public partner and owner of the $430 million Qwest Field and Event Center (formerly Seahawks Stadium and Exhibition Center), home of the Seattle Seahawks. The authority owns the stadium, while Seahawks owner Paul Allen's First & Goal operates the facility. The stadium opened in 2002 on the site of the former Kingdome, in the Pioneer Square neighborhood near downtown Seattle. The two facilities (the event/exhibition center opened in 1999) are close to Puget Sound and just north of Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners.

Bexar County voters overwhelmingly approved a partnership between the Spurs, Bexar County, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and the Coliseum Advisory Board to build a Bexar County-owned community arena that would serve as the new home for the Spurs and the Stock Show & Rodeo. The $175 million facility was financed through a $28.5 million contribution from the Spurs and $146.5 million from the County, paid for by an increase in the local hotel occupancy tax and short-term motor vehicle rental tax, collectively referred to as the “visitor tax.” The Spurs and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo together designed the AT&T Center to be a state-of-the art facility, capable of hosting championship sporting events, rodeo and other first-rate entertainment. The Spurs and the Stock Show & Rodeo agreed to 25-year lease agreements with the Coliseum Advisory Board, which serves as the facility’s landlord.

Seven & I Food Systems is a leading restaurant operator in Japan with more than 650 locations. It's quick-service chains Famil and Poppo are found mostly in Ito-Yokado retail stores. The company also operates a chain of Denny's family-style restaurants offering local favorites (tempura shrimp, soba noodles), as well as hamburgers, sandwiches, and variations on American-style bacon and eggs. In addition, Seven & I Food Systems has contract foodservice operations serving hospitals and schools. It is a subsidiary of retail conglomerate Seven & I Holdings.

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