The Dow Hotel Company owns or manages more than 10 mid-priced and upscale hotels in the US, under banners such as Marriott, Hilton, InterContinental, Radisson, and Starwood. DHC focuses on hotels that specialize in corporate meetings and conventions and have large food and beverage operations. Once purchased, using investor and DHC funds, a hotel is brought under the DHC standardized administration, marketing, and accounting systems. The company also offers its management services to third party hotels. Murray Dow, II (company president) founded DHC with business partner Mark Rosinsky (SVP) in 1997.

Vantage Hospitality Group's partners had a vision to develop a different hotel brand affiliation model - one that offered a better Return on Investment and more world-class services and resources, and put the decision-making power in the hands of its hotel owners. In 1999, this vision became reality with the launch of Americas Best Value Inn.Vantage's innovative Freestyle® Brand Affiliation model allows our members the opportunity to be "In Business for Themselves, Not by Themselves." This concept has revolutionized the hospitality industry, as the award-winning Americas Best Value Inn brand has broken all growth records by expanding from two to 900 hotels in 10 years. The Lexington Collection was added in 2007, premiering as the only membership brand in the upper-mid and upscale lodging segments. Hotel owners worldwide have embraced the Freestyle® concept and Vantage's brands, with rapid expansion also taking place in Canada, China, India, and the Middle East.Today, Vantage Hospitality Group is the 10th largest hotel company worldwide and has grown to include a broad spectrum of hospitality-related ventures. And the original Vantage partners are still overseeing their respective divisions, offering members stability and cohesiveness that have served as a foundation for their brands' growth.

For Coventry City Football Club, sports help to bring people together. The club currently plays its football (soccer) in the English Football League Championship. Originally formed in 1883, Coventry City FC was known as Singers until 1898, when the team changed its name to Coventry City. The team, nicknamed the Sky Blues, wears jerseys that are sponsored by the Cassidy Group. The club's revenues are derived from game day receipts such as ticket sales.

Buckhead Life Restaurant Group is a leading multi-concept dining operator in Atlanta with about a dozen upscale and casual-dining restaurants. Its portfolio includes Pricci and Veni Vidi Vici (Italian cuisine), Kyma (Greek food), and Nava (Southwestern), along with Atlanta Fish Market, Chops Lobster Bar, and the Buckhead Diner. The company also operates private dining and party destination 103 West. In addition to its locations in Atlanta, Buckhead Life has a small number of restaurants in Boca Raton, Florida. Owner Pano Karatassos started the restaurant business in 1979.

Leicester City owns and operates the Leicester City Football Club (Leicester City F.C.), popularly known as the Foxes. The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse and reformed as Leicester City FC in 1919. The Foxes are currently battling in the Football League Championship, the league immediately below the Premiership. Leicester City plays its home matches at the 33,000 capacity Walkers Stadium. The team's home uniform consists of royal blue shirts with white shorts. Leicester moved into the newly built Walkers Stadium at the beginning of the 2002-2003 season.

Loto-Québec's primary mission is to assure the systematic and effective operation of games of chance in the province. Created in 1969 to implement a public lottery, the Corporation has diversified its activities over the years in order to carry out new mandates entrusted to it by the Government. Loto-Québec operates four casinos, related restaurant and hotel services, a video lottery network, including two gaming halls, along with network bingo activities. In addition, the Corporation exports multimedia products to international markets and holds a financial interest in Casino Développement Europe, the third largest casino operator in France.

West Bromwich Albion (known as the Baggies) is a soccer club that plays in the UK's Premier League. The team was formed in 1878 and has seen a revival since the 21st century when it entered the Premier League in 2002 and won the league championship in 2007. The Baggies' 28,000-seat outdoor stadium, called The Hawthorns, was built in 1900; a E1.7 million indoor stadium called the T-Mobile Football Centre was completed in 2006. The team's kit is sponsored by T-Mobile and made by Umbro. The majority of the team's revenues are obtained from ticket sales and media broadcasts of the games.

Doing business as The HEAT Group, Miami Heat Limited Partnership owns and operates the Miami Heat professional basketball team, which joined the National Basketball Association in 1988 as an expansion franchise. The team has made several playoff appearances and earned its first and only NBA championship title in 2006 with the help of such stars as Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade. Miami area fans cheer on their team at the American Airlines Arena. The family of Carnival CEO Micky Arison has controlled the basketball franchise since its founding.

Interactive Systems Worldwide develops and markets a play-by-play sports wagering system called SportXction that allows betting on a number of different outcomes during live sports events. With SportXction, punters can wager on pitches and strikes, penalties, or other in-game action in real time. Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc. software can operate with interactive television systems or online. Interactive Systems Worldwide distributes SportXction through UK subsidiary Global Interactive Gaming.

Company founded on ice cream but built around families. We opened our first Friendly's Ice Cream Shop in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1935. Friendly's is a place where hungry people can sit together, eat together, joke together and debate about who has the best way to eat an ice cream sundae, where sons can find out why lefty pitchers are harder to hit and where families can meet up to get an extra fifteen minutes of talk time over our famous ice cream. We are committed to quality in everything we do, from our made to order Friendly's Big Beef® Burgers to our signature SuperMelt™ Sandwiches every meal with classic comfort foods and delicious new dishes that you can only find at Friendly's. And we end every meal with unbelievable homemade ice cream in limitless sizes, shapes, and flavors.For over 70 years, we've built a place that brings you a friendly staff, reasonable prices, and a thousand sweet ways to end your day. That's why we truly are the one place Where Ice Cream Makes The Meal®.

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