The chicken wings aren't the only spicy items at Hooters. Hooters of America operates and franchises more than 450 Hooters restaurants in about 40 states and more than 25 other countries. The beach-themed bar-and-grills catering to sports fans are known for their spicy chicken wings and their hostesses, who dress in the chain's trademark bright orange short shorts and tight T-shirts. Other menu items include chili, burgers, sandwiches, and beer. The company operates about 120 locations and franchises the rest. Hooters of America is controlled by CEO Coby Brooks, the son of the late Robert Brooks who built the chain. Six friends, none of whom had any restaurant experience, opened the first Hooters in 1983.

Preferred Hotel Group was founded in 1968. Preferred Hotel Group operates a network of independent luxury hotel brands that collectively include approximately 700 properties in some 75 countries. Brands include Preferred Boutique, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Summit Hotels & Resorts, and Sterling Hotels. Its Historic Hotels of America, an affiliation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes more than 200 historically significant hotels. The company provides sales, marketing, and technology solutions to its properties, as well as reservation and guest support services. The Preferred Hotel Group operates from some 30 worldwide sales offices.

Indiana's premier Hotel Management Company providing award-winning hotel accommodations at well-known brand hotels located throughout central Indiana. Our hotels span the Hoosier State from Indianapolis to Terre Haute, Indiana offering the best Indiana hotel rooms. Visit our locations and start planning your Indiana trip today!

Williams Grand Prix Engineering owns and operates the Williams F1 auto racing team that competes in the Formula One racing circuit governed by Federation Internationale de L'Automobile (FIA). The company designs and builds its own cars and supports the team as it competes in races around the world. One of the leading F1 racing teams in the world, Williams F1 boasts nine Constructors' Championships and seven Diver's Championships. Frank Williams and Patrick Head started Williams Grand Prix Engineering in 1977.

As a leading provider of state-of-the-art integrated gaming systems to lottery organizations worldwide, INTRALOT delivers cutting edge game content, network integration, transaction processing and value added services, ensuring efficient, secure and profitable operations for our customers. Based on our expertise, know how and substantial experience, we design, develop, operate and support custom-made gaming solutions, including numerical, video and sports lotteries, as well as fixed odds betting, pari-mutuel wagering, and instant lottery games.

The Houston Astros Baseball Club joined Major League Baseball in 1962 as the Colt .45s of the National League (it was renamed in 1965) but have yet to win a World Series championship. The team has been a perennial playoff contender, however, and earned its first pennant in 2005. (Houston lost the World Series that year to the Chicago White Sox, however.) The Astros play host at Minute Maid Park. The team is owned by local businessman Drayton McLane, who's family built a fortune through wholesale food supplier McLane Company.

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.

The Ohio Lottery Commission was created in May 1973 by a voter-approved constitutional amendment. The first tickets went on sale in August 1974. Today, the Ohio Lottery Commission offers customers a wide variety of instant games and on-line games to play at over 8,800 licensed retailer locations across the state. In FY05, the Ohio Lottery added on another task: to administer and monitor charitable bingo licensing for the state. The Lottery has provided more than $16 billion to public education. Annually, we provide about 4.5 percent of the funding needed for public education -- an effort shared by local, state and federal governments.

Bally Technologies, Inc. is a diversified, worldwide gaming company that designs, manufactures, distributes, and operates gaming devices and computerized monitoring, accounting and player-tracking systems for gaming devices. In addition to selling gaming devices, the Company also offers customers a wide range of purchase and lease options. It derives revenue from Gaming Equipment (sale of gaming devices and related equipment, parts and conversion kits) and Gaming Operations (operation of linked progressive systems, video lottery and centrally determined systems and the rental of gaming devices and content). The Company’s primary technologies include gaming devices for land-based, riverboat and Native American casinos, video lottery and central determination markets, and specialized system-based hardware and software products. Its specialized system-based hardware and software products provide casinos with a wide range of marketing, data management, accounting, security, and other software applications and tools to more effectively manage their operations.

Bruster’s was founded in 1989 by a man whose passion for extraordinary ice cream and stellar customer service runs deep. Born into the restaurant business, Bruce Reed opened his first Bruster’s in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, after perfecting his recipe for rich, creamy homemade ice cream. People came from miles around to enjoy the skillfully prepared desserts that Bruce created right in that first store. It got to where he had to expand to keep up with the growing demand for his ice creams. Before long, Bruster’s became one of the fastest expanding ice cream stores in the country and Bruce regretfully all but stopped wearing his apron to work.

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