You might say this company is into neighborhood casual dining. Apple American Group is a leading franchisee of Applebee's, with more than 200 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar locations in about 10 states. The largest casual dining chain in the US, Applebee's restaurants offer a full-service menu of beef, chicken, and seafood entrees, as well as a wide selection of appetizers. Most of Apple American's restaurants are found in the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania) and on the West Coast (California, Washington). Founded in 1998 by CEO Greg Flynn, Apple American is controlled by private equity firm Weston Presidio Service.

Canyon Ranch Enterprises company operates renowned destination health resorts in Arizona and Massachusetts, as well as a wellness hotel and residential community in Miami Beach and SpaClub fitness facilities serving The Venetian and The Palazzo hotels in Las Vegas. A newer venture includes its SpaClub at Sea facilities aboard Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 and Oceania Cruises' luxury ships. Canyon Ranch's services include everything from fitness classes and full spa treatments to acupuncture and nutritional counseling.

Minnesota Wild Hockey Club owns and operates the Minnesota Wild professional hockey franchise. The team joined the National Hockey League in the expansion of 2000 (along with the Columbus Blue Jackets), filling the void left after the Minnesota North Stars moved to Texas in 1993 to become the Dallas Stars. An investment group led by Robert Naegele Jr. helped bring hockey back to the Twin Cities. Former Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold acquired control of the team from Naegele in 2008.

BDL Management wants to sing you a Scottish lullaby. The Glasgow-based company manages about 20 hotel properties throughout the UK. The hotels operate primarily under the Express by Holiday Inn banner, as well as under the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Ramada Encore brand names. BDL, which touts itself as the "Name behind the Name," develops its own hotels, as well as operates properties under management and joint-venture agreements. The company, formed in 1997, counts the Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS' Bank of Scotland among its investors and lenders.

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.

The National Hockey League is one of the four major professional sports associations in North America, boasting 30 professional ice hockey franchises in the US and Canada organized into two conferences with three divisions each. The NHL governs the game, sets and enforces rules, regulates team ownership, and collects licensing fees for merchandise. It also negotiates fees for national broadcasting rights. (Each team controls the rights to regional broadcasts.) In addition, five minor and semi-pro hockey leagues also fly under the NHL banner. The league was organized in Canada in 1917.

American Vantage Companies, through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and management of Border Grill Las Vegas restaurant. It holds a 49% interest in Border Grill, which owns and operates the Border Grill Las Vegas restaurant in a casino hotel located in Las Vegas. American Vantage Companies was founded in 1979 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Donohoe Hospitality Services rolls out the welcome wagon to guests in the nation's capital. The company manages about a dozen hotels in the Washington, DC, area under the Courtyard by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn, and Residence Inn by Marriott names. Donohoe Hospitality's management services include sales and marketing, food and beverage, accounting, HR, and data processing. All total, company has developed more than 50 hotels. It is part of DC real estate firm The Donohoe Companies, which traces its roots to 1884 with the establishment of John F. Donohoe & Sons.

Urgo Hotels is an award-winning company recognized among the top 100 hotel developers by Hotel Business Magazine. Since 1981, Urgo Hotels has specialized in building, developing, owning and operating hotels across a wide range of brands. Urgo Hotels also offers a solid track record in asset management. Urgo Hotels and its affiliates presently have ownership interests in and/or operate 18 hotels within the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.As hotel developers, investment advisors, and managers, the principals of Urgo Hotels have shown a unique ability to create and arrive at solutions for their clients and partners. Over the years, Urgo Hotels and its predecessor firm - Urgo Butts & Company - have acted as counsel and advisors to a number of institutional, development, and operating clients including, among others, the Marriott Corporation, Hilton International Hotels, Howard Johnson, Hyatt Corporation, The World Bank, IMF, OAS, City of Oakland, City of Quincy Massachusetts, the TraMMel Crow organization, Lerner Enterprises, Americana Hotels and Realty Corporation, Hanover Trust Company, The Bank of New York, The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C., Chemical Bank, The Travelers Insurance Company and Merrill Lynch. Airline clients have included Northwest, Pan Am, TWA, Aer Lingus, BWIA and LIAT.

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.

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