D'Amico & Partners, Inc. trades on the partnership between Italian cuisine and upscale locations. D'Amico & Partners is a leading fine dining operator in Minneapolis with its flagship D'Amico Cucina offering world-class cooking in the city's historic Butler Square district since 1987. The company also operates Cafe & Bar Lurcat (pronounced "lur-swah") locations in Minneapolis and Naples, Florida. In addition to fine dining, D'Amico & Partners offers casual contemporary cuisine at its handful of Campiello and D'Amico & Sons locations, as well as catering services. The family-owned business was started by brothers Richard and Larry D'Amico.

CEO Thomas Torgerson is the principal owner of Torgerson Properties, Inc. which was founded as a men's clothing store in 1929 by R. E. Torgerson. Torgerson Properties company operates more than two dozen hotels in Florida and Minnesota under such banners as Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Holiday Inn, and Super 8. Many of its properties are concentrated around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Torgerson Properties also runs about 10 full-service restaurants under the Green Mill, Harvest Buffet, Otto's Feierhaus & Bierstube, Perkins Family Restaurant, and Torge's Live Sports Pub & Grill brand names.

Football Northwest owns and operates the Seattle Seahawks professional football franchise. The team joined the National Football League during the league expansion of 1976 (the same year as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) but suffered through mostly disappointing seasons until a resurgence beginning in the late 1990s. Fans were finally treated to a Super Bowl appearance following the 2005 season; however, Seattle fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers in that game. Founded by department store magnate Lloyd Nordstrom, the Seahawks franchise has been owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen since 1997.

Panera Bread Company, together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises retail bakery-cafes in the United States. Its retail products include baked goods, soups, salads, custom roasted coffees, cafe beverages, and other complementary products. Panera Bread Co. also supplies dough items to company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes. As of December 29, 2009, it operated 585 company-owned and 795 franchise-operated bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread, Saint Louis Bread Co., and Paradise Bakery & Cafe names.

Tennessee Football owns and operates the Tennessee Titans professional football team that represents Nashville in the National Football League. A charter member of the American Football League, the franchise was founded by Texas oilman Bud Adams as the Houston Oilers in 1959 and joined the NFL in 1970. It moved to the Volunteer State in 1997, originally playing in Memphis before settling in Music City (and changing its name) the following year. Tennessee made its first and only appearance in the Super Bowl at the end of the 1999 season, losing to the St. Louis Rams. Adams continues to control the team.

Preston North End has seen better playing days on the football pitch. The Preston North End football club is a professional soccer team that plays in the second-tier level of the English Football League, The Championship. The club was formed in 1880 and turned professional in 1885. The team enjoyed success early in its history but has not won the top league in England since 1890, while it last tasted FA Cup success in 1938. The team was relegated to the second division in 1961 and has struggled to regain its former glory and success. Preston North End plays its home games at Deepdale Stadium in Lancanshire.

Act Productions is a leading theatre producer in the West End and of national and international tours. With a distinguished history from its founding in 1994, Act remains committed to the development and production of theatre with the utmost creative and commercial integrity. The company produces, co-produces, and manages West End, New York, and touring versions of such popular plays as Anything Goes, The Elephant Man, Frost/Nixon, Humble Boy, and Noises Off. Other shows with which Act Productions has been involved include The 39 Steps (based on the Alfred Hitchcock film), The Far Pavilions, and a dance drama version of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. The company also brought a new adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None to the stage, as well as the comedic The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), which includes a rapping Othello.

Triumph Hospitality owns and operates a small portfolio of luxury hotels in Manhattan that includes the Hotel Chandler, Hotel Belleclaire, the Iroquois New York, and the Washington Jefferson Hotel. Catering to both corporate and leisure travelers, the hotels are known for being both modern and welcoming, high class and comfortable. Several of the properties are New York City landmarks that have been restored and updated. President and CEO Shimmie Horn owns Triumph Hospitality, which he inherited from his grandfather.

American Leisure Facilities Management designs, builds, and manages on-site physical fitness and recreational facilities for corporate clients, schools and universities, municipalities, and real estate developers. Services include planning, construction, installation, and management of facilities as well as marketing and ongoing staffing. The company has created private and corporate fitness centers, wellness and commercial spas, country clubs, and YMCAs for customers including Sheraton, Hilton, Starwood Hotels, Bulova, the NFL, and Avatar Holdings. American Leisure was founded in 1967 by CEO Steve Kass.American Leisure is a dedicated team of experienced professionals providing consulting, design, marketing and operations of lifestyle facilities, spas and fitness centers, as well as community lifestyle property management services. We have over 30 years of successful experience as innovators in designing and operating cutting-edge fitness/wellness centers, spas, recreation and lifestyle facilities.

Aberdeen Football Club owns and operates the Scottish Premier League soccer team known to fans as The Dons. Formed in 1903, Aberdeen FC has won seven Scottish Cups (its last in 1990) and four Scottish League championships. The company, which generates revenue primarily from gate receipts and sponsorships, also owns the team's home pitch at Pittodrie Stad.

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