Kentucky Lottery operates a variety of instant-win and numbers games for the benefit of state educational programs. The lottery offers scratch-off and pull-tab games, as well as Pick 3, Pick 4, and Win for Life lotteries. In addition, Kentucky Lottery is part of the Multi-State Lottery Association and participates in that organization's multi-state Powerball drawing. Proceeds from the games go to a variety of programs, including the College Access Program, the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program, and the Kentucky Tuition Grants Program, as well as Kentucky's General Fund. The Kentucky Lottery was established in 1989.

Radisson Hotels & Resorts is a leading upscale hotel brand, with about 400 franchised locations in some 670 countries. The chain offers a full complement of amenities for both business and leisure travelers, including fine dining, fitness centers, and meeting rooms. Its resort locations typically boast such niceties as beachfront locations, golf courses, or skiing. Radisson Hotels & Resorts company is the flagship luxury brand of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, part of the hospitality and business services giant Carlson Companies.

Breakfast is served all day in this kitchen. Kitchen Investment Group, which does business as Country Kitchen International, operates and franchises about 90 Country Kitchen family dining restaurants in more than 20 states. The chain, found mostly in the Midwest, is popular for its breakfast menu, which is served all day. Country Kitchen locations also offer lunch and dinner options such as sandwiches, soups, pork chops, and steak. The company co-brands many of its locations with French bread pizza maker Breadeaux Pizza. Kentucky native Bill Johnson opened the first Country Kitchen in Cincinnati in 1939. CEO (and former top franchisee) Charles Meyers acquired the chain from Carlson Companies in 1997.

Nordic Panorama PLC was founded in 1990 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Nordic Panorama Plc, through its subsidiaries, develops and operates leisure resorts principally in Norway. It engages in the operation and development of season’s holiday destination in Telemark. Nordic Panorama PLC company’s activities comprise operation of the Vradal Panorama ski resort and property development in terms of plot sales, and the construction and sales of chalets and cabins within the resort area. It also involves in winter and summer outdoor activities, such as operating ski lifts; operating service facilities, such as restaurants, bars, ski/bike rental, ski schools, and a shop; provision of boat rental services; and organizing hunting and fishing.

The Matt Prentice Restaurant Group began in 1980 with a dream and a deli. Twenty-year-old Matthew Prentice took over a shuttered sandwich shop in Oak Park, MI, tossed his last $200 into the till and opened the very first Deli Unique serving entrees like Beef Wellington and Flaming Duck at Deli prices. Expanding and exploring, MPRG has continued to introduce fresh concepts from its newest eclectic steakhouse, Coach Insignia to the whimsy and value of Tavern on 13. By the summer of 2004, MPRG operated 26 venues including 12 restaurants, an 11,000 square-foot artisan bakery, and a host of banquet sites. Today, MPRG continues to operate 10 restaurants, 1 artisan bakery and several banquet facilities.

Indy Racing League (IRL) is the governing body for the Indy class of racing cars, which are open-wheel and -cockpit single-seat speedsters. IRL's primary circuit tour, the IndyCar Series, features more than 25 drivers competing in almost 20 races across the US and another in Japan, including its premier event, the Indianapolis 500. The body also runs the Indy Pro Series, a developmental circuit for up-and-coming drivers. IRL markets the races and drivers and generates revenue through broadcast rights and sponsorships. The league was formed in 1996 and is controlled by the Hulman-George family, which also owns Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation.

BRAVO | BRIO Restaurant Group (BBRG) owners of BRAVO! Cucina Italiana, BRIO Tuscan Grille and BON VIE Bistro, operates several full-service restaurants in many states. All three concepts are open seven days a week for lunch and dinner and are positioned as "casual white-tablecloth" or "Fine casual." Our concepts appeal to a broad base of guests from business people and young professionals to families and empty nesters. Our goal is to be the "Best Italian" restaurant company in America. We are a quality driven company, not a quantity one. Our number one focus is the Guest Experience. Consistently high quality food, superior service, good value and a unique atmosphere all contribute to our Guests' satisfaction. We differentiate ourselves by offering classically prepared food items from original regional recipes using the highest quality, freshest ingredients. At BBRG, significant time and resources are spent in the development and implementation of our team members so that we deliver superior guest service each and every meal, each and every day.

What's more all American than a buff body? All American Fitness Centers operates a chain of more than a dozen fitness and health facilities in the Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma areas. The centers offer the standard weight, walking, and cycling machines, as well as fitness classes. It also offers personal trainers who wrap everything into the company's Six Dimensional Training system, which includes nutritional guidance, cardio training, flexibility, core strength, resistance training, and professional guidance. Some locations have pools, spas, tanning booths, saunas, and child care.

This business hardly takes a carefree attitude towards roundball. Cavaliers Operating Company owns and operates the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team and its home court, Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs joined the National Basketball Association in 1970 as part of an expansion that included the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers). While Cleveland has not yet earned an NBA championship, the franchise did reach the final round of the playoffs in 2007 (losing to the San Antonio Spurs). Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert has controlled the team since 2005; the family of original owner Gordon Gund continues to have a minority stake in the Cavs.

PIER 39 offers visitors a kaleidoscope of attractions. Situated at Beach Street and The Embarcadero on San Francisco's waterfront, PIER 39 is one of the city's most popular leisure spots, featuring about 110 shops and a dozen full-service restaurants with views of the Bay. Home to such as the Aquarium of the Bay and the San Francisco Carousel, the complex attracts millions of visitors annually and is open year-round. In addition to humans, sea lions also frequent PIER 39. The creatures regularly occupy available dock space to take advantage of the plentiful herring supply. PIER 39 was founded in 1978, and is owned by Chicago-based developer Moor & South/PIER Management.

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