Travelers stay in hotels; American Property Management Corporation (APMC) buys and runs them. The company owns and operates about 30 hotels and resorts, with more than 6,500 guest rooms in the US. APMC focuses on full-service hotels with between 300 and 800 rooms primarily in first- or second-tier and resort markets. Properties are located primarily in the Southwest, but also in Florida and Ohio. APMC also manages a resort property in Spain. Brands include Doubletree, Hilton, Radisson, Sheraton, and Starwood. The company also owns online ticket outlet Buy Prime Tickets, The Santa Fe Salsa Co., and Phoenicia Olive Oil. Jim Long co-founded APMC with CEO Michael Gallegos in 1990.

Why just eat at Joe's when you can have fun there, too? Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor operates a chain of more than 60 franchised restaurants offering a family-friendly atmosphere along with a menu of pizza, pasta, soups, and sandwiches. The eateries are especially popular for their extensive selection of dessert items, including sundaes, malts, and shakes. Many locations also offer arcade games and activity centers. The chain operates in several Midwestern states, including Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Founder and CEO Joe Whitty got his start in the restaurant business as a manager and operator for the Shakey's pizza chain. He opened the first Happy Joe's in 1972.

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is the organizing body for women's golf, overseeing development and promotion of the game and its star players. It operates the LPGA Tour consisting of about 30 events a year. In addition to its high-profile golf tournaments, the organization runs the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Division, which is the golf education and development subsidiary for its 1,200 members. The LPGA was founded in 1950, making it one of the oldest women's sports organizations in the world.

The Majestic Star Casino, LLC ("the Company") was formed by Mr. Don Barden in December 1993 to pursue one of two gaming licenses at Buffington Harbor in Gary, Indiana. In June 1996, along with Trump Indiana, both companies opened dockside facilities to take advantage of gaming opportunities in the Chicagoland market, now the third largest gaming market in the United States behind Las Vegas and Atlantic City.In December 2001, the Company grew substantially with the purchase of the Fitzgerald-brand properties in Las Vegas, Tunica, Mississippi (30 miles south of Memphis) and Black Hawk, Colorado (35 miles west of Denver). With these additions, the Company diversified itself into a national gaming company.

USISL operates as United Soccer Leagues (USL) overseeing a collection of soccer divisions that compete in North America. Its USL First and Second Divisions feature a total of about 20 professional teams that compete in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. The USL also runs amateur leagues (Premier Development League and W-League) and youth soccer leagues (Super-20 League and Super Y-League). It is affiliated with the US Soccer Federation, along with Major League Soccer (MLS). USL began as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League in 1986; it was formed by president Francisco Marcos.

This company hopes its crème brulee, croissants, and quiche prove as memorable as Proust's famous teacake. La Madeleine operates a chain of more than 60 la Madeleine Bakery, Café & Bistro casual dining locations in Texas, Georgia, and Louisiana, offering French country cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The restaurants, which welcome patrons with such interior appointments as a stone hearth and handcrafted wood tables, use a cafeteria-style serving line and limited table service. Each location also sells a variety of fresh baked goods. French native Patrick Leon Esquerré started the business in 1983. La Madeleine is owned by a group of investors including Paris-based restaurant operator Groupe Le Duff.

The Denver Nuggets professional basketball franchise was formed by trucking magnate J. W. "Bill" Ringsby in 1967 as the Denver Rockets (renamed in 1974), a charter member of the American Basketball Association. Since joining the National Basketball Association in 1976, the team has had little postseason success, although the signing of star forward Carmelo Anthony in 2004 has helped spur fan interest, giving a boost to attendance at the team's Pepsi Center arena. St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke will relinquish ownership to his son Josh Kroenke in 2010.

South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc.) is a private company based in Austin, Texas, with a year-round staff of professionals dedicated to building and delivering conference and festival events for entertainment and related media industry professionals. Since 1987, SXSW has produced the internationally recognized Music and Media Conference & Festival. In 1994 as the entertainment business adjusted to issues of future growth and development, SXSW added conferences and festivals for the film industry (SXSW Film) as well as for the blossoming interactive media (SXSW Interactive Festival). Now three industry events converge in Austin during a Texas-sized week, mirroring the ever increasing convergence of entertainment/media outlets.

Founded in 1958, we have been a leader in our industry for over 50 years. We are dedicated to creating lasting impressions and unforgettable memories by providing our guests with one-of-a-kind dining experiences that you cannot find anywhere else. We are 23 award-winning restaurants across the nation, highlighting signature distinguished brands such as Orange Hill in Orange, The Rusty Pelican in Miami, and Castaway in Burbank. This is only a few of the spectacular destinations that await you. From the West Coast in the Los Angeles and San Francisco, all the way to the East Coast in New York and Florida, our locations are here to serve you. All of our restaurants are in beautifully appointed locations that offer breathtaking panoramic views of city skylines, waterfronts, or airports. Our incredible Sunday Brunches are widely acclaimed and award winning local favorites. Whether you’re planning a special event, a casual dinner, an intimate private function, or an elegant dream wedding, our restaurants are the ideal locations to turn your visions into picture-perfect realities.

Table Trac markets information management systems designed to help casino operators monitor their gaming operations. Its Table Trac system records and analyzes win-loss percentages, dealer performance, and cash movements. It also makes self-service kiosks for customer service and administering players club promotional programs. The company's customers are located mostly in the US; it also sells to markets in Central and South America. Chairman and CEO Chad Hoehne owns nearly 30% of Table Trac.

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