Sea Island Company owns and operates an upscale resort on a five-mile-long barrier island off the coast of Georgia. Its Sea Island Resorts includes accommodations at The Cloister at Sea Island, Sea Island Cottages, and The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club. The properties offer world-class private golf courses, spa facilities, and other activities such as tennis, skeet shooting, dance instruction, and horseback riding. The company also has real estate developments including a cottage colony on an island off the Georgia coast. In 2010 Sea Island Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale.

Specialty Restaurant Group (SRG) operates about 10 casual dining restaurants under the banners American Cafe and Silver Spoon. The eateries offer a variety of regional favorites, such as barbecue ribs and Cajun-style dishes, as well as sandwiches, burgers, and steak. The company was formed in 2000 when CEO and former Ruby Tuesday executive James CarMichael led a buyout of American Cafe and Tia's Tex-Mex (sold in 2004) from Ruby Tuesday. SRG filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2007.

The Cleveland Indians Baseball Company owns and operates that city's storied baseball franchise, a charter member of the American League dating back to 1901. Originally known as the Bluebirds, the franchise adopted the Indians nickname in 1915 and went on to win five league pennants and two World Series championships, its last in 1948. The team plays host at Progressive Field. Ohio lawyer Lawrence Dolan, whose family controls Madison Square Garden and cable TV giant Cablevision, has owned the Indians franchise since 2000.

One of the largest hotel chains in Mexico, Grupo Posadas operates more than 100 resorts and hotels in 50 beach and city locations in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Its nine brands include Aqua, Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Americana Grand, Fiesta Inn, One Hotels, Caesar Park, Caesar Business, The Explorean, and its most recent addition, Lat 19�. Grupo Posadas' hotels are staffed with bilingual personnel. Conventions, group gatherings, and large banquet-style events comprise much of the company's business. The company also operates Fiesta Americana Vacation Club, a vacation membership plan that offers stays at its own hotels and at other resorts through partnerships with Hilton Grand Vacations and Group RCI.

Fun and games collide with food and drink at these nightspots. Dave & Buster's owns and operates about 55 entertainment complexes in 25 states and Canada that offer casual dining, full bar service, and a cavernous game room. The adult fun centers feature the latest in video games and motion simulators, as well as games of skill played for prizes. For dining, Dave & Buster's offers a menu that features traditional American fare such as burgers, seafood, and steak. Partners David Corriveau and James "Buster" Corley opened the first Dave & Buster's in 1982. Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners acquired the company in 2010.

Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc. was founded in 1969. Resorting to the outdoors isn't such a bad thing if you know where to go. Outdoor Resorts of America operates about ten high-end RV resorts around the US in locations near vacation areas such as the Ozark Mountains and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Guests can buy a lot or rent by the night or month. Resorts feature amenities like swimming pools, marinas, whirlpools, and tennis courts. Many locations are restricted to larger Class A motor homes (no pop-ups, vans, trailers, or truck campers) and offer luxuries like on-site massage, cable and Internet hookups, and private boat slips at each site.

Canlan Ice Sports is a leading operator of ice sports facilities in North America, with more than 20 rinks in Canada and the US encompassing more than 60 ice sheets. Its facilities, including the gargantuan Burnaby 8 Rinks in British Columbia, offer recreational skating and amateur hockey, as well as educational programs for beginning skaters. Canlan also generates revenue from concessions, sports equipment sales, and management fees. In addition, Canlan runs hockey development programs and recreational leagues, including the Adult Safe-Hockey League. Private equity firm Bartrac Investments owns 75% of the company.

Technifex is a world leader in the design, engineering and fabrication of unique show and special effects systems for theme parks, water parks, casinos, trade shows, special events, retail centers, theaters and many other industries. We have developed and produced hundreds of entertainment systems and shows, including major attractions for Disneyland, Universal Studios, Paramount Parks, Fox Studios Australia, Mattel, AT&T, Harrah’s Hotels & Resorts, MGM Grand Hotel (Las Vegas), and Audubon Institute in New Orleans, just to name a few. We provide our services and products globally and have created major architectural and show systems for resort hotels, casinos and theme parks in Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, England, Germany, Russia and many other countries.

You might say this company keeps the nightlife lively in the Northwest. McMenamins is a diversified leisure company that operates a portfolio of more than 50 pubs, bars, microbreweries, and restaurants in Oregon and Washington under such names as Blue Moon Tavern & Grill, High Street Brewery & Cafe, and Market Street Pub, as well as a number of locations under the McMenamins brand name. It also operates eight historic hotels, eight movie theaters, and several live music venues. Brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin started their pub and hotel empire with some college friends (who've since moved on) in 1974.

The business might be dicey but things couldn't be better for Midwest Game Supply. Midwest Game Supply Co. manufactures and distributes casino quality table game equipment including dice, wool and synthetic layouts, chips, chairs, and the multitude of accessories used by dealers and players of poker, blackjack, roulette, and craps. Midwest Game Supply Co. distribution services provide everything necessary for the gaming floor of a casino, from chip spacers to slot machines. Midwest Game Supply Co. sells more than 50,000 pairs a month of its signature product, "Certified Perfects" dice, serving casinos across the US. Midwest Game Supply Co. was founded in 1945 by John (Mac) McMenamy who sold the company to Chuck and Linda Sohm in 1986.

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