InnVest has an inncredible grasp on Canada's hotel market. The real estate investment trust (REIT) owns some 145 hotels containing about 19,000 guest rooms -- the largest hotel portfolio in Canada. Its holdings consist of limited service and midscale full-service hotels; most operate under Choice Hotels International brands, including Comfort Inn, Quality Hotel, and Quality Suites. InnVest also owns some hotels under the Travelodge, Holiday Inn, and other names. The REIT owns a 50% interest in hotel franchiser Choice Hotels Canada. In addition to its hotel assets, InnVest owns office, retail and retirement home properties. More than three-quarters of the REIT's portfolio is held in Ontario and Quebec.

Colony Capital, one of the largest private equity real estate investors in the world. product types and information availability, Colony achieves attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing in real estate, non-performing loans, distressed assets, real estate-dependent operating companies, and select commercial and residential development opportunities throughout the world.

REI PLC is a property investment company with interests in quality commercial and industrial properties throughout the UK. Investments will target medium sized commercial properties; the portfolio will be diversified by property type and tenant with the focus on the W. Midlands and Central England. The principle strategy is to invest in properties with strong tenant covenants and long leases.

McShane Development Company invests in and develops office, health care, and industrial real estate throughout the US. It offers build-to-suit development as well as redevelopment and turnkey projects; most of its portfolio is located in Illinois. McShane Development also plans multifamily and business park projects. The company is the investment arm of The McShane Companies, which also includes McShane Construction and Cadence McShane Construction. McShane Corporation has offices in Austin and Houston, Texas; Chicago; Irvine, California; and Phoenix. CEO James McShane founded the company in 1988.

Zamias Services provides real estate services from Z to A. The firm invests in, leases, and manages retail and residential properties such as big-box shopping centers, malls, and apartment complexes primarily in Pennsylvania. The company also provides accounting and collection services and asset management. Zamias typically buys underperforming assets or develops in distressed areas, allowing it to turn the properties into more profitable ventures. Its owns more than 50 shopping centers, in addition to apartments, hotels, and industrial properties in about a dozen states. Affiliate company George D. Zamias Developer develops the firm's properties. Zamias Services, which is owned by the Zamias family.

Cooper Communities develops master-planned communities and resorts in the southeastern US. Some properties feature golf courses and lakes, with 20-30% of their land set aside for natural landscape. Subsidiaries include custom builder Cooper Homes, Cooper Land Development, and Escapes!, which sells timeshare options for Cooper's resorts. Cooper Realty Investments acquires and manages commercial properties. The largest homebuilder in Arkansas, Cooper Communities also has developments in eight other states. Cooper Communities was founded by John Cooper in 1954, and builds about 1,300 new homes each year.

Warner Estate invests in and manages UK commercial properties, specializing in retail, office, and industrial holdings. It invests in and manages property funds, including the Agora Shopping Centre Fund and the Skipper Regional Office Fund (both joint ventures with The Bank of Scotland). Investment vehicle Trefick owns 24% of Warner Estates. Warner sealed a $320.9 million (169.7 million) joint bid with Anglo Irish Bank for industrial property investor Ashtenne in April 2005; less than a year later it said it would buy out Anglo Irish Bank's 50% interest.

CCA founded the private corrections management industry more than 25 years ago, establishing industry standards for future-focused, forward-thinking correctional solutions. A commitment to innovation, efficiency, cost effectiveness and achievement has made the company the private corrections management provider of choice for federal, state and local agencies since 1983. As a full-service corrections management provider, CCA specializes in the design, construction, expansion and management of prisons, jails and detention facilities, as well as inmate transportation services through its subsidiary company TransCor America. The company is the fifth-largest corrections system in the nation, behind only the federal government and three states. CCA houses approximately 75,000 offenders and detainees in more than 60 facilities, 44 of which are company-owned, with a total bed capacity of more than 80,000. CCA currently partners with all three federal corrections agencies (The Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement), nearly half of all states and more than a dozen local municipalities.

The Amend Group has amended its name, as well as its game. Formerly called WorkPlaceUSA, the group has returned to its old moniker and its old roots after downsizing some operations when real estate development slowed. Founded in 1989 by CEO and owner John Amend, the company offers tenant brokerage and lease administration services for commercial real estate projects. The firm also offers interior design, project management, development, and construction management. The company has also been part of Neiman Marcus' Christmas book offerings, building a 5,000-sq.-ft.

Charles R. Wilson & Associates, Inc. believes that each employee contributes directly to the growth and success of the company. In fact, one of our objectives is to provide a work environment that is conducive to both the personal and the professional growth of our employees.They associates stay on the leading edge of trends and issues affecting your business, including market conditions, sales, operating data and investment issues. And we do not limit our specialization to just a few property types.

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