This company is crazy for seafood. Mad Anthony's operates more than 20 seafood restaurants in Washington and Oregon, including full-service dinner houses such as Anthony's Pier 66 and its chain of Anthony's HomePort locations, as well as takeout quick-service spots such as Anthony's Fish Bar and Little Chinook's. It also runs casual, family-dining restaurants including Anthony's Beach Café, Anthony's Bell St. Diner, and Anthony's Oyster Bar & Grill. Mad Anthony's also owns its own seafood business to supply its restaurants with the freshest catch. Company president Budd Gould started the family-owned business in 1975, opening his first Anthony's HomePort restaurant in Kirkland, Washington.

Curves International is turning heads with its successful women's gym franchise. With more than 4 million members, the company operates one of the nation's fastest-growing franchise systems by targeting busy women with limited time for exercise. It franchises some 10,000 Curves for Women fitness centers worldwide (in the US and more than 70 additional countries). The centers offer 30-minute fitness work-out sessions featuring strength and cardio training. Curves International, Inc. was founded in 1992 when husband-and-wife Gary (CEO) and Diane Heavin opened a center in Harlingen, Texas. Curves International began franchise operations in 1995.

SpringHealth Leisure hopes that going private will be its springboard back to fiscal health. The company, which operates gym facilities in the UK, was taken private by chairman Sandy Anderson in 2005. The company's five London-area SpringHealth Leisure Clubs typically offer such amenities as swimming, court sports, makeovers, and massage in addition to aerobics classes, personal trainers, and weight machines. SpringHealth Leisure operates the publicly owned swim and fitness facility (Pools on the Park) at Richmond. Prior to Anderson's move to privatize the company, it had already divested nine other health clubs and a restaurant.

Scandic Hotels, Scandinavia's largest hotel operator. Scandic Hotels company operates approximately 150 mid-priced hotels in Northern Europe and the Nordic region; most are located in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and operate under the Scandic name. Nearly all of its properties are leased, rather than owned by Scandic. Scandic Hotels was founded in 1963 with the opening of a single US-style motor court hotel in Sweden and grew primarily through acquisitions. Private equity firm EQT owns Scandic.

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.

Horse racing in Kentucky is rich in history, dating back to 1789 when the first race course was laid out in Lexington. However, it was almost 100 years later, in 1875, that Churchill Downs officially opened and began its tradition as "Home of the Kentucky Derby." The Commons, a park-like block near Lexington's Race Street was used by horsemen for racing. By 1789, complaints by "safety minded" citizens led to the formal development of a race meet at The Commons. The men who organized this race meet, including Kentucky Statesman Henry Clay, also formed the Commonwealth's first Jockey Club. The organization later was named the Kentucky Jockey Club in 1809.

888 was founded in 1997 in the British Virgin Islands as Virtual Holdings Limited. In the same year, its Antiguan subsidiary obtained a gaming licence in Antigua where it based all of its management, gaming servers, member support functions and technical and payments staff. 888's platform and first proprietary product, Casino-on-Net, was launched in May 1997. 888 Holdings Public Limited Company aim to create sustainable shareholder value by becoming the market leader in the global online gaming industry, providing our members with a comprehensive selection of gaming activities and offering a secure trustworthy entertainment experience. 888 Holdings Public Limited Company intend to achieve our goals by focusing on the following strategies, through a systematic and evidenced based approach to our business.

Intrawest doesn't mind peaks and valleys in its business, as long as they're covered with snow. Intrawest ULC company owns or has interests in about 10 ski resorts in North America, including a 77% stake in flagship Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia (a 2010 Winter Olympics venue). Intrawest also owns the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and Canadian Mountain Holidays, a provider of helicopter access to ski and hiking trails. Intrawest was taken private by private equity firm Fortress Investment Group in 2006 in a deal worth about $2.8 billion, including the assumption of more than $990 million in debt.

The New Jersey Devils professional hockey team entered the National Hockey League in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts and relocated to Colorado until it settled in the Garden State in 1982. One last relocation saw the Devils take up residence at the Prudential Center in Newark in 2007 after several years playing host at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford. A regular contender for the playoffs, the hockey franchise boasts three Stanley Cup championships, its last in 2003. An investment group led by Jeffrey Vanderbeek has owned the team since 2004.

The Blackburn Rovers Football & Athlethic owns and operates the Blackburn Rovers Football Club, a professional soccer team that was established in 1890 as a founding member of The Football League. The team last won the league title in 1994, a few months before the launch of the English Premiership. The club also runs a successful Youth Academy.

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