You might say this company is scaling the heights of the restaurant business. A leading multi-concept dining company in the UK, Paramount Holdings owns and operates more than 70 cafes and restaurants encompassing half a dozen different brands. The company's estate is anchored by its flagship Chez Gérard and Brasserie Gérard chains, both offering French-style cuisine. Its other brands include upmarket seafood chain Livebait, Italian-themed Bertorelli and il Bertorelli, and Caffe Uno. Paramount is owned by a group of banks including Barclays Bank, HSBC, and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

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.

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.

This deli brings a little New York flavor to Southern California. Jerry's Famous Deli owns and operates more than half a dozen of its flagship restaurants in the Los Angeles area that feature a menu with more than 600 items, including hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, and ethnic-flavored dinner entrees. The restaurants also serve breakfast items, salads, and soups. In addition to its mainstay eateries, the company owns Solly's Deli & Bakery in Sherman Oaks, California. It also has a handful of deli locations in the Miami area. The late Isaac Starkman started the family-owned business when he opened the first Jerry's Famous Deli in 1978.

Texas has the more adventurous Schlitterbahn (German for "slippery road"). Waterpark Management, doing business as Schlitterbahn Waterparks, operates one of the largest water parks in the US: The Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort in New Braunfels, Texas. The 65-acre park contains three miles of snaking tubular waterslides, as well as wave pools, raft and tubing rides, spring-fed pools, and other amusements, as well as an adjacent 230-room hotel. Waterpark Management, Inc. operates additional waterparks in South Padre Island, Texas; Galveston Island, Texas; and Kansas City, Kansas. Waterpark Management, Inc. is owned by the family of Gary Henry, who launched the flagship New Braunfels park in 1979.

Tropicana Entertainment is a casino and riverboat gaming operator with nine properties in five states (Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Jersey). The company's flagship property is The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. The portfolio also includes Casino Aztar in Evansville, Indiana and the Belle of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. All total, assets include approximately 6,000 hotel rooms and more than 450,000 square feet of gaming space. Tropicana Entertainment emerged from bankruptcy a newly reorganized company after billionaire investor Carl Icahn took control in 2010. He owns 47% of Tropicana Entertainment.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., The Marcus Corporation is a leader in the lodging and entertainment industries. Marcus Theatres® is the seventh largest theatre circuit in the U.S., with locations in major markets in the Midwest. Marcus Hotels and Resorts owns and manages a distinctive portfolio of hotels, resorts and other properties that are unique in their markets. The Marcus Corporation is included in the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and other indexes. The Marcus Corporation was founded in 1935 with the purchase of a single movie theatre in Ripon, Wisconsin.

Interactive Systems Worldwide develops and markets a play-by-play sports wagering system called SportXction that allows betting on a number of different outcomes during live sports events. With SportXction, punters can wager on pitches and strikes, penalties, or other in-game action in real time. Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc. software can operate with interactive television systems or online. Interactive Systems Worldwide distributes SportXction through UK subsidiary Global Interactive Gaming.

K&W Cafeterias takes you back to the salad days of Salisbury steak and strawberry shortcake. The family-owned company owns and operates more than 30 cafeteria-style restaurants offering trend-free cafeteria fare in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Most K&W locations serve lunch and dinner menus and offer take-out service in addition to dining room meals; a handful of the restaurants also serve breakfast. Company founder Grady Allred Sr. purchased the original K&W Restaurant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1940.

The NBA Development League serves as the in-house minor league of the National Basketball Association, boasting 16 teams each affiliated with one or two NBA franchises. Young players serving their first or second year in the pro ranks can be assigned to the D-League for development and training before getting called up to the NBA. The league stages its regular season between November and April, concluding with a playoff tournament. The D-League also serves as a training ground for referees, coaches, trainers, and front-office personnel. The NBA formed the D-League with eight teams in 2001.

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