Asia Standard Hotel Group Limited - Stock Code : 292 ("ASH") has been listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Stock Exchange") since 25th July 2000. It is an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability, the issued Shares of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange and a 56.88% subsidiary of Asia Standard International. Asia Standard Hotel Group Limited owns and operates hotels under the "Empire" branding. The Group owns three Empire Hotels in Hong Kong and one in Vancouver Canada, which are all conveniently located in shopping districts and close to business convention centers. In addition to hotel operations, the Group also operates a travel agency and franchised restaurants business both in Hong Kong and the PRC.

Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks in the United States and Canada. The company owns 11 amusement parks, including Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, Canada; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom located near Allentown in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair located near Minneapolis/St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota; MichiganÂ’s Adventure located near Muskegon, Michigan; Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Knott’s Berry Farm located near Los Angeles in Buena Park.Cedar Fair, L.P. owns and operates amusement and water parks in the United States and Canada. The company owns 11 amusement parks, including Cedar Point located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo in Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canada’s Wonderland near Toronto, Canada; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom located near Allentown in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair located near Minneapolis/St. Paul in Shakopee, Minnesota; Michigan’s Adventure located near Muskegon, Michigan; Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia; Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina; Worlds of Fun located in Kansas City, Missouri; Knott’s Berry Farm located near Los Angeles in Buena Park

Hurlingham is a publicly-traded shell company, having sold its remaining operating business Bettagrade (which owned a hotel in Perth, Scotland) in 2008. The company has previously been involved in residential real estate development, travel booking, and leisure sectors.

Benjamin "Bud" Denihan, Sr. founded the company's first hotel, Lyden Gardens, in 1962, and the Denihan family still owns and operates DHG Management Company, LLC. DHG Management Company (doing business as Denihan Hospitality Group) has an affinity for luxury accommodations. The company owns Affinia Hotels, which has four locations in Manhattan (Affinia 50, Affinia Dumont, Affinia Gardens, and Affinia Manhattan). Affinia also has a fifth hotel in Chicago (Affinia Chicago, on the city's Magnificent Mile) and a sixth in Washington, DC (The Liaison Capitol Hill). DHG Management also owns The James luxury hotel in Chicago and The Benjamin luxury hotel in New York City.

Lodgian is a multi-brand hospitality franchisee that operates some 35 hotels in more than 20 US states and one hotel in Windsor, Canada. The company's portfolio is focused mostly on the mid-market segment serving both leisure and business travels with full-service brands franchised from InterContinental Hotels (including Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn) and Marriott (Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott). It also runs a handful of unaffiliated and other branded hotels (Hilton, Carlson, Starwood, and Wyndham).

If you're so hungry you could eat a horse, ride into the Golden Corral. The company operates and franchises more than 480 steak buffet restaurants in 40 states, primarily in the Southeast. The family dining locations serve a variety of steak, chicken, and pork entrees along with an expansive buffet offering both hot and cold food items. Golden Corral units also feature a Brass Bell Bakery serving freshly baked breads, rolls, cookies, and brownies, as well as a Dessert Cafe. Most of the steak buffet eateries are operated by franchisees. Chairman James Maynard, who controls Golden Corral through his holding company, Investors Management Corp., founded the chain with partner Bill Carl in 1973.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH) deals in luxury. The group owns and operates about two dozen deluxe hotels and commercial and residential properties in Asia, Australia, and North America. Its Peninsula Hotel brands are located in major cities such as Bangkok; Beijing; Beverly Hills, California; Chicago; Hong Kong; Manila; New York City, and Tokyo. Its properties also include the Quail Lodge Resort and Gold Club in Carmel, California. HSH is the oldest hotelier in Hong Kong (it was founded in 1866 as the Hongkong Hotel Company). The Kadoorie family controls the company, as it has for more than 100 years.

The Oregon State Lottery operates the Beaver State's lottery and other state-run games of chance. It offers traditional lotto numbers games and instant-win tickets, and it operates video lottery and video poker machines. Oregon also takes part in the multistate Powerball drawing. About 65% of the lottery's profits are channeled into public education programs, while the rest is used to fund economic development projects, state parks, and other government programs. Oregon created its lottery in 1984.

Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club is a professional hockey franchise that represents North Carolina in the National Hockey League. Originally founded in 1971 as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA), the team joined the NHL as the Hartford Whalers in 1979. Peter Karmanos, founder and chairman of Compuware, led a group that acquired the team in 1994, relocating it first to Greensboro, North Carolina, before settling in Raleigh in 1999. Playing host that the RBC Center, the team earned its first and only Stanley Cup championship in 2006.

The Cincinnati Reds LLC owns and operates the Cincinnati Reds professional ball club, a storied franchise in Major League Baseball. Founded in 1866 as the Cincinnati Base Ball Club, the team gained the nickname the Red Stockings in 1868 and became the first all-professional baseball franchise the next year. The Reds earned four National League pennants during the 1970s and won back-to-back World Series championships in 1975 and 1976 with players such as Pete Rose and Johnny Bench. CEO Robert Castellini heads a group that owns 70% of the team. Former CEO Carl Lindner owns the rest.

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