Preferred Hotels & Resorts knows a thing or two about top of the line accommodations. The company offers hotel management services to more more than 180 independent luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. The exclusive group performs a rigorous quality assurance inspection (its "Standards of Excellence") before it allows a hotel to join. Properties include the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado; The Peabody Orlando (part of Peabody Management); and The Hard Rock Hotel, Chicago (owned by Hard Rock Cafe International). Preferred Hotels & Resorts is a part of the Preferred Hotel Group.

Grévin & Cie operates the Parc Astérix (also the firm's former name) amusement park just north of Paris. Based on Astérix, a legendary French comic, the park offers a variety of attractions including a scale-model park France Miniature, wax museum Grévin, St-Malo's Grand Aquarium, and magic entertainment venue Bagatelle. In addition to its flagship location, Grévin & Cie has expanded aggressively and now owns about 20 parks in France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. Ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes owns the company.

Health Fitness reckons employers are willing to pay for healthier workers. The firm develops, manages, and markets fitness centers and health management services for corporations, hospitals, universities, and communities across the US and Canada. The company earns revenue through staffing services and program services in both its fitness management and health management segments. Health Fitness manages about 215 corporate fitness centers, and some 170 corporate health improvement programs. It additionally provides about 100 unstaffed health management programs. Health Fitness has introduced more fee-for-service offerings, including personal training.

Pop Warner Little Scholars (PWLS) is mostly fun and games with incentives for academic achievement. It is a not-for-profit organization that offers football and cheer and dance programs for children ages five to 16. The organization has about 400,000 participants across more than 40 US states and several other countries. In order to participate, little cheerleaders and grid iron wanna-bes are required to maintain academic standards including a minimum 2.0 grade point average. School administrators can petition to have the requirement waived for students they think will benefit from the program.

Crown American reigns over an empire consisting of a couple of inns. The company manages two hotels in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, both operating under the Holiday Inn banner through franchise agreements with InterContinental Hotels. It also runs Mediterranean restaurant Harrigan's Caf� & Wine Deck, located at its downtown Johnstown hotel, and manages the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in Johnstown. Crown American's portfolio shrank considerably in 2005 when it sold more than 20 hotels in eastern states to an affiliate of real estate firm Archon Group. The company was founded in 1965 by Frank Pasquerilla (father of former CEO Mark Pasquerilla).

Founded in 1981 by E.L. "Bert" Pooser, with two hotels, IMIC has developed into an award winning hotel and management company. Made up of exuberant employees, with a range of capabilities and experience, IMIC specializes in operations, human resources, sales, marketing, design, development, finance and accounting. Investors, partners, employees, and guests alike can be assured that every aspect will be approached with integrity and expertise. IMIC currently owns and/or manages 15 hotels, suites, and inns covering the southeast. The properties now in operation consist of Hampton Inns, Wingate by Wyndhams, Quality Inns & Suites, Comfort Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, and The Inn at USC, a historic boutique hotel located on the campus of the University of South Carolina.

Vongroup Limited (formerly Kamboat Group Company Limited) operates chains of Kamboat Chinese Cuisine and Kamboat Chiu Chow Cuisine restaurants in Hong Kong. The restaurants offer a variety of Chinese dishes, dim sum, and beverages. The eateries offer catering services as well. Vongroup has a significant interest in Kamboat Bakery, which distributes bakery and other food products, including festival foods, biscuits, and desserts, through more than 20 outlets. The company's restaurants and operations are located in China and Hong Kong.

Since opening our first Red Lobster restaurant in Lakeland, Fla., in 1968, Darden has grown to become the world’s largest full-service restaurant company. Through subsidiaries, own and operate 1,800 restaurants, employ approximately 180,000 people and serve more than 400 million meals a year. That last number reveals something telling about how we do business. In serving that many meals, we’ve come to know our guests extremely well. From them, we’ve realized what it takes to create an environment of natural hospitality and to build enduring brands. It’s why we’re able to make our guests feel so welcome, special and at ease.

The innocuous name belies the provocative nature of Galardi South Enterprises. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc. operates a small chain nightclubs featuring live adult entertainment in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Operating under such names as Crazy Horse, Gold Rush, and Pink Pony, the clubs offer special shows with adult entertainment stars, female wrestling, and exotic dancing contests. President and owner Jack Galardi entered the nightclub business in the 1970s and formed Galardi South in 1996.

Hockey Western New York owns and operates the Buffalo Sabres professional hockey franchise, which joined the National Hockey League in 1970 along with the Vancouver Canucks. Buffalo has made two trips to the Stanley Cup finals (its last, a loss to the Dallas Stars, in 1999) but has yet to win a championship title. The team plays host at Buffalo's HSBC Arena. The franchise was first awarded to Seymour Knox III his brother, Northrup Knox. B. Thomas Golisano, founder and chairman of payroll firm Paychex, has owned the Sabres since 2003.

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