Minnesota Wild Hockey Club owns and operates the Minnesota Wild professional hockey franchise. The team joined the National Hockey League in the expansion of 2000 (along with the Columbus Blue Jackets), filling the void left after the Minnesota North Stars moved to Texas in 1993 to become the Dallas Stars. An investment group led by Robert Naegele Jr. helped bring hockey back to the Twin Cities. Former Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold acquired control of the team from Naegele in 2008.

InTown Suites, the leader in economy Extended Stay Living is always looking for talented people to join our team! Founded in 1989 with a handful of Atlanta, Georgia locations, InTown has grown to 127 locations in 21 states - and our growth is continuing. Our team is made up of over 1100 dedicated employees. We offer competitive wages and benefits and excellent opportunities for advancement. Many of our management employees began their careers with Intown Suites in entry level positions.

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 United States Basketball League (USBL) operates an association of professional basketball teams that play a 30-game schedule from April through June. The league encompasses a half dozen teams, including the Brooklyn Kings, the Dodge City Legend, and the Kansas Cagerz, which compete with 11 players each. The USBL generates revenue mostly through franchise fees and marketing sponsorships. It is intended to be a development league for recent college graduates and international players to showcase their skills for scouts from National Basketball Association teams. The founding Meisenheimer family controls about 90% of the USBL.

These chefs are busy boiling seafood. Chefs International operates about a dozen casual dining restaurants in New Jersey and Florida mostly doing business under the Lobster Shanty name, such as Point Pleasant Lobster Shanty, Toms River Lobster Shanty, and its flagship Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty. Other locations include Jack Baker's Wharfside & Patio Bar and The Sunset Ballroom event and banquet hall. The restaurants serve a variety of seafood dishes in a casual setting. Jack Baker, a New Jersey fisherman, opened his first Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty in 1979. Chairman Robert Lombardi and his family control the company.

Buckhead Life Restaurant Group is a leading multi-concept dining operator in Atlanta with about a dozen upscale and casual-dining restaurants. Its portfolio includes Pricci and Veni Vidi Vici (Italian cuisine), Kyma (Greek food), and Nava (Southwestern), along with Atlanta Fish Market, Chops Lobster Bar, and the Buckhead Diner. The company also operates private dining and party destination 103 West. In addition to its locations in Atlanta, Buckhead Life has a small number of restaurants in Boca Raton, Florida. Owner Pano Karatassos started the restaurant business in 1979.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) serves as the governing body for the sport of tennis in the US. It sets the rules of play and develops and promotes the sport at the local and professional levels. USTA also owns and operates the US Open, the annual Grand Slam event held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York. In addition, the not-for-profit organization selects players to compete in such tournaments as the Davis Cup, the Fed Cup, and the Olympics. Founded in 1881 as the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, the USTA has grown to more than 700,000 members from all age and skill levels.

Irish luck and American comfort await the customers of this company. Family Sports Concepts operates a franchised chain of about 260 family-style pubs under the name Beef 'O' Brady's that specialize in Buffalo-style chicken wings. The full-service restaurants also serve sandwiches, burgers, and a selection of appetizers. The company has locations about 20 states, mostly in Florida and other southeastern states. Beef 'O' Brady's was started by the late Jim Mellody in 1985. He sold the business to former CEO Chuck Winship and Gene Knippers in 1998. The partners had previously been franchisees of Brinker International's Chili's Grill & Bar chain.

Peabody Management (also known as Peabody Hotel Group) keep their ducks in a row. The hotel management firm owns about ten hotels. Three luxury hotels operate under the Peabody name in Memphis; Orlando, Florida; and Little Rock, Arkansas. Its pampered ducks are escorted through the swank lobbies twice a day in a tradition dubbed "the ceremonial March of the Peabody Ducks", a part of the Peabody experience that has been around for some 80 years. The company's first hotel, The Peabody Memphis, first opened its doors in 1925. Peabody Management is a subsidiary of real estate development and management firm Belz Enterprises.

The National Basketball Association is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, with 30 teams representing 28 US markets and one in Canada. It oversees the rules of the game and officiating, markets its teams and players, and regulates franchise ownership. The NBA also licenses broadcasting rights and collects revenue from corporate sponsorships. In addition, it operates the WNBA, a 12-team women's league; the NBA Development League for up-and-coming players; and NBA TV, a cable TV channel offering news, original programming, and live game broadcasts. The NBA was founded as the Basketball Association of America in 1946.

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