These birds keep Atlanta flapping about the gridiron all year round. The Atlanta Falcons Football Club is a professional football franchise that joined the National Football League in 1966. First awarded to businessman Rankin Smith, the team has made the playoffs just nine different seasons and counts only one conference championship in 1998. (Atlanta lost that year to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII.) The Georgia Dome has played host to Falcons games since 2002, the same year Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank acquired the franchise from Smith's family.

BDL Management wants to sing you a Scottish lullaby. The Glasgow-based company manages about 20 hotel properties throughout the UK. The hotels operate primarily under the Express by Holiday Inn banner, as well as under the Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, and Ramada Encore brand names. BDL, which touts itself as the "Name behind the Name," develops its own hotels, as well as operates properties under management and joint-venture agreements. The company, formed in 1997, counts the Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS' Bank of Scotland among its investors and lenders.

Why just eat at Joe's when you can have fun there, too? Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor operates a chain of more than 60 franchised restaurants offering a family-friendly atmosphere along with a menu of pizza, pasta, soups, and sandwiches. The eateries are especially popular for their extensive selection of dessert items, including sundaes, malts, and shakes. Many locations also offer arcade games and activity centers. The chain operates in several Midwestern states, including Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Founder and CEO Joe Whitty got his start in the restaurant business as a manager and operator for the Shakey's pizza chain. He opened the first Happy Joe's in 1972.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club plays football (soccer) in the Scottish Premier League. The club, also known as Inverness CT or Caley Thistle, plays home games in the 7,000-capacity Caledonian Stadium. In 2005, Mike Smith, formerly with the UK Basketball League, was appointed as the first ever Chief Executive in the club's history. Craig Brewster, although still on the roster as a player, performs the team's managerial duties. The club was formed in 1994 by the merger of Caledonian FC and Inverness Thistle FC. The club was originally called Caledonian Thistle but changed its name in 1996.

Larry Blumberg doesn't want to leave anyone out in the cold. Larry Blumberg and Associates (LBA) develops and manages hotels (brands include Best Western, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Hampton Inn & Suites, Red Roof Inn, and Holiday Inn) in the southeastern US. Its portfolio includes about 50 properties in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. LBA also offers operations and asset management, accounting, and sales and marketing services to third party hotels. CEO Larry Blumberg developed his first hotel -- it is still managed by LBA -- in 1972.

Pizza is the in thing for this company. Pizza Inn operates a chain of franchised quick-service pizza restaurants, with about 310 locations in the US and the Middle East. The eateries feature a menu of pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches, along with salads and desserts. Most locations offer buffet-style and table service, while other units are strictly delivery and carryout units. The chain also has limited-menu express carryout units in convenience stores and airport terminals, and on college campuses. Pizza Inn's domestic locations are concentrated in more than 15 southern states, with about half located in Texas and North Carolina. Chairman Mark Schwarz owns more than 35% of the company.

Successful Manhattan real estate developers Gary and Steven Brown founded Furnished Quarters in 1998. Starting out with two elegant brownstone apartments, the brothers leveraged their knowledge of the New York real estate market to acquire and lease residences in prime neighborhoods throughout the city. The company has since grown to include over a thousand stylish, conveniently located apartments in New York, northern New Jersey and Boston. According to recent industry data, the demand for furnished accommodations is growing in both the business and leisure markets. As New York's leading provider, we continue to expand our portfolio of residences in these key Northeastern regions in response to our clients' needs.

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.

Richardson Sports owns and operates the Carolina Panthers professional football franchise, which joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1993 (along with the Jacksonville Jaguars). While still quite new to the league, the team reached its first NFC Championship berth just three years later and earned a trip to the Super Bowl at the end of the 2004 season. (Carolina's championship run ended with a loss to the New England Patriots.) Jerry Richardson, a former wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts (now the Indianapolis Colts), has controlled the Panthers since spearheading the franchise's formation.

Topnotch Health Clubs operates health and fitness centers in London, the Midlands, and southeastern England. The company's facilities offer such features as spinning, weight-loss clinics, personal training, swimming pools, and steam rooms. Topnotch Health Clubs was formerly publicly traded; after declaring bankruptcy in 2003, the company was repurchased by founder Matthew Harris, returning it to private ownership.

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