Beginning in 1968, Jack B. Campbell and his partner founded California 6 Motels which, with the additional operating name of Western 6 Motels, grew to become a chain of 55 motels with 5,445 rooms. From 1975 through 1982, gross revenues increased an average of 37% annually to $30 million per year with an average occupancy above 90%, substantially higher than published industry. Campbell Lodging, Inc. is a family organization that projects a strong comfortable family atmosphere. We believe that Guest Satisfaction begins with Employee Satisfaction and that reaching those two goals will result in obtaining our guests’ repeat business.

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe certainly doesn't lack ingenuity. The Native American tribe owns and operates Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley on the Mille Lacs Reservation in rural east central Minnesota. The casinos offer bingo, blackjack, poker, slot machines, and table games. The resorts also have restaurants, an amphitheater, an events and convention center, an RV park, a golf course, and various retail operations. Nearby Lake Mille Lacs offers fishing, hiking, and snowmobile rentals. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe belongs to one of six groups making up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.

Schwartz Brothers Restaurants operates a half dozen casual and upscale dining locations in the Seattle area. Its operations include Chandler's Crabhouse, Spazzo Italian Grill & Wine Bar, and Revolution Bar & Grill, as well as a handful of steakhouses operating under the name Daniel's Broiler Prime Steaks & Chops. Schwartz Brothers provides banquet and catering services through Daniel's Catering, while its Gretchen's Shoebox Express unit offers box lunch services to downtown locations. The family-owned business was started by Bill and John Schwartz, who opened their first restaurant in 1970.

If people are getting rowdy at this roadhouse, it must be because of the steaks. Texas Roadhouse operates a leading full-service restaurant chain with about 330 company-owned and franchised locations in about 45 states. The Southwest-themed eateries serve a variety of hand-cut steaks, ribs, chicken, and seafood entrees, along with sandwiches, starters, and a variety of side dishes. Operating mostly in the Midwest and Southeast, about 260 Texas Roadhouse locations are company-owned while the rest are franchised. The company also operates a small number of restaurants under the name Aspen Creek that specialize in hamburgers, pasta entrees, and pizza.

Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc.'s primary business is the placement of gaming machines on a revenue share model in three, four and five star resorts, hotels, and other venues across emerging gaming markets in the Asia Pacific region. Elixir Gaming has established operations in the Philippines and Cambodia, and we are exploring opportunities to expand into other markets in the region. Since we announced our intention to focus on the deployment of gaming machines throughout Asia Pacific, we have established a strong strategic presence in our focus markets of the Philippines and Cambodia. Our customers manage established facilities in high-trafficked locations and we work closely with the venue operator throughout the planning, development and operational stages to program a gaming facility that maximizes profitability per visitor and per available square foot.

Lone Star Steakhouse restaurants deliver an authentic Texas themed experience, offering truly unique and flavorful food and outstanding service to every guest. What made Lone Star famous is our mesquite-grilled steaks, which are hand-cut fresh daily at each restaurant. Our menu includes "Texas-sized" portions of food and great value. Our menu offers great variety beyond steak … salmon, ribs, sandwiches, burgers and more.We offer a great fun and casual atmosphere, perfect for any size group, and we also offer a fun full-service bar at all locations. Lone Star is a “destination restaurant.” That is, if your destination is good food and big fun. Upbeat country music, Texas artifacts, and our excellent service standards enhance the Lone Star experience. After a December, 2006 acquisition by an affiliate of a private equity firm, the Lone Star brand began a new and exciting era. Our commitment to quality and service is unwavering and we have created some new excitement and continue to focus on marketing, remodeling, conversion of existing restaurants and ultimately the expansion of the Lone Star brand.

eatZi’s is a European-style market and bakery, where every day is another chance to create great food for great people!We make the food you’ve eaten your whole life and the food you’ve never tried before with the help of a team committed to superb service. Our atmosphere is intimate but casual, so we make it easy to select and savor exactly what you’re craving. Whether in our Lemmon Avenue market or in the comfort of your home, once you’ve had eatZi’s, you can never get enough!

Jazzercise shows people how to shake their booties toward fitness. A leading fitness instruction operator, the company has more than 7,800 franchised instructors across the US and in more than 30 countries offering some 32,000 weekly fitness classes that blend jazz dancing with an aerobic workout. Jazzercise generates revenue through franchise fees, as well as the sale of clothing, books, and other merchandise. The company's JM DigitalWorks unit produces Jazzercise workout tapes and provides video production services to other clients. Its Jazzertogs division offers fitness apparel and accessories. CEO Judi Sheppard Missett, a professional dancer, founded Jazzercise in 1969 and began franchising in 1980.Jazzercise, Inc. is the world's leading franchiser of dance and fitness classes. The company pioneered its own brand of dance-based exercise routines. These are taught by certified Jazzercise instructors across the United States and in Europe, Japan, and Latin America. The company has over 5,000 franchises, and an estimated 450,000 students worldwide. Franchisees pay a nominal start-up fee to the company, and then 20 percent of gross revenues monthly. Founder Judi Sheppard Missett choreographs new routines approximately every ten weeks. The company also produces videos, music recordings, and other educational materials, as well as a computer-based CyberStretch program that aims to prevent repetitive stress injuries among office workers. The company's retail division sells exercise wear, accessories, and items bearing the Jazzercise logo. The division sells primarily through a mail-order catalog. Jazzercise also operates a video production division, JM DigitalWorks, which produces Jazzercise videos and also does videotape production, post-production, and duplicating work for hundreds of other clients.

Snowdance owns and operates Ascutney Mountain Resort, a ski facility and resort near Brownsville, Vermont. Ascutney offers skiers more than 55 trails and half a dozen lifts, as well as tree skiing areas, a learning area, and terrain park with jumps and other thrills. For accommodations and amenities, the resort features a hotel and condominiums, fitness center and spa facility, and restaurants. Summertime activities at the resort include mountain biking, tennis, hang gliding, and miniature golf. The area first became a ski resort in 1938. Steve and Susan Plausteiner have owned Ascutney since 1993.

Here's a company clawing its way to the top in the basketball world. Bobcats Basketball Holdings, which does business as Bobcats Sports & Entertainment, owns and operates the Charlotte Bobcats professional basketball team. The newest member of the National Basketball Association, the franchise was awarded in 2004 to Robert Johnson, founder of cable broadcaster BET, and replaced the Hornets team that had left Charlotte, North Carolina, for New Orleans in 2002. The Bobcats play host at the Time Warner Cable Arena. NBA legend Michael Jordan, who played for the Chicago Bulls, purchased control of the team from Johnson in 2010

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