China Lodging Group has a group of, you guessed it, hotels. The company operates about 235 economy-priced hotels in 40 cities, mostly in China's east coast region. It has another 140 in development, which would put the ratio of leased-and-operated to managed-under-franchise about even, though the company makes most of its revenue from the former category. China Lodging's banners include HanTing Express and HanTing Seasons, both business hotels, and HanTing Hi Inn, a budget hotel. The company locates its hotels in the country's more industrial and tourist-oriented cities. China Lodging began operations in 2005 and filed to go public in 2010. Pre-IPO, CEO Qi Ji owns about 62%.

GTECH is a world leading transaction processing and technology integration company. GTECH Corporation core strengths are secure, high-volume transaction processing; network integration; infrastructure development; and government contracting. GTECH Corporation mission is to maximize these capabilities and deliver superior performance and added value to our customers in the lottery industry, gaming venues and commercial services sectors. Every aspect of our business relationships is guided by three core values. Innovation - Technological innovation was the genesis of GTECH and remains a true competitive advantage, for us and our customers. Today, as industry leader we not only respond to the needs of our customers, we create opportunities for them.

Pismo Coast Village, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is based in Pismo Beach, California. Pismo Coast Village, Inc. owns and operates a recreational vehicle (RV) resort in Pismo Beach, California. The company operates Pismo Coast Village RV resort, a full-service 400 space recreational vehicle resort. Its resort operations include site rentals, RV storage business, video arcade, and laundromat. The company also operates a general store, RV parts store, and RV repair shop. In addition, it has a recreation department that provides a youth program, and recreational equipment rental services.

New Orleans Louisiana Saints owns and operates the New Orleans Saints professional football franchise, which joined the National Football League on All Saints' Day in 1966. As the team's unofficial nickname, The Aint's, suggests, New Orleans has suffered through numerous losing seasons and only a handful of playoff appearances, but the Saints franchise did finally win its first NFL championship following the 2009 season. However, the team continues to enjoy a popular following at the Superdome. Tom Benson, a multi-millionaire who controls an auto dealership empire, bought the team in 1985 from original owner John Mecom.

Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) operates the Central Hockey League (CHL), a development league with 16 teams located in Texas, Oklahoma, and a half dozen other states. Affiliated with the National Hockey League, the CHL serves as a proving ground for young players before they are called up through the ranks. Teams including the Arizona Sundogs (Prescott Valley), the Corpus Christi Rayz (Texas), and the Texas Brahmas (Fort Worth) compete each season for the Ray Miron President's Cup. Started in 1992, the CHL regulates franchise ownership and helps promote its teams. WPHL is a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Pastry fans might like to go a lap with this company. Great Circle Family Foods is a franchisee of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, with about a dozen stores operating in Southern California. The shops are popular for their raised, glazed doughnuts that are served fresh and hot out of the fryer; the chain's menu also features cake and filled doughnuts, crullers, and fritters, as well as hot coffee and other beverages. CEO Roger Glickman and his father-in-law Richard Reinis started the company in 1998. Great Circle Family Foods exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.

One of the largest hotel chains in Mexico, Grupo Posadas operates more than 100 resorts and hotels in 50 beach and city locations in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Its nine brands include Aqua, Fiesta Americana, Fiesta Americana Grand, Fiesta Inn, One Hotels, Caesar Park, Caesar Business, The Explorean, and its most recent addition, Lat 19�. Grupo Posadas' hotels are staffed with bilingual personnel. Conventions, group gatherings, and large banquet-style events comprise much of the company's business. The company also operates Fiesta Americana Vacation Club, a vacation membership plan that offers stays at its own hotels and at other resorts through partnerships with Hilton Grand Vacations and Group RCI.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club plays football (soccer) in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier League. Known as the Pars, Dunfermline Athletic FC plays home games at the 12,000-capacity East End Park. The team's uniform is sponsored by The Purvis Group and is supplied by TFG Sports. Dunfermline narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League in 2005. Former player Jim Leishman took over as manager in 2005, returning to the post he first held from 1983 to 1990. The company also operates the Gallery Restaurant and Legends Sports Bar on its premises.

The world’s leading hotel manager and market leader in Europe, Accor operates in 90 countries with 145,000 employees. The Group offers to its clients and partners nearly 45 years of know-how and expertise. Accor provides an extensive offer including about 15 complementary brands—from luxury to economy—that are recognized and appreciated around the world for their service quality: Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Suite Novotel, Mercure, ibis, all seasons, Etap hotel, hotelF1, Motel6, as well as Thalassa sea & spa and Lenotre.

Stratosphere Corporation company's Stratosphere Tower, Casino & Hotel in Las Vegas is the tallest free-standing observation tower in the US at 1,149 ft. It features a revolving restaurant, observation decks, and a roller coaster that wraps around the top. More grounded is the firm's hotel, with some 2,400 rooms, an 80,000-sq.-ft. casino, a Broadway showroom, and a retail center with shops and fast-food outlets. Located slightly off the beaten path, the hotel offers a nightly evening shuttle service to the center of the Las Vegas Strip. Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group , owns the Stratosphere.

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