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Hilton® is the proud flagship brand of Hilton® Hotels Corporation and the
most recognized name in the global lodging industry. Conrad Hilton purchased
his first hotel in Cisco, Texas back in 1919. Since that time they have
grown to over 500 hotels in cities all over the world, the Hilton® company
also develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 2,100 hotels, resorts
and vacation ownership properties. The Hilton® brand include Hilton®,
Conrad® Hotels, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites®, Hampton Inn®, Hampton Inn &
Suites®, Hilton Garden Inn®, Hilton Grand Vacations Club®, Homewood Suites
by Hilton®, and Scandic®. The Hilton® Family of Hotels implements several
quality assurance programs, including substantial investment in consumer
research annually. With these programs, business and leisure travelers alike
have even more reason to say, "Take Me to the Hilton"™. Visit the
Hilton website.
About Windsor/Aughtry Company, Inc.
Windsor/Aughtry Company, Inc. was established in 1988 as a result of the
merger between Windsor Properties, Inc. and The Aughtry Company. These
companies had an established history of residential and commercial real
estate development, respectively, and their combination formed an
organization capable of offering a full range of real estate development and
brokerage services within their market area of South Carolina and western
North Carolina. There exists well over 200 years of combined experience in
the real estate industry among the three principals and key employees of the
Company. Visit the
Windsor/Aughtry Company website
About Hospitality America, Inc.
Hospitality America, Inc. ("HA") is a management group with seasoned and
successful experience throughout the Southeast US in hotel development,
management and marketing. HA specializes in management of upscale limited
service inns, mostly Hilton® Hotel Corporation branded Hampton Inns® and
Hampton Inn & Suites®. Hospitality America managed Hampton Inns® achieve
occupancies, average room rates, RevPAR's and Gross Operating Profits
substantially exceeding original proformas and Hampton Inn® system-wide
averages. Hospitality America ended 2004 with eleven hotels and 1,294 rooms
under management in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Several other inns are either in construction or funded pre-development
stage. Hospitality America is recognized as one of the top-100 hotel
management companies as published annually by Hotel Business and ranked as
the #1 Top Hotel Management Company By Occupancy in 2003 and the #3 Top
Hotel Management Company By Occupancy in 2004. Visit
Hospitality
America, Inc. website
About Ruth's Chris® Steak House Inc.
Ruth's Chris® Steak House was founded in 1965 when Ruth Fertel mortgaged her
home for $22,000 to purchase the "Chris Steak House," a 60-seat restaurant
located near the New Orleans Fair Grounds racetrack. Forty years after our
founding, our success continues to be driven by our adherence to Ruth's core
values, which are to deliver the highest quality food, beverages and service
in a warm and inviting atmosphere. In that time, we have also received
numerous awards, including being named "America's Best Steakhouse" in
September 2004 by Restaurants & Institutions magazine. Today, we boast
nearly 90 Ruth's Chris® Steak House restaurants, including ten international
franchisee-owned restaurants in Mexico, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Canada. Visit
the Ruth's Chris Steak
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