Entertainment

Boyd Gaming Corporation Corporate Office

Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 to operate the California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas by father and son team Sam Boyd and Bill Boyd.

Four years later, in 1979 the company opened Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall. Boyd Gaming Corporation continued to acquire more properties through the years, notably Jokers Wild Casino, Suncoast Hotel and Casino, and Treasure Chest Casino.

Today the company is one of the leading casino operators in the United States, with 22 gaming properties in eight states, with over one million square feet of casino space.

Boyd Gaming Corporation is traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BYD, is a member of the S&P 600, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #749 in the Fortune 1000, has 24,207 employees, and had $2.85 billion in revenue in 2014.

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 to operate the California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas by father and son team Sam Boyd and Bill Boyd.

Today the company is one of the leading casino operators in the United States, with 22 gaming properties in eight states, with over one million square feet of casino space.

History

Tribune Media Company Corporate Office

The Tribune Media Company was founded in 1847 as The Tribune Company, which was founded to publish the Chicago Daily Tribune. The original newspaper was printed on a hand press and had a starting run of 400 copies.

Joseph Medill acquired an interest in the company in 1855 and gained full ownership in 1874. His two grandsons assumed leadership in 1911.

The company entered broadcasting in 1924 and television in 1948.

Today Tribune owns 42 TV stations in 30 markets, one cable network, a stake in the Food Network, online media properties, Tribune Studios, Tribune Digital Ventures, WGN-Radio, as well as real estate and other investments.

The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TRCO, is #744 in the Fortune 1000, and had $1.70 billion in revenue in 2014.

Tribune Media Company

Joseph Medill acquired an interest in the company in 1855 and gained full ownership in 1874. His two grandsons assumed leadership in 1911.

The company entered broadcasting in 1924 and television in 1948.

History

The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TRCO, is #744 in the Fortune 1000, and had $1.70 billion in revenue in 2014.

Penn National Gaming Corporate Office

Penn National Gaming was founded when the Penn National Race Course opened in 1972 in Grantville, Pennsylvania.

PNRC Corporation was incorporated in 1982 as a holding company for Penn National Gaming. The company changed its name to Penn National Gaming in 1994.

Penn National Gaming began to acquire casinos and race tracks. Today the company owns 30 horse racing and casino gambling facilities, including Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio, Hollywood Casino in Pennsylvania, the M Resort near the Las Vegas Strip.

Penn National Gaming trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PENN, is #740 in the Fortune 1000, is a member of the Russell 2000, and had $2.59 billion in revenue in 2014.

Penn National Gaming

Penn National Gaming was founded when the Penn National Race Course opened in 1972 in Grantville, Pennsylvania.

PNRC Corporation was incorporated in 1982 as a holding company for Penn National Gaming. The company changed its name to Penn National Gaming in 1994.

History

Penn National Gaming trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol PENN, is #740 in the Fortune 1000, is a member of the Russell 2000, and had $2.59 billion in revenue in 2014.

Crown Castle International Corporate Office

Crown Castle International owns and operates a network of 40,000 radio towers in the United States.

Through its subsidiaries the company provides data, broadcast, and wireless communications infrastructure to companies in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Australia.

Crown Castle International’s sites cover 98 of the top 100 markets in the US and 92% of the population.

The company’s 1,800 sites in Australia cover 100% of the population.

Crown Castle International trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CCI, is a member of the S&P 500, is #728 in the Fortune 1000, and is #450 in the FT Global 500.

Crown Castle International

Crown Castle International owns and operates a network of 40,000 radio towers in the United States.

Through its subsidiaries the company provides data, broadcast, and wireless communications infrastructure to companies in the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Australia.

Crown Castle International’s sites cover 98 of the top 100 markets in the US and 92% of the population.

History

The company’s 1,800 sites in Australia cover 100% of the population.

Crown Castle International trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CCI, is a member of the S&P 500, is #728 in the Fortune 1000, and is #450 in the FT Global 500.

Regal Cinemas Corporate Office

Regal Cinemas began in 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee with Mike Campbell as CEO. The company grew quickly, opening more upscale cinemas in suburban areas.

Throughout the 1990s the company acquired several smaller theaters, including Act III Theaters, Cobb Theaters, RC Theaters, and National Theater Corp.

After becoming overextended and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Regal Cinemas merged with Edwards Theatres and United Artists Theaters and became the namesake of the new company.

Regal operates the second-largest theater circuit in the United States, with over 7,307 screens in 564 theaters as of June 2016. The three main theatre brands operated by Regal Entertainment Group are Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres, and Edwards Theatres.

In late 2017, Regal was acquired by Cineworld for $3.6 billion. It is unknown if Cineworld will move Regal’s current headquarters, which are located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Regal Entertainment Group

Regal Cinemas began in 1989 in Knoxville, Tennessee with Mike Campbell as CEO. The company grew quickly, opening more upscale cinemas in suburban areas.

Throughout the 1990s the company acquired several smaller theaters, including Act III Theaters, Cobb Theaters, RC Theaters, and National Theater Corp.

History

After becoming overextended and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Regal Cinemas merged with Edwards Theatres and United Artists Theaters and became the namesake of the new company.

In late 2017, Regal was acquired by Cineworld for $3.6 billion. It is unknown if Cineworld will move Regal’s current headquarters, which are located in Knoxville, Tennessee.