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Caesars Entertainment Corporate Office

Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment was known as Harrah’s Entertainment until 2010, when that name was changed to Caesars Entertainment Corporation.

Harrah’s Entertainment was founded by William F. Harrah in 1937 as a small bingo parlor in Reno, Nevada.

Harrah’s became the first casino company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange when it went public in 1973.

History

In 1980 Holiday Inn acquired Harrah’s, Inc., which at that time operated private residences, two hotel casinos, and the largest auto collection in the world, with 7,000 antique automobiles.

In 1990 Bass PLC acquired Holiday Inn’s hotel business. The Promus Companies was created to retain the remaining assets of the company, including the casinos. The company quickly began to open new casinos in Las Vegas, Mississippi, and Arizona.

In June of 1995 the company changed its name to Harrah’s Entertainment.

In 2005 the company completed the takeover of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. This merger made Harrah’s the largest gaming company in the United States.

Today Caesars Entertainment owns and operates more than 50 casinos, hotels, and seven golf courses under several brands. Caesars is #31 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 69,000 employees, and had $8.82 billion in revenue in 2011.

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Energy Future Holdings Corporate Office

Energy Future Holdings

Energy Future Holdings has three predecessor companies: Dallas Power & Light, founded in 1917, Texas Electric Service Company, founded in 1929, and Texas Power & Light , founded in 1912. All three companies were owned by Electric Bond and Share Company, a subsidiary of General Electric.

These three companies were owned by a publicly-traded holding company, Texas Utilities, in 1945, and were merged into one company, TU Electric, in 1984.

In 1996 TXU (as the company was now called) merged with the parent company of Lone Star Gas, making it the largest provider of electricity and natural gas in the state of Texas.

History

Private equity firms KKR, TPG Capital, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners purchased TXU in 2007. Since the buyout the company has been struggling due to a gamble by the equity firms that natural gas prices would rise, before prices fell sharply.

Energy Future Holdings is #38 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 9,200 employees, and had $8.24 billion in revenue in 2011.

Hilton Worldwide Corporate Office

Hilton Worldwide

Conrad Hilton founded the company when he opened the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas in 1919. He bought several more hotels in the years following.

In 1925 Hilton opened the high-rise Dallas Hilton, the first hotel to carry the Hilton name.

In 1943 Hilton purchased the Roosevelt and Plaza hotels in New York City, and in 1949 the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

History

In 1967 Hilton International was acquired by Trans World Airlines.

In 2006 Hilton Hotels Corporation reacquired Hilton International, reuniting the companies for the first time in 40 years.

In 2007 Hilton Hotels Corporation was bought by private equity firm the Blackstone Group.

In 2013 the company announced that it would file an IPO.

Today HIlton Worldwide operates the brands Wadorf Astoria, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Grand Vacations, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Homewood Suites, and Home2 Suites by Hilton.

Hilton Worldwide is #37 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 130,000 employees, and had $8 billion in revenue in 2011.

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Renco Group Corporate Office

Renco Group

Renco Group is a family-owned investment holding company that was founded in 1975 by Ira Rennert.

Today Renco Group is a diversified holding company with interests in mining, metal production, material handling, and other businesses. Among its subsidiaries are Doe Run Resources, US Magnesium, and Unarco Material Handling.

The company owns a 30% stake in defense contractor AM General, maker of the all-terrain vehicle the Humvee, used by the US military.

History

Renco is #38 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 20,000 employees, and had $7.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

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Gordon Food Service Corporate Office

Gordon Food Service

In 1916 Ben Gordon began to work at the company. He went on to marry Isaac’s daughter Ruth in 1921. He became president of GFS in 1946.

By the 1960’s the company was redefining its business as a food service distributor with product lines consisting mostly of frozen foods, grocery, and disposable items.

History

By 1974 GFS had 4,000 steady customers including restaurants, hotels, and schools in western Michigan and $36 million in sales.

By 1990 the company was offering 10,000 products to its 10,000 customers.

Today GFS has 20 distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada. The company distributes food items, ingredients, and beverages to restaurants, schools, healthcare facilities, and institutional food service operators in 15 states and across Canada. GFS also operates 155 wholesale stores under the GFS Marketplace banner.

GFS is #39 on the Forbes list of America’s Largest Private Companies, has 13,000 employees, and had $8.6 billion in revenue in 2012.

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