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KKR, Chesapeake to Partner in Oil, Gas Investments
Private equity group KKR and Chesapeake Energy Corp have agreed to partner to invest in mineral and royalty interests in oil and gas assets in the United States.
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Sylvan Learning Franchise Reviews
Sylvan Learning Centers was established in 1979 in Portland, Oregon, which is currently based in Baltimore, with the vision of providing modified instructional services to students of every ages and skill levels. They have qualified and caring tutors, prepare regular progress reports, and offer many learning arrangements for busy families like evening or weekend tutoring sessions at the local centers or live, online tutoring, which make their tutoring programs more convenient, flexible and affor...
Super 8 Franchise Reviews
Founded in 1974, Super 8 Motels has been franchising since 1976 and has more than 2,000 locations all over the United States and Canada. Super 8′s name is resulting from only one of its kind room rate, which is $8.88 per night when the first location opened in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The company has earned a status for homely and contented stay in over 100 abroad locations. The major quality attached to their business philosophy is quality at the low cost. Super 8′s parent company, Cendant, own...
InterContinental Hotels Group Franchise Reviews
InterContinental Hotels Group is a leading international hospitality group, with more than 3,500 hotels and 534,000 visitor rooms across nearly 100 countries and territories. Every year more than 120 million people find a reception at one of its lodging brands. No other name in the hospitality business is as one and the same with quality, comfort, value and service as IHG.InterContinental Hotels Group started executing since 1952 as a subsidiary of Pan American Airlines, which sold the busin...
Jani-King Franchise Reviews
Everybody wants a plush working or business place, but it needs regular cleaning, time and manpower as well. So Jani-King offers #1 commercial cleaning to those who dream a cleaner environment around. Jani-King knows the exact needs are of commercial office, manufacturing entities, large retailing outfits, health care units, hospitality industries and educational institutions.The story started in 1968, when Jim Cavanaugh was a student at the University of Oklahoma and worked as a night audi...
FastSigns Int’l. Inc. Franchise Reviews
FASTSIGNS International Inc. was founded by Gary Salomon and the late Robert Schanbaum in 1985 and started franchising since 1986. Salomon was a print broker and catalog developer. They learned new and sign techniques from an Austin based computer shop with a condition of not to start a new shop in Austin. After that year they launched their first store in Dallas. From the last five years FASTSIGNS is the #1 franchise in business services category all over the world.
Sign-A-Rama Inc. Franchise Reviews
Sign-A-Rama franchise is a franchise in the business services category and was established in 1986 and started franchising in 1987 by Roy and Ray Titus. The father and son had some knowledge about printing business. They entered into sign industry as Minuteman Press International in 1974. They brought the idea of automated graphic design which mainly was a skilled service, provided by craftspeople. Finally they started franchising Sign-A-Rama Full Service Sign Centers and expanded quickly.In...
Minuteman Press Int’l. Inc. Franchise Reviews
Minuteman Press Int’l Inc. is a well-reputed printing franchise in the industry. It was founded in 1973 as Minuteman Press Corp. and started franchising as Minuteman Press International Inc. from 1975. This widely recognized printing and graphics business are listed on Entrepreneurs Top 500 Franchises, and placed #1 Printing Franchise once again in the printing industry by Entrepreneur Magazine (January, 2010). They are the leading printing company with over 975 locations in the United States a...
Subway Franchise Reviews
It was 1965, when Fred DeLuca and his family friend Peter Buck opened a tiny sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They named it Pete's Super Submarines. Fred was 17 years old, and hoped the sandwich shop would be an enough help to put him through college. After struggling few years, the Pete's Super Submarines renamed Subway and began franchising in 1974. Now Subway is well known for fresh and healthy alternative in the trends of fast-food-restaurants, not only throughout the United State...
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year Profit
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. Net income for the 2011 fourth quarter was $33.9 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of$12.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2011 was negatively impacted by $0.01 per diluted share related to changes in fair value of derivatives, compared to a favorable impact on net inco...
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