ARAMARK Aligns Harrison Lodging with Parks and Resorts Business: Bruce W. Fears Named President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging.PHILADELPHIA -- ARAMARK (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RMK RMK Remark (Weather METAR) RMK Rocky Mountain King (Polaris Snowmobiles) RMK Remarks RMK Resource Manager Kernel ), a world leader in managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , today announced the integration of ARAMARK Harrison Lodging with its Parks and Resorts business. The new division will be called ARAMARK Harrison Lodging as of October 1, 2005. ARAMARK Harrison Lodging will operate under the leadership of Bruce W. Fears. Fears previously served as executive vice president of ARAMARK Parks and Resorts. "Bringing together these two businesses allows us to further refine our market strategy," said Fears. "We will be able to more effectively meet the needs of our conference center clients and further penetrate the hospitality industry by better utilizing resources and guest services expertise from our parks and resorts division." By aligning the parks and resorts and conference centers businesses, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging is better equipped to create innovative learning and training environments, enhance guest accommodations, and deliver the services necessary for successful educational programs. ARAMARK Harrison Lodging operates more than 50 conference centers, corporate training centers and specialty hotels in educational environments, including The Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, MA and The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, NC. Each center is strategically located close to leading business destinations. ARAMARK Parks and Resorts provides food and recreational services to national and state parks and tourist attractions throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. including Lake Powell Noun 1. Lake Powell - the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River , Mesa Verde, and Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park, 198,081 acres (80,195 hectares), N Va., extending 80 mi (129 km) along the crest of the Blue Ridge. Authorized in 1926, it was fully established as a national park in 1935. . About ARAMARK Through its sports and entertainment group, ARAMARK provides a wide range of managed services, including food, facility and other support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . ARAMARK serves more than 170 premier sports, entertainment and recreational facilities, including sports stadiums and arenas, convention centers, concert venues, museums, national and state parks, resorts and tourist destinations. ARAMARK offers organizations a single source provider for concessions, event planning, premium dining needs and catering, on-site restaurants, retail merchandise sales, facilities management, and recreational and lodging services. ARAMARK Corporation is a world leader in providing award-winning food and facilities management services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and corporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. " by FORTUNE magazine in 2005, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 242,500 employees serving clients in 20 countries. |
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