TRT Holdings

TRT Holdings is a private holding company based in Irving, Texas,[1] that owns hotel chain Omni Hotels, Gold's Gym, Tana Exploration, an oil and gas exploration firm, Waldo's Dollar Mart in Mexico and many investments in other companies.[2][3] It was founded in 1989.[1]

Management

Robert Rowling co-founded the company, and today serves as Owner, Chief Executive Officer and President.[4]

History

TRT Holdings was founded in 1989 by Texas oil entrepreneurs Reese Rowling and his son, Robert Rowling. They had made a fortune in the oil industry through Tana Exploration Company.[3] The company has made several acquisitions over the years, including the Omni Hotel chain in 1996[5], Gold Gym International in 2004,[6] and Cresta Construction in Irving, Texas.

Political ties

In 2010, CEO Robert Rowling donated $1 million to American Crossroads, a 527 organization that primarily has supported Republican candidates in state and national elections.[7]

In 2018, Robert Rowling donated $500,000 to Texans ARE, a Political Action Committee backing Senator Ted Cruz from Texas via their website doyouknowbeto.com.[8]

gollark: I use UUT - Unambiguous Universal Time.
gollark: Shame we'll lose the compact machine builds though.
gollark: I'd like big, cool, plasma death ray fusion.
gollark: Containing radium for a healthy green glow.
gollark: <@372304663707385857> Please make nuclear pancakes.

References
  1. "TRT Holdings, Inc." Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved on October 22, 2011. "420 Decker Drive Suite 100 Irving, TX 75062"
  2. PR Newswire, TRT Holdings press release, http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trt-holdings-nominates-four-highly-qualified-and-experienced-directors-for-election-to-gaylord-entertainment-board-of-directors-61313627.html
  3. Hoovers, TRT Holdings profile, accessed Oct 15 2010, http://www.hoovers.com/company/TRT_Holdings_Inc/cksski-1-1njdap.html
  4. BusinessWeek profile of Robert Rowling, accessed October 15, 2010, http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7984622&privcapId=829570&previousCapId=320269&previousTitle=GAYLORD%20ENTERTAINMENT%20CO
  5. Omni Hotels website, http://www.omnihotels.com/AboutOmniHotels/OmniHotels/History.aspx, accessed Oct 15 2010,
  6. Texas Business Journal, TRT Holdings is new owner of Golds Gym, June 15, 2004, http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2004/06/14/daily20.html
  7. Open Secrets, Center for Responsive Politics, accessed Oct 15 2010, http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/09/american-crossroads-shadow-rnc.html
  8. FEC records, accessed September 9, 2018, http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?C00654301
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