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Philip Frederick Anschutz (/ ˈ æ n ʃ uː t s / AN-shoots; born December 28, 1939) is an American billionaire businessman who owns or controls companies in a variety of industries, including energy, railroads, real estate, sports, newspapers, travel, movies, theaters, arenas and music.
Philip Anschutz, Fred's eldest son, assumed control of the company in 1962 and diversified it with holdings in the entertainment and hospitality industries. The Anschutz Exploration Corporation subsidiary has continued the original business of discovering and developing oil and gas wells, with particular focus on projects in Colorado, Utah and ...
The Anschutz Company bought Xanterra from JMB in 2008. [8] Xanterra specializes in tourism in U.S. National Parks, and has a presence in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon, Glacier, Rocky Mountain, and Zion, as well as Mount Rushmore National Memorial. They are contracted by the US National Park Service to provide lodging and services in these parks ...
The Anschutz Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Denver, Colorado. It was founded in 1982 by Fred and Marian Pfister Anschutz, [ 1 ] the parents of Colorado rancher Sue Anschutz-Rodgers , who serves as chair and president, and of Philip Anschutz , a billionaire businessman. [ 2 ]
Founded in 1996 by Philip Anschutz, Qwest began in an unconventional way.Anschutz, who owned the Southern Pacific Transportation Company at the time, established the subsidiary Southern Pacific Telecommunications Company and began installing the first all-digital, fiber-optic infrastructure along his railroad lines and connecting them into central junctions in strategic locations to serve ...
Anschutz spent £50m on the Manchester Arena and the winner of the casino licence is a close ally of Anschutz, Sol Kerzner. [ 14 ] In August 2007, AEG announced plans with Harrah's Entertainment to build a privately financed 20,000-seat arena in Paradise, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip [ 15 ] on Harrah's land located directly behind the Bally's ...
The Foundation for a Better Life is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which was founded in 2000 to "promote good values". [1] The foundation creates public service campaigns to share with others its interpretation of values, including honesty, caring, and optimism in order to create better social paradigms.
When all three chains went into bankruptcy, investor Philip Anschutz bought substantial investments in all three companies, becoming majority owner. [18] In 2002, Anschutz consolidated his three theatre holdings under a new parent company, Regal Entertainment Group. [19]