HOUSTON, TX – Oct. 5, 2001 – The Administaff Kenny
Houston Hall of Fame Golf Classic today announced the addition
of six major tournament sponsors – Continental Airlines,
Marriott, Williams, Newsradio AM 740 KTRH, Observer Newspapers
and Baccarat Houston Boutique.
Scheduled to take place Nov. 9-10,
2001, at Kingwood Country Club’s Forest Course, this year’s Administaff
Kenny Houston golf tournament will fund at least four new
college scholarships benefiting Houston-area youth. The scholarships
will be administered through the Southern Texas Professional
Golfers’ Association of America (STPGA) Scholarship
Foundation.
“ We are thrilled to have these leading Houston businesses
on board for such a worthy cause,” said Rob Lynch,
tournament co-chairman. “Their involvement in this
program demonstrates the high level of support these companies
have for their community.”
Tournament Sponsors Continental Airlines
is the fifth largest airline in the U.S., offering more
than 2,500 departures daily to 136 domestic
and 92 international destinations. Operating hubs in Newark,
Houston, Cleveland and Guam, Continental (continental.com)
serves more international cities than any other U.S. carrier,
including extensive service throughout the
Americas, Europe and Asia. Continental was named the 2001
Airline of the Year by Air
Transport World, as well as the 1996 Airline of the Year,
making it the only carrier to receive this honor twice
in five years. The company is in the top quarter of Fortune
magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work for in
America,” and is ranked the nation’s No. 1 airline
in customer satisfaction for long and short-haul flights
by Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power and Associates.
Continental has received numerous awards for its BusinessFirst
premium cabin (Condé Nast Traveler, OAG, Entrepreneur
and SmartMoney magazines), OnePass frequent flyer program
(InsideFlyer’s Freddie Awards) and overall operations
and management (Fortune magazine).
The Houston Airport Marriott,
located inside of George Bush Intercontinental Airport,
serves travelers seeking quality
accommodations by providing 565 rooms, two restaurants
including CK’s Revolving Restaurant and over 30,000 square feet
of meeting space. The airport location, accessibility of
the airport tram and highway system offers convenience to
the meeting planner and business traveler. A multi-million-dollar
renovation completed over the last two years includes the
hotel’s original 335 room North Tower, the concierge
level and a new 24-hour business center.
Williams, through
its subsidiaries, connects businesses to energy delivering
innovative, reliable products and services.
Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Williams employs approximately
14,000 people worldwide with major offices located in Houston,
Salt Lake City and Owensboro, Kentucky. Williams' gas pipeline
unit is among the nation's largest volume transporter of
natural gas with a system that spans the continental United
States.
Newsradio AM740 KTRH is Houston’s 50,000 watt news,
weather, traffic and Astros station and also Houston’s
only News Radio Station featuring the largest radio news
staff in the Southwest United States with reporters and editors
generating hundreds of local news stories daily. KTRH provides
traffic and weather reports every six minutes mornings and
afternoons to get listeners to their destinations along with
Houston’s most accurate and dependable weather forecasts
from the Weather Channel. The station also runs interactive
and informative feature programs such as Sports Beat, Home
Improvement Hotline, Consumer Troubleshooter, Tom Martino,
Paul Harvey Commentary and The Art Bell Show. KTRH has won
more awards than any other Texas radio station including
four prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards for “Overall
Excellence”.
The Observer Newspapers, owned by Houston
Community Newspapers, a division of Westward Communications
L.L.C., have been delivering
community news, sports and articles of interest to readers
for more than 25 years. Published weekly on Wednesdays
and delivered free to every resident, the Observer is the
most
accurate, reliable source for local news for communities
in a 650-square mile area. With a circulation of 55,000
and a readership of 125,000, current audit reports show
that
the Observer enjoys a 94 percent readership rate, almost
unheard of in the industry. In addition, the Observer’s
editorial and advertising staffs have won numerous journalism
and sales awards.
Baccarat Houston Boutique, located
in The Galleria, is one of only ten boutiques in the United
States representing Baccarat,
Inc., which sells fine crystal manufactured in France. The
French company has been creating elegant crystal items including
vases, stemware, jewelry, bowls, executive gifts and trophies
for 235 years.
Administaff is the nation’s leading Professional Employer
Organization (PEO), serving as a full-service human resources
department for thousands of small and medium-sized businesses
throughout the United States. With 2000 revenues of $3.7
billion, Administaff ranks number 448 on the Fortune 500
list. In addition, Administaff is included on Fortune’s
list of “America’s Most Admired Companies,” on
the Forbes Platinum 400 list of the best big companies in
America and on the InformationWeek 500 list of leading information
technology innovators. Administaff has 35 sales offices in
19 major markets. For additional information, visit Administaff’s
Web site at www.administaff.com.
