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SERVPRO understands the anxiety that comes when a water or fire damage event hits your home or business. Were a trusted leader in fire and water cleanup, restoration services, pathogen and biohazard cleaning, and more. Founded in 1967, the SERVPRO franchise system has a network of more than 2,200 individually owned and operated franchises responding to property damage emergencies ranging from small individual disasters to multi-million dollar large-loss events. Let us take the worry for you, and make it Like it never even happened.

Back Yard Burgers opened its first restaurant in 1987 and its first franchised restaurant in 1988. It specializes in serving grilled 100 percent Black Angus beef burgers and charbroiled chicken sandwiches. The company had more than 170 restaurants operating in 20 states in 2005, most of which were franchised operations. It plans to increase the number of restaurants by more than 25 in 2006. Most Back Yard Burgers restaurants include a full dining room with a self-service beverage center and a single drive-through. Its menu also features seasoned or waffle fries, hand-dipped shakes, malts and freshly made lemonade. Back Yard Burgers also offers catering services. The company s headquarters is in Memphis, Tenn.

Bridgestone Americas is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, which is one of the largest manufacturers of tires and other rubber products in the world. It manufactures industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. The company sells products in more than 150 countries. Founded in 1931 to manufacture and distribute tires in the Japanese market, Bridgestone Corporation operates over 100 plants in nearly 20 nations. It maintains approximately 3,000 company-owned stores in North America and Japan. The company serves consumers, automotive and commercial vehicle original equipment manufacturers, as well as the agricultural, forestry and mining industries. Bridgestone Americas produces air springs, roofing materials, synthetic rubber and industrial fibers and textiles. It operates Bridgestone Retail Operations, which consists of a family of more than 2,000 company-owned vehicle service and tire locations throughout the United States, including Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus, ExpertTire and Wheel Works.