Ilitch Holdings, Inc.

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name = Ilitch Holdings, Inc.

type = Holding Company
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foundation = 1999
founder = Michael Ilitch
Marian Ilitch
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location = flagicon|U.S. Detroit, Michigan
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key_people = Michael Ilitch (Chairman)
Marian Ilitch (Vice Chairwomen)
Christopher Ilitch
(President) & (CEO)
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num_employees = 17,000
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subsid = Little Caesars
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Tigers
MotorCity Casino
Olympia Entertainment
Olympia Development
Blue Line Food Distribution
CCM Merger Inc.
Champion Foods
Uptown Entertainment
IH Gameing
Pizza Kit
homepage = [http://www.ilitchholdings.com/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx Ilitchholdings.com]
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Ilitch Holdings, Inc. was established in 1999 to provide all companies owned by Mike Ilitch and Marian Ilitch with professional and technical services. The couple's privately held businesses include Little Caesars Pizza, the NHL Detroit Red Wings, the MLB Detroit Tigers, MotorCity Casino, Olympia Entertainment, Olympia Development, Blue Line Foodservice Distribution, CCM Merger Inc., Champion Foods, Uptown Entertainment, IH Gaming (Detroit Entertainment LLC), Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraising Program, and a variety of venues within these entities. Ilitch Holdings subsidiaries manage Fox Theater (Detroit), City Theater (Detroit), Comerica Park, Cobo Arena at Cobo Center, the Joe Louis Arena and the abandoned Tiger Stadium. Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is headquarterd in the historic Fox Theater Building in Detroit, Michigan. Ilitch Holdings portfolio of abandoned properties in downtown Detroit include the Madison-Lenox Hotel, Adams Theater, Fine Arts Building, Moose Lodge Building, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Building, United Artists, Detroit Life Building, Blenheim Building, making them one of downtown Detroit's largest abandoned property owners. The combined total revenues for these privately held businesses were reportedly more than $1 billion in 2005 and in 2006 had grown to $1.5 billion.

Christopher Ilitch, one of the pair's seven children, is CEO & president of Ilitch Holdings. Michael and Marian are Chairman and Vice Chairwoman respectively.

The family has established Ilitch Children's Charities (ICC) which, among other things, awards annually the "Little Caesars" AAA Hockey Scholarships.

External links

* [http://www.ilitchholdings.com/CompaniesandVenues/tabid/125/Default.aspx Official Site]
* [http://www.forgottendetroit.com/uat/photos.html United Artists Building]
* [http://www.forgottendetroit.com/adams/photos.html Adams Theater]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/de2/detroitpix/Blenheim.jpgBlenheim Building]