Summa Corporation
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Summa Corporation was the holding company for Howard Hughes’s business empire, overseeing diverse ventures in aviation, real estate, and entertainment.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | holding company ⓘ |
| activity |
consolidated Hughes’s aviation assets
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developed and managed real estate projects ⓘ managed Howard Hughes’s business interests ⓘ operated hotels and casinos ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (via Hughes estate reorganization) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Howard Hughes’s appointed executives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dissolvedInto | The Howard Hughes Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Howard Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Las Vegas, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
aviation
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conglomerate ⓘ entertainment ⓘ gaming ⓘ hospitality ⓘ real estate ⓘ |
| legalForm | privately held company ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Latin word "summa" meaning "sum" or "total" ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being central to the posthumous settlement of Howard Hughes’s estate
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controlling large portions of the Las Vegas Strip ⓘ |
| operated |
Hughes Airwest
NERFINISHED
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Hughes Helicopters NERFINISHED ⓘ Hughes Hotels NERFINISHED ⓘ Hughes Nevada Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Hughes Properties NERFINISHED ⓘ Hughes real estate holdings in Las Vegas ⓘ |
| owned |
Castaways Hotel and Casino
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desert Inn (Las Vegas) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frontier Hotel and Casino NERFINISHED ⓘ Hughes Airport (later McCarran-related holdings) in Las Vegas area NERFINISHED ⓘ Landmark Hotel and Casino NERFINISHED ⓘ Sands Hotel and Casino NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Slipper Casino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Howard Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Howard Hughes estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hughes Tool Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInAviation | successor to Hughes’s aviation manufacturing interests ⓘ |
| roleInEntertainment | operator of casino and hotel properties in Las Vegas ⓘ |
| roleInRealEstate | major landholder in Nevada ⓘ |
| successor | The Howard Hughes Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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