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Due to a recent private-equity investment in 2016, a luxury hotel chain that is just for dogs is seeking to make its mark in Houston relatively soon. K9 Resorts, Daycare and Luxury Hotels was founded by Steven and Jason Parker while they were operating a dog-sitting business.

According to the Houston Chronicle, each hotel and resort has about 7,000 square feet of indoor space accompanied by 4,000 square feet of outdoor space. The rooms in the hotel are tuned to Animal planet and the daycare, swimming pools and other amenities are to give the hotel a feeling similar to home.

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of K9 Resorts, Jason Parker said that in addition to the population and income of Houston, the city is an ideal place for the company because it scores well with the hotel's "pet index," which measures how much people spend on their pets. "All these numbers were either equivalent or higher than what we found in New Jersey," said Parker.

Parker said the company has received interest from Houston and has begun to seek potential franchisees and possible locations for the hotel to go into.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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