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The Ardent Companies. An Atlanta-based
private investment and asset management
group, The Ardent Companies has guided
the investment of more than $1 billion of
capital into a variety of real estate assets;
gems of potential in the form of residen-
tial subdivisions, raw land, condominium
developments, retail centers, office & in-
dustrial properties as well as resorts. “This
has resulted in an incredible reinvestment
within our property ... a new opportunity
to grow, to elevate services and basically
provide a more superior experience for
our resort guests,” says Winters.
The Ardent Companies has contracted
Valor Hospitality to manage the resort.
Valor is a respected leader of the hospital-
ity management industry, affiliated with
such properties as the Five-Star Cape
Grace Hotel of Cape Town, South Afri-
ca, the historic Hotel Ivy of Minneapolis,
