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Robert Crants (CEO)
Robert Crants (born 1944) is an American businessman. He is a co-founder of the Corrections Corporation of America. He served as its chairman and chief executive officer from 1994 to 1999. Early life Doctor Robert Crants was born on November 17, 1944, in Salamanca, New York. His mother gave him the first name of "Doctor", but he has not generally used it as an adult.Karin MillerDoctor Crants is no doctor -- he's America's private prison warden ''South Coast Today'', January 4, 1998 He is one quarter Seneca from his maternal side, and he grew up on a Seneca reservation in New York. He was educated at Lansing Central High School. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, where he was Thomas W. Beasley's roommate. He served in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He received a master's degree in business administration and a law degree from the Harvard Business School in 1974. Career Crants served as chief financial officer of a real estate company in Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salamanca, New York
Salamanca ( Seneca: ''Onë:dagö:h'') is a city in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States, inside the Allegany Indian Reservation, one of two governed by the Seneca Nation of New York. The population was 5,929 at the 2020 census. It was named after José de Salamanca, a Spanish nobleman and cabinet minister of the mid-19th century. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and , or 3.88%, is water. Salamanca is within the Allegany Indian Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York (one of the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy). The city population of about 5,900 is about 19% Native American; this does not include Seneca people living in the nearby hamlets of Jimerson Town (one of the two capitals of the nation) and Kill Buck. The city lies along the Allegheny River and is adjacent to Allegany State Park. Salamanca is one of the two cities in Cattaraugus County, the other being Olean. Climate Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
