Bluegreen Corporation is an American private vacation ownership company based in Boca Raton, Florida.
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16 Facts About Bluegreen Corporation
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Bluegreen Corporation makes its services available to other resort operators on a fee-for-service basis.
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Originally a land-sale company founded as Patten Realty Corporation in 1966, Bluegreen developed land into residential and golf course communities until 2012.
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Bluegreen Corporation currently has three primary divisions: Bluegreen Resorts oversees the time-share program, Bluegreen Vacations manages the Bluegreen Vacation Club point system, and Outdoor Traveler markets Bluegreen programs at Bass Pro stores.
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Beyond Bass Pro, Bluegreen Corporation has ongoing partnerships with companies such as Choice Hotels International.
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In 2012 Bluegreen Corporation's profits came to $458 million and total assets equaled to $1.
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Bluegreen Corporation was formed in Massachusetts in 1966 as Patten Realty.
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In 1982, Patten Realty Bluegreen Corporation opened its first regional office branch in Portland, Maine.
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Patten Realty Bluegreen Corporation went public with an initial public offering in November 1985, and in 1986, it was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Patten Bluegreen Corporation, or Patten Corp.
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Bluegreen Corporation opened its first daily fee golf course in 1997, designed by Fred Couples and located in North Carolina.
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In 1998, Bluegreen Corporation expanded into Aruba, and the following year, Bluegreen Corporation entered the "urban timeshare market" by acquiring an inn in South Carolina.
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In 2000, Bluegreen Corporation established a cross-industry marketing agreement with Bass Pro, marketing its Bluegreen Corporation Wilderness Club franchise through the Bass Pro subsidiary Big Cedar.
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Bluegreen Corporation subsequently formed an alliance with Boyne USA Resorts in 2002, opening two more golf courses that year, one designed by Curtis Strange and one by Davis Love III.
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Since 2009, Bluegreen Corporation has made its development, management, sales and marketing, title, mortgage and financial services available to other resort operators on a fee-for-service basis.
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Bluegreen Corporation adopts 12 charities every year for support as Charity of the Month and allows employees to use two paid workdays per year volunteering for charitable organizations.
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Bluegreen Corporation has been corporate sponsor for the JRDF Walk to Cure event in Boca Raton annually since 2006.
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