OPERATIONS
By Anna M. Littles ings bowling centers are the brain child of Patrick Lyons. His company, the Lyons Group, owns properties in Boston. Lyons set out on a mission to recapture bowling’s glory days when automation gave the sport its mass appeal; he also wanted to create an environment that would be exemplary of the 1950s, America’s golden age. That mission began in 2003 when the Lyons Group opened the first Kings, a 24,000 square foot bowling center located in the heart of Boston. Due to the first location's great success, the
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November 2012