PHIL RUFFIN BUSINESSMAN WEDNESDAY
Phil Ruffin is an American businessman with diverse interests in real estate, lodging, manufacturing, energy, and retail enterprises. He was born in Texas, raised in Wichita, Kansas, and currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ruffin started his business in 1959 with a single convenience store and quickly grew to own 65 stores in four states. He currently holds 12 hotels in Kansas, Maryland, California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Alabama. In 2007, Ruffin and Donald Trump formed a joint business venture to build the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Las Vegas. The two businessmen have formed a close friendship over the years and Ruffin has been a vocal supporter of Trump to be the next President of the United States.