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Carl Pohlad: Minnesota Twins
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Carl Pohlad and sons William, Robert and James were unavailable for comment. Other family members ... have contributed to campaigns over the years. Twins President Dave St. Peter said, "They've been asked for contributions and they've chosen to provide some contributions."
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Carl Pohlad and the Minnesota Twins didn’t build the Metrodome. If you’re gonna play hardball, play hardball with the Vikings. They rammed the Dome down the City’s throat. It’s their lousy building. They made their bed, let them lie in it.
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A recent story in the Star Tribune (Sunday, June 19 2005) gave an insight into another business deal in the works by Carl Pohlad. He if you didn't know it, is a billionaire who currently owns the Minnesota Twins. Being the nice guy that Carl is, he is willing to put up $125 million dollars of his own money to finance a new stadium for the Twins. However much of this money would be offset by the revenue that would be generated through the naming rights to the stadium. This income could range possibly range from 50-100million dollars. Along with this would come the added value of the twins from having a new stadium built.
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Almost annually for a decade, the various legislative and voter jurisdictions in your state (from which billionaire Twins owner Carl Pohlad and his lobbyists have demanded a taxpayer handout) have emphatically said "NO!" to taxpayer funding for a Twins stadium. Now, on the brink of defeat for responsible government -- reportedly due, in part, to "stadium fatigue" among legislators who just wanted the issue to be done with -- lobbyists for the Twins continue to play the extortion card, as they have for years, either by threatening to leave or claiming the Twins would be contracted out of existence.
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From offices with a breathtaking bird's-eye view of Minneapolis, Carl Pohlad talked about his roots, his career and the future of the Minnesota Twins. His son, Jim, watched from the opposite end of the conference room.
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Carl has received many honors for his work in the community and in business. He holds an honorary doctor of law degree from his alma mater, Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Carl was inducted into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame in 1983, and in 1984, was honored by the American Academy of Achievement. Corporate Report magazine named him Executive of the Year in 1985. That same year, he received the Great American Award from B’nai B’rith International. The City of Minneapolis ... awarded Carl the Distinguished Service Award in 1986, and one year later he was elected into the Minnesota Executive Hall of Fame.
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