As I entered the national headquarters of the Zenith Management Company on January 21, 2010, the portraits of company founders Manley Goldfine, Erwin Goldfine and Fannie Goldfine Benton beamed at me from a nearby wall, liking what they saw: An enterprising young man, moving with purpose. Perhaps I reminded them a little of themselves.
Located on the [...]
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Spirit Mountain’s Secret Contracts
Spirit Mountain’s Secret Budget
By John Ramos
On October 16, 2008, as a natural outgrowth of my research on the Great Lakes Aquarium, I began attending board meetings of the Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority.
Spirit Mountain and the aquarium have much in common. Both are large tourist attractions. Both are state authorities. Both are subsidized by Duluth’s tourism tax. Both [...]