- Duane Hagadone
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Duane Hagadone Born 1932
Coeur d'Alene, IdahoOccupation Entrepreneur Net worth 
US$100 million+[1]Duane Hagadone was born in 1932 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.[2]
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Education
He enrolled at the University of Idaho, but did not stay to graduate. He went to work in the circulation department of the local newspaper, of which his father was publisher. When his father died in 1958, Duane Hagadone took over as publisher, eventually buying out the paper, and several others, from the Scripps company in 1976.[3]
Assets
Coeur d'Alene Resort The resort was built by Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger and opened in 1986.
Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center
Hagadone Directories Publishes 10 regional telephone directories in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana
Best Western University Inn
Boardwalk Marina
Silver Beach Marina
Blackwell Island Marina
Lake Coeur d'Alene Cruises
Coeur d'Alene Plaza shopping center
Blue 541 (advertising agency)
Quicksilver Photography
Hagadone Printing Company
Hagadone Newspaper Group (newspapers in 20 communities in Idaho & Montana)
Personal life
Residence
Hagadone owns one of the largest estates in Palm Desert. It covers an area in excess of 64,000sq.ft. The $30 million home[4] is a futuristic spread which has 19 electronic, moveable glass walls that can open onto the mountain air and the vast network of pools that weave through the property.[5]
Yachts
Hagadone used to own a 50.00m yacht Lady Lola.[6] It was aired by Discovery Channel in the program "The Million Dollar Yachts" which not only featured Lady Lola and her Shadow but also some other notable yachts.[7]
The yacht was even equipped with fully functional golf course and speed boats to bring back the stray golf balls. The yacht also had its own helipads and helicopters and a submarine which can accommodate three people at a time.[8]
Hagadone now owns a custom-made carbonfiber sailboat that stays on Lake Coeur d'Alene in the summertime.
Awards
- 2006 Idaho Business Leader of the Year.[9]
External links
- http://www.hagadone.com/
- http://www.blackphonebook.com/
- http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1989/8901130126.asp
References
- ^ http://www.seattlepi.com/archives/1989/8901130126.asp
- ^ http://www.ussearch.com/consumer/people-search/names/nationwide/duane/hagadone.html
- ^ http://www.horatioalger.com/member_info.cfm?memberid=HAG04
- ^ http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2007/04/announcing_the.html
- ^ http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/08/xtremeconsumption/source/5.htm
- ^ http://www.yachtspotter.com/ysp2_ycard.php?foo=20070105
- ^ http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/yacht-escort-ships-shadows/2355-lady-lola-owners.html
- ^ http://www.makli.com/duane-hagadone-008243/
- ^ http://media.www.isubengal.com/media/storage/paper275/news/2006/03/22/News/Duane.B.Hagadone.To.Be.Honored.As.2006.Idaho.Business.Leader.Of.The.Year-1711575.shtml
Categories:- 1920 births
- Living people
- American philanthropists
- People from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- American businesspeople
- University of Idaho alumni
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