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Jun 16, 2015 · Legendary business icon spurred the early evolution of the Las Vegas Strip LAS VEGAS, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) honors the memory of Kirk (Kerkor) Kerkorian, the company's founder, who passed away last evening. On June 6, he had turned 98. Mr. Kerkorian was a quiet but powerful force behind the transformation of the Las Vegas Strip into one of the world ...
Jun 16, 2015 · Ahron Kerkorian, Kirk’s father, was an entrepreneur. He put together 1,000 acres of farmland near Bakersfield, but a recession hit and he couldn’t come up with $8,000 to stave off the bankers.
Mar 19, 2018 · Kerkorian promptly leased the engines to TWA for $150,000, invested that amount in rebuilding the plane, and ultimately (after leasing it elsewhere) sold it to El Al for $750,000. It is the kind ...
Kirk Kerkorian became involved with the Chrysler Corporation in 1990. He helped increase the value of the company’s stock through a variety of maneuvers. Though he attempted a hostile takeover of the company in 1994, along with former chairman Lee Iacocca, he was unsuccessful.
Jun 16, 2015 · SANDERS: Kirk Kerkorian was born in 1917, the child of Armenian immigrants. He grew up poor in California. His sister said they were hungry and they moved a lot because they couldn't make rent.
Jun 16, 2015 · Kirk Kerkorian, who bought and sold MGM and United Artists three times until they were mere shells of their former selves, has died. He was 98. Kerkorian died at his home in Beverly Hills on ...
Jun 16, 2015 · Kerkorian was born in 1917 in Fresno, Calif. The family ranch failed in the recession of 1921-22, according to the Times, and Kerkorian's father then tried to make ends meet by selling fruit ...
