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Glen A. Taylor is a billionaire American businessman and the head of Taylor Corporation, a privately-held multinational company in the printing and electronics businesses with more than 14,000 employees. Taylor grew up on a farm in Minnesota and worked at a local print shop in his early life. When the company's owner was looking to retire, Taylor offered to pay US$2 million over the course of 10 years for the company. Taylor Corporation is based in Mankato, Minnesota. Taylor is also known for being the majority owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team, which he purchased a few years after the franchise began. Glen was in talks to buy the Minnesota Twins but nothin has come of it. He has also been rumored to be a possible buyer for the Minnesota Vikings.
Taylor has been listed on the Forbes 400 and his company is among the 200 largest corporations worldwide. His net worth was reported to be $1.9 billion in 2003.
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