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  1. The Wealthiest Person in Each State

    Wed, 24 Oct 2012

    Part-owner of Mars candy company and grandson of the late Frank C. Mars 9. Michael Dell: $14 billion CEO of Dell Inc. 10. Philip Knight : $13 billion Chairman of Nike Inc. 11. Abigail Johnson: $11.9 billion President, Fidelity Financial Services 12

  2. Nike Pulls Joe Paterno's Name From Child Care Center

    Fri, 13 Jul 2012

    My thoughts are with the victims and the Penn State community." Paterno had been longtime friends with Nike co-founder Phil Knight , who had stuck by the coach when the controversy broke and defended Paterno again at Paterno's funeral. Thursday, he

  3. Areas tie economic futures to industry clusters

    Mon, 6 Jun 2011

    Nike. The sportswear and equipment giant was founded in the Portland area in the early 1960s by University of Oregon runner Philip Knight . The area's two other anchor firms, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear, were populated by former Nike executives. Nike managers

  4. The Note: Past Tea Time?

    Tue, 26 Oct 2010

    conference will also feature First Lady Michelle Obama, Maria Shriver, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Suze Orman, Howard Schultz, Phil Knight , Laura Bush, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Mary J. Blige, Oprah Winfrey, and others. THE NOTE IS HIRING

  5. Excerpt: Venus Williams' 'Come to Win'

    Wed, 9 Jun 2010

    champion at Wimbledon. And yet, since so many of this book's contributors—people I look up to, from Robin Roberts, Phil Knight , and Irene Rosenfeld to Mersereau, Ken Chenault, and others—talk about the value of losing, I guess I'll have to

  6. Real Injuries or Frivolous Lawsuits? You Make the Call!

    Tue, 12 May 2009

    his resemblance to basketball superstar Michael Jordan a little "distressing." Heckard sued Jordan and Nike co-founder Phil Knight in 2006 for $862 million "for defamation and permanent injury," because he found it "distressing" to look like and be

News

  1. World's Most Litigious Man Suing Guinness Book of World Records?

    Tue, 12 May 2009

    his resemblance to basketball superstar Michael Jordan a little "distressing." Heckard sued Jordan and Nike co-founder Phil Knight in 2006 for $862 million "for defamation and permanent injury," because he found it "distressing" to look like and be

  2. Think Powerful CEOs Get Everything? Think Again.

    Thu, 26 Feb 2009

    Culver, Crosstex Energy's Barry Davis and Nationwide's Jerry Jurgensen. Paying to play Of course, Woods has played with Phil Knight , CEO of his megasponsor, Nike. But missing from the Tiger Club are CEOs of companies with strong golf connections

  3. The Ultimate Golf Club: Those Who've Played With Tiger

    Mon, 9 Feb 2009

    Culver, Crosstex Energy's Barry Davis and Nationwide's Jerry Jurgensen. Paying to Play Of course, Woods has played with Phil Knight , CEO of his megasponsor, Nike. But missing from the Tiger Club are CEOs of companies with strong golf connections, including

  4. Ask an Expert: Lessons to be leaned from the growth of Nike

    Mon, 11 Aug 2008

    Lessons from Nike: 1. Follow your muse. After running track for the University of Oregon and getting an MBA from Stanford, Phil Knight decided to travel so as to put off getting the inevitable "real world" job. He wanted to figure out a way to combine his

  5. It's written all over their faces

    Sun, 24 Feb 2008

    Look who has his feet to the fire. It's Phil Knight , the world's most successful shoe salesman. The Nike nke chairman is being interviewed on camera about outsourcing jobs to

  6. CEOs who've teed off with Tiger are a very small group

    Fri, 25 Jan 2008

    Crosstex Energy's xtxi Barry Davis and Nationwide's nfs Jerry Jurgensen. Paying to play Of course, Woods has played with Phil Knight , CEO of his megasponsor, Nike nke . But missing from the Tiger Club are CEOs of companies with strong golf connections

  7. 'I'm Being Sued for WHAT?'

    Wed, 2 May 2007

    seems quaint compared to some recent suits. One hopeful plaintiff sued basketball star Michael Jordan and Nike co-founder Phil Knight for $862 million "for defamation and permanent injury," because he found it "distressing" to look like and be confused

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Videos

  1. Sept. 19, 1997: Ted Turner's $1B Donation

    Mon, 19 Sep 2011

    estimated sixteen billion dollars is given away less than 1% of as well. Then there's investor Warren Buffett and Nike owner Philip Knight and people also worth much more than Ted Turner but who have donated much less. These tycoons argue they'll give more

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    1% of as well. Then there's investor Warren Buffett and Nike owner Philip Knight and -- people also worth much more than Ted Turner but who have donated much less. These tycoons argue they'll give more
  2. White Nights

    Tue, 22 Jun 2010

    when this historic city on the biggest Finland is light almost 24 hours a day. Oh and smokeless you can actually walk from Philip Knight here it is look at right. Still sun is it's very very very. People are outside walking around. Saint Petersburg is that

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    24 hours a day. Oh and smokeless you can actually walk from Philip Knight here it is look at -- -- right. Still sun is -- it's very very very. People are outside walking around. Saint
  3. Golf's Tiger Trap: Will Time Off Hurt the Game?

    Tue, 15 Dec 2009

    declined by a third. 455. Million dollar deal. Nike is sticking with the. In an in an interview Nike's co-founder Phil Knight said that when Tiger Woods' career is over were all gonna look back on these indiscretions. As just a minor blip. All right

    Phil Knight found at 2:21

    is sticking with the. In an -- in an interview Nike's co-founder Phil Knight said that when Tiger Woods' career is over were all gonna look back on these indiscretions. As just a minor blip. --
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