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Nicolas Berggruen

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Though he was once dubbed “the homeless billionaire” for his love of living out of luxury hotels, Bergggruen’s hard work traveling around the world for the Nicolas Berggruen Institute has paid off: according to Forbes, the Beverly Hills resident’s net worth of $2.3 billion makes him one of the richest men in the world.

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Stephen Ross

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Ross’ Related Companies has been a force in the industry since its inception. In 2008, he purchased 50 percent of the Miami Dolphins and the stadium for $550 million, and followed that up in 2009 by becoming 95 percent owner. Ross’ mobile technology company FanVision is developing a smartphone-compatible version of instant replay. Formerly known …

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George Lindemann

Monday, January 16th, 2012

This Wharton grad made his first fortune from selling a contact lens design company to Cooper Labs for $60 million in 1971. He then went on to become the president of cable television pioneer Vision Cable Communications. Lindemann is also chairman and CEO of Activated Communications, Inc., a diversified communications firm headquartered in New York …

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John Kluge

Monday, January 16th, 2012

This 95-year-old Palm Beach resident was ranked as richest man in America in 1989 but lost that title to Bill Gates three years later. His vast fortune comes from Metromedia, Inc., which proved during the ‘60s and ‘70s that independent television stations could compete against network giants. That caught the attention of Rupert Murdoch, who …

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H. Wayne Huizenga

Monday, January 16th, 2012

This Ft. Lauderdale resident is constantly lauded for his business acumen as the only person ever to be responsible for six companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and to build three Fortune 1,000 companies. Beyond that, he is the man responsible for bringing professional baseball to South Florida, when he was awarded the …

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