NORTH MANKATO —
Glen Taylor has replaced daughter Jean Taylor as the top official for North Mankato-based Taylor Corporation.
A recent announcement to some Taylor Corporation employees said Jean Taylor was resigning her post as CEO and president of the privately held company and that Glen Taylor would replace her.
Officials with Taylor Corporation did not return messages seeking comment.
According to a biography on the Taylor Corporation website — which was removed from the site by Monday afternoon — Jean Taylor began serving as CEO in 2007. She had previously held president and vice-president duties since 1994.
Taylor Corporation, which has printing and electronics businesses, employs more than 9,000 workers in 21 states and several countries, according to the company’s website.
Founder Glen Taylor, 69, is also the majority owner of two professional basketball franchises, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx, and is ranked 437th on the Forbes billionaires list with $2.2 billion in assets.
Local News
Glen Taylor assumes CEO duties at Taylor Corporation
- Local News
-
-
Suffering in Silence, Part 1: Mental illnesses set the perceived world off kilter
'I'm attracted to anxiety, like a magnet'
-
Robbery suspect abandons plea deal
'Man in Black' spree involved 13 bank robberies
-
Locally-made 'Memorial Day' wins honors
Much of film shot in and around Le Center, Mankato quarry
-
Mankato man, 19, thrown from vehicle
A 19-year-old Mankato man was seriously injured when his Chevy Blazer left Highway 66 early Saturday morning and he was ejected from the vehicle.
-
80 breeds free to see at annual dog show
The Nicollet County Fairgrounds in St. Peter went to the dogs in the most literal sense as the site for the Key City Kennel Club’s All Breed Dog Show that began on Friday.
-
Krohn column: Beauty of history seen on byway
Last week, during a tour of the Lower Sioux Agency and battle sites including Birch Coulee and Fort Ridgely, it was easy to understand why the Dakota loved the valley.
-
Wendell Sande retiring: North Mankato has big shoes to fill
After Thursday, Wendell Sande will be trading in “City Administrator Sande” for a moniker that was never used even once at more than 500 city council meetings. For Maya and Kieren Sande, his 4-year-old and 2-year-old granddaughters, the big guy with the mustache and the penchant for building things is “Poppy.”
-
Ojanpa: Olson is a Stark reminder
But Olson isn’t the first MSU shining star to “defect” to Winona State. In 1983 Tom Stark did likewise, heading into much more duress than Olson faces and, ultimately, having his mission ended in a heartbeat.
-
Memorial Day observances planned
Veterans groups, posts and auxiliaries invite the public to participate in Memorial Day observances planned throughout the area Monday.
-
Accident: Lee Boulevard and Lookout Drive hill
At least one vehicle flipped over. Details forthcoming
- More Local News Headlines
-

