Duane B. Hagadone | |
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Born |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
September 3, 1932
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater |
University of Idaho (attended) |
Occupation | business executive, real estate and land developer, urban planner, publisher |
Organization | Hagadone Corporation |
Known for | Founder of the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Golf Course |
Home town | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
Spouse(s) | Lola Hagadone Nancy Jane Collier Hagadone (1934–2014) (m.1953–1969) |
Children | 2 sons |
Parent(s) | Burl & Beverly Hagadone |
Awards | Horatio Alger Award; Idaho Business Leader of the Year |
Website | www |
Duane B. Hagadone (born September 3, 1932) is an American newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer.
Hagadone is known as the founder of the Coeur d'Alene Resort and Golf Course in northern Idaho, which has been named by Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, and Golf World Magazine as one of the finest-groomed golf courses in North America, out of 6,500 total golf courses ranked. As the president, CEO, and founder of the Hagadone Corporation, he has holdings in publishing as well as hotel, resort, and casino development. In 2004, he was honored with the Horatio Alger Award by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. In 2006, he was named the Idaho Business Leader of the Year by the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity of Idaho State University in Pocatello.
Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Hagadone is the son of Burl and Beverly Hagadone. He is the only son and oldest of three children in the family. The elder Hagadone began serving as the publisher of the local newspaper, the Coeur d'Alene Press, in 1936. At the time, the newspaper was one of several owned by the E. W. Scripps Company.