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Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation
 PROFILE
The Kansas City Royals have not been a regal member of Major League Baseball for some time. An expansion team bankrolled by Ewing Kauffman in 1969, the Royals (led by Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett) finished first in their division six times in 15 years, capped off by a World Series championship in 1985. But escalating salaries have made it difficult for the small-market franchise to compete. Following Kauffman's death in 1993, the team was left to the city in a charitable trust that had six years to find local ownership. Royals chairman and CEO David Glass (former CEO of Wal-Mart) purchased the team in 2000 after the league rejected a $75 million bid from Miles Prentice and his group of more than 40 investors.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: October
2000 Sales (mil.): 72.60
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 16.2%
Employees: 131
Revenue per employee: $554,198.47

 KEY PEOPLE
• David Glass
    CEO
• Dale Rohr
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1 Royal Way
Kansas City, MO 64129
US
Phone: 816-921-8000
Fax: 816-921-1366
Online: Web Site

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