Mr. Larry Abdo This is Me

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1. 1. www.tellyourhistory.com

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   Published on: 3/27/2007   Last Visited: 5/2/2008

   “We weren't quite sure what we wanted. Max helped figure it out. She was great to work with through the whole process. We are very pleased with the final product!” - Peter Bachman & Janet Rice | “Every Life is a Story captured the spirit of my Aunt's life...it was sensational. I especially appreciate seeing her story blended with history. I felt I was reliving those periods of time.” - Neil Naftalin | “Maxine did a remarkable job with the video. She was able to make my mother comfortable and took time to really understand her. The final product was beyond my expectations. It was on time and on budget. I am so pleased I did this, I will do another.” - Larry Abdo, Anxon Inc.
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   - Larry Abdo, Anxon Inc.

2. 2. News From MSP Commercial

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   Published on: 1/1/2007   Last Visited: 3/22/2008

   Abdo plans his next ‘adventure' downtown By Burl Gilyard, F&C Real Estate Writer April 19, 2007
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   Developer Larry Abdo has closed on the purchase of 1016 Marquette Ave., a 0.10-acre site where he plans to put up a boutique office building.
   
   Abdo hopes to begin construction by the middle of the year on the 48,000-square-foot project in downtown Minneapolis.
   
   While real estate watchers have been trying to predict the location of the next downtown office tower, Abdo's project is a different animal.
   
   Abdo said he can offer building naming rights to a smaller user.
   
   He also wants to apply for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.
   
   "We're going to demolish the little building that's there. We've been meeting with our architects and engineers. Our plan is that we're going to put in a very high-level green building or LEED building, the first one in downtown Minneapolis," said Abdo, president of Minneapolis-based Anxon Inc.
   
   "It really becomes an icon property. This is going to be an adventure," he added.
   
   Minneapolis-based Tanek Inc. is designing the project.
   
   GreenMark, a four-month-old Minneapolis firm founded by former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew, will be handling marketing and media relations for Abdo's project. The firm specializes in marketing "environmentally sustainable practices and programs."
   
   Abdo, closing the deal last month, bought the downtown site from Dick Zehring of St. Paul-based MSP Commercial.
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   Per property records, Abdo's group paid $1.2 million for the site, which sits across the street from the Hilton Minneapolis hotel.
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   Abdo is never at a loss for projects. He's also converting a building at 814 Hennepin Ave. into apartments and is seeking a first-floor restaurant tenant. He wants to buy the adjacent Hennepin Stages Theater at 824 Hennepin Ave. from the city of Minneapolis. Abdo plans to keep that building as a theater.
   
   At the end of 2006, United Properties reported that downtown Minneapolis office vacancy remained high at 17.3 percent, or 20.3 percent counting available sublease space.
   
   But Abdo believes there is room in the market for his project.
   
   "We would love to have construction started by mid-summer, but it might take us a year before we get settled on who the tenant is going to be," Abdo said.

3. 3. The Morning Journal - Lorain Speedway says it will cancel rest of '06 slate

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   Published on: 6/15/2006   Last Visited: 6/16/2006

   Race Town Inc. was created by Minneapolis businessman Larry Abdo in early 2004. The company purchased Lorain Speedway in May of that year, intent on making improvements to boost attendance and attract crowds from nearby Cleveland. At the time, Abdo, owner of the Minnesota-based company Anxon Inc., said the track was a model for future deals and sought to purchase other similar "grassroots" venues across the Midwest.
   
   Abdo met Morgan at a 2002 business plan competition at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a judge. From that meeting, Race Town Inc. was born as Abdo and Morgan partnered with another Notre Dame business student, Tim Kurtz.