Alex Meruelo
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Alex Meruelo (born March 27, 1964) is a Cuban-American billionaire[2][3] who holds business interests in banking, real estate, media, restaurants, food, casinos, and professional sports. He is the owner of Meruelo Group, as well as Meruelo Media, which owns five radio stations and two television stations in Los Angeles.
Alex Meruelo | |
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Born | (1964-03-27) March 27, 1964 (age 60) [1] New York City, U.S. |
Nationality | Cuban-American |
Education | California State University, Long Beach |
Occupation(s) | Owner of Meruelo Group Owner of Arizona Coyotes (NHL) Owner of KWHY-TV and KBEH Owner of KLOS, KLLI, KPWR, KDAY and KDEY-FM Owner of Fuji Food Owner of Grand Sierra Resort Owner of Sahara Las Vegas Owner of Colom Island |
Spouse | Liset Meruelo |
Children | 3 |
He is also the owner of Fuji Food, two casinos, the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and the Sahara Las Vegas in Las Vegas. Meruelo was the majority owner of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League until he sold the team to the league, which then sold the team to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, under an agreement with the NHL that the Coyotes would be temporarily deactivated, with Smith using the Coyotes' non-business properties, including players and staff, to form the Utah NHL team.
Meruelo is working on getting an NHL-compliant arena built in the Phoenix area; should he succeed by the end of 2029, he will continue as the owner of a reactivated expansion Arizona Coyotes team, but if he fails to have an arena built by the end of the time frame, he will return the remaining Coyotes assets to the league.