Hazelden Foundation Ends Florida Partnership October 12, 2004
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The Minnesota-based Hazelden Foundation has ended its relationship with the Florida-based Hanley-Hazelden Foundation, the Twin Cities Business Journal reported Oct. 4.The separation puts an end to an October 2003 lawsuit filed by Hanley-Hazelden. The lawsuit was an attempt by the foundation to gain local control of the facility.
Under the agreement, the Hanley-Hazelden Foundation will operate as a separate, independent entity and will no longer be affiliated with the Hazelden Foundation.
According to Hazelden chief market-development officer Tom Galligan, the dispute "was an issue of governance and control." He added, "It became very clear we wouldn't resolve this by staying together."
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