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Article: Power Forward.(Johnson Development president Kenneth Lombard)(Interview)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- June 11, 2001
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As president of Johnson Development and the L.A. DWP, Kenneth Lombard wields considerable influence in both the city's private and public realms
As head of Johnson Development Corp., Kenneth Lombard guides former Lakers basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson's business empire. Johnson Development has emerged as one of the success stories in inner-city development, starting with the Magic Johnson Theaters next to the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Plaza mall, then branching out into shopping mall partnerships, like the Ladera Center near L.A. International Airport.
Johnson Development has also formed partnerships with Starbucks and T.G.I. Fridays to open up ...