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No. 5 Story of the Year: Ribbon Cutting, Acquisition and Law Suit Top Off Tumultuous Month at Goodrich
Fatal car crashes, big business developments and some weird, weird weather. Patch looks back at the Top 5 stories of 2012.
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One of Burnsville's most important employers went through a period of intense change and transformation in just 30 days. United Technologies acquired the company, Goodrich, in one of the largest acquisition deals in the aviation industry's history. That same month, the company debuted an expanded facility, lost its handle on the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index and said adieu to President Brian Gora, who then sued for $2.6 million in lost pay.
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