Tag: founder

Oct 20
The widow of Barnes & Noble’s founder is undergoing a massive property selloff — a portfolio worth at least $100M

The bookshelf-lined Manhattan home of Leonard Riggio, the late founder of Barnes & Noble, is on the market. The $17 million sale along Park Avenue, first reported by Curbed, marks another portfolio offload by Riggio’s widow, the journalist and philanthropist Louise Riggio. Louise, 78, is in the process of parting with hundred of millions of […]

Aug 27
Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney’s grandson Matthew Rooney dies at East Hampton home

Matthew Rooney, the grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers legendary founder Art Rooney, died at his Hamptons home on Friday, the team confirmed to The Post. He was 51. “The Rooney Family is mourning the loss of Matthew,” a Steelers spokesperson said in a statement to The Post. A cause of death was not revealed. Matthew Joseph […]