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High spirits; For vodka tycoon Eddie Phillips, a recent illness and a new success have focused his energy on another family business: philanthropy.(VARIETY)
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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April 25, 2004| Author:
Reinan, John
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Byline: John Reinan; Staff Writer
In a family of achievers, Edward J. Phillips stood out. But in a family of public figures, he always stood back.
The Phillips line has produced more than its share of larger-than-life individuals: business leaders, philanthropists, media stars.
Eddie Phillips could have been one of them. He took over the Minneapolis liquor business that his grandfather and father had built, a solid but unexciting regional power, an...
