Ted Turner, Longtime Nebraska Land Baron, Still Buying as Next Chapter Nears
Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of CNN, has long owned more Nebraska land than anyone. What becomes of it when he's gone?
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Ted Turner, the billionaire founder of CNN, has long owned more Nebraska land than anyone. What becomes of it when he's gone?
The billionaire founder of CNN has long owned more Nebraska land than anyone. What becomes of it when he's gone?
In the past five years, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought twice as much Nebraska land as the second biggest buyer.
The Mormon Church now owns about 370,000 total acres of zoned agricultural land in Nebraska. That's about the size of Douglas and Sarpy counties combined.
In the past five years, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought twice as much Nebraska land as the second biggest buyer. If they keep it up, they’ll soon own more than anyone.