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Dan Lowe is a Kansas City based real estate developer [1] who has developed retail projects around the country, among them the Legends Outlets Kansas City. [2] One of the early proponents of open-air shopping malls, called lifestyle centers, [3] Lowe and his companies have sometimes generated controversy for a reliance on public/private partnerships. [4] Such a partnership was successful in Wyandotte County, as the public bonds for the Legends Outlets were retired ahead of schedule. [5] Lowe is currently the CEO of Legacy Development.

In 2014 Lowe was a member of the inaugural class of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School of Business Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. [6] Lowe is also the recipient of four liver transplants. [7]

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