HURRICANES' KARMANOS TO SOLICIT LOCAL INVESTORS

          Hurricanes Owner Peter Karmanos said yesterday that he
     "would solicit local investors for his hockey team," reports
     Steve Politi of the Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER.  Karmanos said
     he would be willing to sell a chunk "as big as" 30%, "if
     there's interest."  Karmanos: "I'm going to be out looking
     for investors.  The earliest I'd do it is this summer.  It's
     nothing more than hopefully getting local people involved in
     the team."  Karmanos currently owns 60% of the team.  His
     former partner at Compuware, Thomas Thewes, owns 30% while
     Canes GM Jim Rutherford owns 10% (NEWS & OBSERVER, 3/17).
          ALL IN THE FAMILY: Timberwolves Owner Glen Taylor sold
     his six-bank holding company, Taylor Bancshares, to T-Wolves
     minority owner Dennis Frandsen.  Frandsen's company,
     Frandsen Financial Corp., "probably paid between" $50-$60M
     for Taylor Bancshares (Terry Fiedler, STAR TRIBUNE, 3/17).