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What do you get when you cross a former Viking and a failed business? A lawsuit

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Nothing but a business plan could stop him: Carl Eller in his glory years

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Progressive Architecture has since rebounded from near bankruptcy. The firm now has a staff of five and a steady workload designing restaurants, dental offices, and other businesses. But Mower is still rankled by his brush with the Purple People Eatery. "The worst part is I'm a Packers fan," he says. "Now I am even more."

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