CLEVELAND, Ohio – Remember Monty Hall, the host of “Let’s Make a Deal?” Holding his long-corded microphone while trying to keep his tie straight as a crazed contestant bounced up and down beside him.

Remember the outrageous costumes, the lengths people would go to to be chosen? No matter the game or the prizes, he always made a deal.

In real life, deals are simply negotiations. Decision makers dance through a myriad of details to arrive at a conclusion that is a mashup of everyone’s ideal outcomes. No one gets their dream, but everyone wins something.

Cleveland’s Mayor Justin Bibb just made a mashup with Jimmy and Dee Haslam and their business, Haslam Sports Group (HSG). It ends the fight over stadium location and gives the city $100 million buckaroos, including $30 million to reclaim

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