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CEO Hank Ratner calls Garden project a 'transformation,'not a renovation

Hank Ratner, President & CEO of The Madison

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Hank Ratner, President & CEO of The Madison Square Garden Company speaks about the Garden from a 10th floor viewing area that features a clear view of the floor. (Oct. 18, 2011)

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Prying the word out of Hank Ratner's mouth is a challenge, and when he utters it, he cringes a bit.

"What's a 'renovation?' '' he said. "You renovate your kitchen.''

That is decidedly not what Ratner, president and CEO of The Madison Square Garden Company, set out to do with The World's Most Famous Arena in a process now less than a year from the finish line.

Call it a "transformation,''...

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