Rick Berg’s Undeniable Ties To Goldmark Property Management
Goldmark Property Management’s Website Listed Berg As A Senior Vice President Just Last Month
FARGO – Contrary to his false claims made today, Rick Berg’s ties to Goldmark Property Management are undeniable.
“Rick Berg and his allies have misled North Dakota voters about Berg’s business record, and North Dakotans deserve the facts,” said Tessa Gould, Heidi Heitkamp’s campaign manager. “His ties to Goldmark Property Management are undeniable. Rep. Berg founded Goldmark and was even listed as a Senior Vice President on Goldmark Property Management’s own website until just a few weeks ago. Under Berg’s watch, Goldmark received numerous complaints for withholding security deposits and was repeatedly cited for ignoring fire safety codes. Now Rick Berg is trying to run from that record. Rick Berg needs to stop misleading North Dakota voters about his ties to Goldmark Property Management.”
Rick Berg’s Ties To Goldmark Property Management
1. Just Last Month, Goldmark Property Management Cited Rick Berg as a Senior Vice President of Their Company. Last month GPM tried to hide Berg’s role with the company by taking down a page on their website that highlighted Rick Berg’s leadership of the company. See it here. [Goldmark.com, August 2012]
2. While in the Legislature, Rick Berg has served as a spokesman for Goldmark Property Management. In a 2003, the Associated Press described Berg as “Spokesman for Goldmark Property Management,” writing: “Security is being increased around 26 apartment and townhouse complexes in the southwest part of this city, after the theft of master keys Entrance locks to the buildings and more than 600 housing units need to be changed, said Rick Berg, spokesman for Goldmark Property Management. ‘What a mess,’ he said.” [Associated Press, 12/12/03]
3. For Over a Decade, North Dakota Media has Reported that Rick Berg is an Owner of Goldmark Property Management. In May 2001, the Grand Forks Herald reported, “Rick Berg is a partner in all the Goldmark companies… Berg, a native of Hettinger, N.D., is one of four partners in the Goldmark family of companies, which are related by cross-ownership among the partners… The Goldmark companies, founded in 1981, include GCC, Goldmark Property Management and Goldmark Development Corp.” [Grand Forks Herald, 5/12/01] In November 2006, the AP reported that “Berg, 47, was first elected to the Legislature in 1984. He is an owner and senior vice president of Goldmark Property Management Inc., of Fargo, a commercial property developer and management company.” [Associated Press, 11/14/06]
4. Rick Berg Identifies Goldmark Property Management as His Employer. In 2000, Berg made a $500 campaign contribution to Al Carlson and listed his employer as “Goldmark Property Management.” [Center for Responsive Politics, accessed 9/12/12]
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