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Arthur Morris Blank (born September 27, 1942) is an American businessman.He is best known for being a co-founder of the home improvement retailer The Home Depot. [2]Blank owns three professional sports teams based in Atlanta, Georgia – the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL), the Atlanta Drive of the TGL, and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), the latter of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company The Home Depot, Inc. A Home Depot in Onalaska, Wisconsin Company type Public Traded as NYSE: HD DJIA component S&P 100 component S&P 500 component Industry Retail (home improvement) Founded February 6, 1978 ; 47 years ago ...
In 1974, Langone formed the venture capital firm Invemed. Langone organized financing for Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank to found Home Depot. Now an international chain with over 450,000 employees, it is Langone's most notable business venture. [5] Langone was a member of the board of directors of General Electric from 1999 to 2005.
Bernie Marcus, billionaire and co-founder of Home Depot, died on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at age 95.Along with devastation, many tributes have been posted online in honor of Marcus. Arthur M. Blank ...
Along with Arthur Blank, Marcus opened the first two Home Depot stores in Atlanta in 1979. Marcus served as CEO from the company's inception until 1997, and he was active in the company until 2002.
Diana Latow Blank (born September 13, [1] 1942) [2] is an American philanthropist who founded the Kendeda Fund. She is the former wife of The Home Depot co-founder, Arthur Blank . Biography
Home Depot cofounder and billionaire Arthur Blank joins business leaders supporting Harris. Blank's fellow cofounder is a prominent Trump donor, reflecting the private sector's partisan split.
Marcus and Blank looked into buying Homeco, but the business had financing issues. When Homeco went out of business, they hired Farrah to help them launch Home Depot. He was offered a position as chief merchandising officer. [3] In the early 1990s, Farrah left Home Depot to pursue his own interests. He rejoined in 1996 and retired in the early ...