Arthur Blank

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In 1978 Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus created a business plan for the enterprise that would become the Home Depot. They envisioned a one-stop shopping facility, staffed by professionals, that would be geared toward people working on home improvement projects.

Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive.

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