Arthur Blank
Arthur Blank
Arthur M. Blankis an American businessman and a co-founder of The Home Depot. Today he is known for his philanthropy and his ownership of the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 September 1942
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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Obviously, Mike is a critical part of this team, but the players have a tremendous amount of confidence in Doug Johnson, and Mike does, too.
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People that voted for Tampa last time, the warm-weather people, voted (for Miami), ... That's pretty much the way I think it happened.
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My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.
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My children some times say to me, 'You know Dad, I thought you were going to retire,'
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Jim's emotional and he's passionate, but he has to learn how to channel that so that it's not destructive. My father was that way, and I tried to learn from him. . . . Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way. If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.
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We've doubled our store count in the last three-and-a-half years from 500 stores to 1000 stores. We're on track to double again in the next three-and-a-half years,
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Rich isn't going to politic for the job, that's not his style. At the same time, he's certainly a credible candidate who has excelled on both the business side and the football side.
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No, I don't know how you can do that. You don't start out being a head coach.
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This team will have to pull together, and we'll all have to play at a little higher level than they were going to before. But they have the capacity to do that.
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We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
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We're the largest home improvement company today, ... and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
information informed opportunity potential provided receive review
We have been informed of this potential opportunity. As with all other potential investments, we will review any information provided when we receive it and give this opportunity consideration as warranted.
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There are a lot of reasons owners vote the way they vote. They have their reasons, usually very legitimate.
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It's very clear, ... the ownership feels strongly about having the Super Bowl in a spot where it is guaranteed to be warm.