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Arthur Blank—Business

Birth

Arthur Blank was born in Queens, New York in 1942.

Arthur M. Blank (born September 27, 1942, in Flushing, New York) is an American businessman and a co-founder of Home Depot.

Education

Arthur Blank was born on September 27, 1942, and grew up in Flushing, New York, with his father, Max, his mother, Molly, and his older brother, Michael. Blank graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City[1] and went on to attend Babson College, where he graduated in 3 years in 1963 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration.

Blank graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York, NY in 1960. He later graduated from Babson College and has a building named after him there.

Work

Arthur Blank said that 'eating fried chicken' may keep Vick from returning to the league read more | digg story

Arthur Blank’s statement to Peter King of Sports Illustrated after Vick’s final two co-defendants entered guilty pleas:

Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank were having dinner at an Italian restaurant in Atlanta, as they often do, when the conversation turned to Bob Nardelli.

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and Atlanta real estate executive Ron Terwilliger expressed interests in buying the team, but Time Warner has negotiated exclusively with Liberty Media since April 2006.

Still, Falcons owner Arthur Blank believed Petrino was making a foolishly hasty move. "The record the team has (3-10) is not a reflection of what I believe his ability as a coach to be," Blank said. "No one internally in our organization held him responsible for the results this season.

Arthur Blank told the Atlanta Constitution (www.ajc.com) that an agreement had been reached on Tuesday with Parcells to become the team's executive vice president.

Meanwhile, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said he accepted Vick's apology and that the team will try to force him to return a portion of the $37 million in bonuses in his 10-year, $130 million contract.