GPBs Virginia Prescott asked Blank about some of those stories in a conversationpresented in collaboration with Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlantas Book Festival in Your Living Room, the National JCC Literary Consortium and the Atlanta History Center. I said, Paul? You can do whatever you choose to do. And Blanks role in this project extends beyond the stadium. /Title ( A r t h u r b l a n k p o l i t i c s) 4, Blank purchased the NFLs Atlanta Falcons for more than $540 million shortly after stepping down as CEO of Home Depot. And I remember he told me, he said, You know, when [I went into] the prison system, they gave me three pair of underwear, three shirts, three pair slacks, three socks and one pair of shoes, and that was it. He said, That was all I was going to have, as opposed to the lifestyle he was leading before. In that way, I don't think my personality, probably, or my patience level probably is not the level it would have to be to sustain myself in this political atmosphere today. 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But we both said, you know, if we ever had to compete with Handy Dan that was the most successful conventional chain of home improvement center stores in the country at that time it would be with a large, no frills, downmarket store. Friday on Political Rewind: Mary Rodgers grew up among some of Broadway's biggest names, from Sondheim to Bernstein. Mercedes-Benz Stadium aims to be the first stadium to receive LEED Platinum certification. And my mother was giving him a lecture saying, You realize this is not what your parents would want you to do. It's a beautiful thing. The Athletic reported that Blank gave $2,800 to Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, on July 1. Marcus handed the CEO reigns to Blank in 1997; Blank held the position until a new president and CEO was hired in 2000. Now 78, he is largely beloved in Georgia as an entrepreneur, owner of two professional sports teams and a prolific philanthropist. And it's all connected not only to associates, but to the communities in which we live and operate. We had a different leader [Robert Nardelli ] in place that was eventually replaced. A co-founder of Home Depot increased his giving for children in the pandemic because, he said, "they don't always have the tools to deal with what's happened to them.". (Confidentiality, you know.) (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images). We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. It's the fans. I think back when I lived in a neighborhood, you know, a small neighborhood, when my mother and dad were alive, we all took care of each other. Theres at least one more level to the Jon Gruden disaster that NFL fans should consider about the leagues remarkable influence. Porn Star Pay Offs, Inciting Insurrection, Sexual Assaults, Bank Fraud, Election Conspiracy and FoxNews v. Dominion. Blank spent 19 years as the company's president before succeeding Marcus as CEO. So I would just cut him some slack. Its appalling how heavily-to-tightly-managed entities, especially those controlled by a small cluster of well-heeled egos turn into shuddering eunuchs at the thought of riling just an ugly faction of its consumer base. /Width 625 9. America has long struggled to deliver a fair and equitable democracy to all of its citizens. But go ahead and do it, if that's what you want. So we did it. Arthur Blank greets a crowd of cheering Atlanta United fans in 2017. Blank also owns Atlantas Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a sports and entertainment facility valued at $1.5 billion that hosted the 2019 Super Bowl. 6 Blank was the 2003 Chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The problem for the big, powerful, macho NFL, as it is for every other giant public entity, is that racism and cancer are kind of the easy stuff. There are nearly one million Latinos in Georgia, with one of the fastest growth rates of the Latino population in the nation. The Falcons were the first pro football team in the South, founded during the civil rights era in 1965. The firing in 1978 was a political situation primarily between my partner Bernie [Marcus] and a gentleman, that has passed away now, who was his boss. Now, the last game we had in the Georgia Dome before we moved to Mercedes Benz Stadium in August of 2017, wewere honoring all of our ring of honor members and he was one of them. a guy regularly reviled by sportswriters, players and fans as a (very wealthy) toxic idiot. And he should know. I went to a small business school outside of Boston called Babson College I would always sit in the front because I always wanted to pay attention and learn. But he was there and he finally said, Listen, you own the franchise, you have the option. /Subtype /Image The largest donor was Falcons owner Arthur Blank. The Athletic's Felipe Crdenas joined Georgia Public Broadcasting's Orlando Montoya tohelp breakdown what fans can expect this year on and off the field. I felt and others felt that we could be successful here. C q" Brian Kemp signed SB 202 into law. A reckless high-profile meathead, now out the $60 million remaining on his contract. He had three children with his first wife Diana Blank, whom he divorced in 1993. Its more like cowardly, and meatheaded. The Home Depot co-founder, Arthur Blank, candidly shares details of an impromptu meeting in an airport hangar when he was asked to step down, the company's short-term mistake of replacing him. Proceeds from sales of Good Companygo to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. But, you know, I needed to change my view on what I could give back and how it could be connected to other people.. And we've had a very successful team for the first threeand-a-half years this year. One of the beauties is that when you come to the stadium, it feels like it's the United Nations. This is chaos. I mean, it doesn't make a difference how old you are. We need to recognize those truths. ATLANTA Protests over the death of George Floyd have been gaining national attention. Opponents of the bill argue it's too restrictive and targets minority voters. They all live life with purpose. 3 0 obj that those rights were not being fully reflected in our society today. I am, in a certain sense. Georgia Politics FOX 5 Atlanta ATLANTA - Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United Owner Arthur Blank said Tuesday afternoon he believes voting should be made "easier, not harder for every eligible. And at the top of that is who is being served comes first. /SM 0.02 (And Im not forgetting Colin Kaepernicks protests against police violence, and how the league effectively blackballed him before paying him off to avoid a certain-to-be-nightmarish public trial.). Lawlessness, vandalism and intentionally upending the peace with any form of violence has never been productive and is not the answer. When you find common solutions that work for everybody and [are] respectful of everybody to represent the best of you. So it was a great story and is a great story. ATLANTA - Falcons team owner Arthur Blank has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team's final game of the regular season. "I think one of the things that is wrong with America today that we can work on and become better at is that we need to become better listeners to each other and we need to be better about understanding where people are coming from," Blank said. Our Family Foundation and the rest of our businesses here in Atlanta and elsewhere remain committed to being part of the solution., Together for Atlanta. In Fall 2021, we launched our new Democracy program area with $10 million in grants designed to strengthen key democracy organizations to be resilient for the long haul of this work. Their frustration is real, and it must be acknowledged and addressed. If executed improperly, this stadium could continue a long line of broken promises for this blighted community. We must not accept or condone violence in any way. They were trying to indicate that what the military had fought for these rights, the civil rights, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, etc. Blank told Business Insider that despite their political differences, their different leanings never got in the way of their ability to work together as partners or as friends. I was gagged. NOW WATCH: We combined Trump and Biden's separate town halls so you can watch an actual debate between the presidential candidates, Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission. Which country do you come from? . . Post was not sent - check your email addresses! It's hard to believe. You know, better than in the 40s and 50s, but not where we should be. Max died when Arthur was 15, leaving his mother to grow what became a multi-million-dollar business. GPB intern Eva Rothenberg contributed to this article. So, we had great confidence in our own abilities. /Producer ( Q t 4 . Your support makes this possible. Blank and Marcus put their discounting experiment to the test in their own brand of warehouse stores called Home Depot and opened the first two Atlanta-area stores in 1979. They said it would take an act of courage on your part to go out on the field and and to be recognized. And, you know, people stood up! We hold all the records. And he recently gave $250,000 to committees supporting Joe Biden, Forbes reported. And so he's used that time since he got out of prison and giving back to community, speaking to young people. But We Aint Seen Nuthin Yet. And so from there, since the 2001- 2002 season, we've only had three games that were not sold out during the season. With Labels, Listen to Affected Populations, Not Activists, As With Alcohol, Mitigation, Not Prohibition, Is the Answer, It Seems Democrats Are Blundering Badly (Again) with Their All-Abortion, All-the-Time Campaign. The couple filed for divorce in 2013. endobj If you go to a Home Depot shareholders meeting, they start out every single meeting for 42 years now with this value wheel that we developed. Blank is a dedicated Democratic supporter, having donated thousands to Hillary Clinton's campaign, the Bullock Victory Fund, which backs the party's 2020 candidate for Montana senator, Gov. Because It Delivers Comfort, Status and Cash. Arthur Blank, owner of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, co-founder of Home Depot . Blank, speaking with Falcons reporters via phone from the Super Bowl, expressed confidence in the direction of the team following a 7-10 finish under second-year coach Arthur Smith. Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email. I look at my six children, Batch 1, Batch 2, and, you know, they go from age 19 to age 52, if I have it right. Fernandez says that they intend to use the stadium as an anchoring institution, and that the number one thing people in the community said they wanted are jobs. During the 2020 elections, Blank contributed $300,000 to the Biden Victory Fund, $35,000 to the Democratic National Convention, and tens of thousands of dollars to state Democratic Party committees.
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