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1 day ago · Investment banker Ken Langone helped secure the financing to get The Home Depot started. The following year, the first Home Depot stores opened in Atlanta, beginning a remarkable journey. From those first stores in 1979, Bernie and his fellow founders grew a business that created jobs worldwide — eventually employing more than 500,000 associates.
Jul 24, 2018 · Ken Langone was cofounder of The Home Depot. His financial prowess enabled Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank and Pat Farrah to develop a new mega concept that opened in Atlanta in 1978.
- Walter Loeb
In 1974, Langone formed the venture capital firm Invemed. Langone organized financing for Bernard Marcus and Arthur Blank to found Home Depot. Now a national chain with over 400,000 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.
Jun 1, 2018 · In a pinch, the merchandising guru of the group, Pat Farrah, asked suppliers to give Home Depot empty boxes in lieu of actual merchandise, Langone, now worth $3.3 billion, tells CNBC Make...
- Cat Clifford
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Mar 29, 2018 · Listen in as this self-proclaimed kid from Long Island shares his journey, from almost being thrown out of high school (twice), to building charities that generate hundreds of millions of dollars to help others.
1 day ago · In 1978, Ken Langone made an early investment in Home Depot and became a cofounder with Arthur Blank and Bernard Marcus, now billionaires.
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Langone later founded the Home Depot along with Bernard Marcus, former CEO of Handy Dan. In 1974, Langone established his Park Avenue brokerage and investment banking firm, Invemed Associates.
