Home Depot CEO Bernie Marcus (left) and co-founder Arthur Blank in 1997. They weren’t the first to build a “big box” store. They weren’t even the first to have a home impr ...

“God bless you, my dearest Bernie,” Blank said. Marcus, who died Monday at the age of 95, launched what became the nation’s biggest home improvement retailer — a massive employer nationally and the ...

Bernie Marcus was a man of second acts. Late in life, he co-founded Home Depot, which made him a billionaire. Then he became a philanthropist, a Republican super donor and a cheerleader for capitalism ...

Away from tourism, Marcus will be remembered in Atlanta for his impact on health care. "Mr. Marcus really had a vision that ...

A group of the half-a-million people who work at The Home Depot, which Marcus co-founded, donned the familiar orange aprons ...

Marcus, whose philanthropy included founding the Marcus Foundation, helping launch the Georgia Aquarium, and Republican Party ...

The Republican donor was also a prolific philanthropist whose numerous gifts included funds to build the Georgia Aquarium in ...

Funeral plans have been announced for Home Depot co-founder and philanthropist Bernie Marcus. Marcus’ funeral will be held at ...

NEW YORK — Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot ... Marcus had dreamt of a one-stop shop for do-it-yourselfers. At age 49, Marcus, along with Blank, founded Home Depot. Investment ...

A man of second acts, Marcus started Home Depot after getting fired from another retailer. He then became a philanthropist, a ...