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Pink-Slip Millionaires |
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Laid off from Handy Dan by a corporate raider in the late 1970s, Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus lost nearly $1 million the year they launched their first home-improvement store in Atlanta. Today, the Home Depot chain has more than 2,100 stores across North America. |
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