http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Arthur_BlankFind stories, videos, and photos about Arthur Blank from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:42:27 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Arthur_Blank14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Arthur Blank from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lisa_altobelli/08/01/falcons.postcard/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/lisa_altobelli/08/01/falcons.postcard/index.htmlSI.com has dispatched 10 writers to report on the 32 NFL training camps across the country. For the complete schedule of postcards, click here.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:52:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/05/20/ryan.contract/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/05/20/ryan.contract/index.htmlSoon after the Atlanta Falcons informed Matt Ryan's agent, Tom Condon, that they were going to take him with their first pick on NFL draft weekend, Falcons president Rich McKay said to the veteran agent, "You know where we are. Can you do this early?"Wed, 21 May 2008 02:29:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/04/29/draft0505/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/04/29/draft0505/index.htmlThe text message arrived on Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff's cellphone around noon last Saturday, three hours before the start of the 2008 NFL draft: trust your instincts. you have been training for this all your life. It came from Patriots vice president Scott Pioli, Dimitroff's close friend, former boss and mentor, and he took the encouraging words to heart. This was the first draft that Dimitroff, 42, would run, and the job ahead of him was monumental. Atlanta held six of the first 98 picks and had 10 holes in its starting lineup to fill, including quarterback. "This draft will be a milestone in the history of the Falcons," team owner Arthur Blank had said on Friday. "We're not starting a new chapter here. We're starting a new book."Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:14:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/04/08/mock.draft5.partone/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/04/08/mock.draft5.partone/index.htmlJust 17 days out from the 2008 NFL draft, we hold these "truths" to be self-evident:Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:31:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/03/02/bc.fbn.turner.falcons/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/03/02/bc.fbn.turner.falcons/index.htmlATLANTA (AP) -- Michael Turner says he was won over by the Atlanta Falcons' aggressive efforts when he agreed to a six-year deal Sunday.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:07:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/03/02/snap.judgments/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/03/02/snap.judgments/index.htmlNot much has gone to plan for the Atlanta Falcons since the final month of the 2006 season or so, but you can't fault their execution in the pursuit and acquisition of free-agent running back Michael Turner this weekend.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:44:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jack_wilkinson/01/22/arthurblank/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jack_wilkinson/01/22/arthurblank/index.htmlATLANTA -- He'd seemingly become the billionaire owner who now couldn't even buy a break.Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:24:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/01/17/coaches/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/01/17/coaches/index.htmlThey say that birds of a feather flock together, but I don't think this is the company that the Falcons and Ravens really want to be keeping these days. With the not-so-surprising news that Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has told both teams that he's no longer interested in becoming their next head coach, I'm guessing the reality is starting to set in in Atlanta and Baltimore:Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:04:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/01/11/coaches/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/don_banks/01/11/coaches/index.htmlYou can hold off on the notion that Redskins assistant Gregg Williams is a slam dunk to replace the re-retired Joe Gibbs in Washington, in light of the news that Redskins owner Daniel Snyder started his coaching search Thursday by interviewing Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:43:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jim_trotter/12/20/falcons/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jim_trotter/12/20/falcons/index.htmlIf Falcons owner Arthur Blank wants to know what's wrong with his struggling franchise, he should look in the nearest mirror.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:11:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/12/19/parcells/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/12/19/parcells/index.htmlThe only thing that jumps to mind is that I've seen this movie before -- several times actually -- and I know how it ends. Some how, some way, even though the story is painfully familiar, "The Return of Bill Parcells'' always has a surprise plot twist or two before it's over.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:22:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/12/11/king.petrino/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/12/11/king.petrino/index.htmlThe star-crossed season of the Atlanta Falcons continued, stunningly, Tuesday afternoon when coach Bobby Petrino told owner Arthur Blank he wanted out as head coach.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:20:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/12/10/vick.react/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/12/10/vick.react/index.htmlAs we have been virtually from Day 1 of the long Michael Vick saga, we're once again in uncharted territory. The length of Vick's prison sentence has finally been determined, but it's still hard to know how much time, if any, will be left in his NFL playing career when he's done paying for his involvement in that sordid dog-fighting ring.Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/27/michael.vick/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/27/michael.vick/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick will find out in December what prison sentence -- if any -- he will face after a judge accepted his plea agreement Monday to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/preview/2007/08/27/bengals.falcons.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/preview/2007/08/27/bengals.falcons.ap/index.htmlThere were plenty of Falcons fans wearing No. 7 jerseys at the Georgia Dome. They got a chance to cheer for Michael Vick's replacement.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:51:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.vick.plea.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.vick.plea.ap/index.htmlFirst, Michael Vick apologized to all the people he lied to. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank. Coach Bobby Petrino. His teammates.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:22:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.vick.plea.text.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.vick.plea.text.ap/index.htmlMichael Vick's statement following his guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., to a dogfighting conspiracy charge:Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:31:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/08/19/mmqb/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/08/19/mmqb/index.htmlHere I am with one of the richest men I've ever met, and I almost feel sorry for Arthur Blank. Almost. Not quite, but almost.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:42:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/preview/2007/08/26/bengals.falcons.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/specials/preview/2007/08/26/bengals.falcons.ap/index.htmlATLANTA (AP) -- This is one of those landmark days, a dividing line that will forever define the history of the Atlanta Falcons.Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/20/vick/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/20/vick/index.html#cnnSTCTextAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is waiting to hear if he'll ever play professional football again after agreeing to plead guilty and face prison in his federal dogfighting case.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:26:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/20/vick.falcons.reaction.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/20/vick.falcons.reaction.ap/index.htmlFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- While the Atlanta Falcons certainly knew this day was coming, it still hurt to get the news officially:Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:17:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/17/vick.friday.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/17/vick.friday.ap/index.htmlRICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- It's up to Michael Vick now.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:35:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/30/mmqb/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/30/mmqb/index.htmlAs Roger Goodell nears his one-year anniversary as NFL commissioner, he's bugged that some members of the media describe him as a hanging judge who makes knee-jerk reactions and comes down hard on repeat offenders. "I don't like that,'' Goodell told SI.com in a wide-ranging, 60-minute interview in his Park Avenue office last Thursday. "I don't think I've been heavy-handed. 'Hanging judge' implies to me that someone has not been thoughtful or responsible in his actions, and I don't believe that's the case.''Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/vick.dogfighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/26/vick.dogfighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded not guilty Thursday to dogfighting charges, and a trial date was set for November after his defense attorney asked a judge for a delay, citing the complexity of the case.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/24/mmqbte/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/24/mmqbte/index.htmlIn the wake of the NFL putting Michael Vick on the shelf for the foreseeable future, the NFL has to seriously investigate how many players might be involved in dogfighting. And they have no idea what they might find.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/24/vick.falcons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/24/vick.falcons/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday said they did not anticipate star quarterback Michael Vick's indictment on charges related to dogfighting.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:51:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/22/vick/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/07/22/vick/index.htmlSumming up what I know and what I think is likely to happen in the Michael Vick dogfighting case this week:Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/20/vick.dogfighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/20/vick.dogfighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextFallout intensified Friday from NFL star Michael Vick's indictment on charges linked to dogfighting, a practice that a longtime lawmaker denounced as "barbaric" on the floor of the U.S. Senate.Sat, 21 Jul 2007 01:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/19/vickreact/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/19/vickreact/index.htmlIt's bad enough that Barry Bonds, the Anti-Hank, is zeroing in on Hank Aaron's home run record. Pray that 756 won't come next month in Atlanta, where, until recently, the populace was reeling from a certified steroid-induced tragedy.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:17:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/07/19/sit.vick/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/07/19/sit.vick/index.htmlSo let me get this straight. People who think Michael Vick is "innocent'' of any involvement with dogfighting believe that Vick could have visited the Smithfield, Va., house he owned at any time over the past six-plus years and never noticed anything slightly suspicious about the activities going on there. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/07/18/vick/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/07/18/vick/index.htmlA few observations on the Michael Vick saga a day after he was indicted on dog-fighting charges by a federal grand jury...Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100100253/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100100253/index.htmBABOONS DRIVE the dethroned alpha male out of the pack. Eskimos set their elders adrift on ice floes. And so it goes with departing CEOs, who are often shown the door as part of the new regime's assertion of power. But is this good management? It wasn't for Home Depot. In 2000, Bob Nardelli was named CEO, replacing Arthur Blank; within the next two years, Blank and co-founder Bernie Marcus gave up their remaining ties to the company. Nardelli, a GE man with little retail experience, consulted Marcus during the transition but soon stopped seeking the founders' counsel. "No one ever called or asked us our advice," Marcus recently told FORTUNE. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/11/news/companies/homedepot_lessons.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/06/11/news/companies/homedepot_lessons.fortune/index.htmBaboons drive the dethroned alpha male out of the pack. Eskimos set their elders adrift on ice floes. And so it goes with departing CEOs, who are often shown the door as part of the new regime's assertion of power.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:40:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/05/15/favre.vick.more/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/05/15/favre.vick.more/index.htmlTen last thoughts from around the NFL before I disappear on vacation for a while:Tue, 15 May 2007 19:24:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/05/09/vick/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/05/09/vick/index.htmlSo now it's dog fighting. For at least the fourth time in a span of about five months, Michael Vick's name has once again surfaced in connection with a story that threatens to further tarnish his reputation, leading to a growing debate about the viability of his future as the face of the Atlanta Falcons franchise.Wed, 09 May 2007 18:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377153/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/26/377153/index.htmIf the big investors who own Burger King have it their way, the next CEO of the floundering fast-food chain will be Greg Brenneman, former president of Continental Airlines. The man chasing Brennem...Mon, 26 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/24/325190/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/24/325190/index.htmThe first big thing that Bob Nardelli wanted to be was a pro football player. But at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds, he was the smallest guy on the line at Western Illinois University. "The rest of the w...Mon, 24 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/19/299166/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/19/299166/index.htmBernie Marcus and Arthur Blank were having dinner at an Italian restaurant in Atlanta, as they often do, when the conversation turned to Bob Nardelli. Marcus and Blank, founders of Home Depot, co-c...Mon, 19 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/12/01/269638/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/12/01/269638/index.htmTwenty-one years ago, Arthur Blank was fired as an executive at Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers. Blank, who'd lost out in a management squabble, quickly joined forces with Bernie Marcus, a fello...Wed, 01 Dec 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266145/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266145/index.htmLest you think the Internet spawned this consumer-friendly age of direct, hassle-free retailing, consider the legendary General Robert Wood. Director of construction for the Panama Canal, he was th...Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/23/251420/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/23/251420/index.htmHome Depot is growing like angry crabgrass these days. Its monstrous orange crates are already as much Americana as the Golden Arches. Two new stores open every week. In three years the landscape w...Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/04/210046/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/04/210046/index.htmBERNIE MARCUS, co-founder and CEO of Home Depot, has a big pile of problems. One of his key executives and board members, Jim Inglis, has burned out on the job and is leaving for a while. Home Depo...Mon, 04 Mar 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/01/202473/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/05/01/202473/index.htmIf ever there were a failure destined to kill a career, New Coke was it. Sergio Zyman was the marketing man behind the most disastrous product launch since the Edsel. Wounded, he left Coca-Cola a y...Mon, 01 May 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77912/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77912/index.htmHERE IS the service conundrum: In the cutthroat, cost-conscious, globally competitive 1990s, how do you get customers to love you? Visit a Home Depot store, a retail Disneyland for residential fixe...Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70243/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70243/index.htmCOULD IT BE that last year every homeowner from southern Florida to northern California paneled the basement, retiled the bathroom, or painted the porch? How else to explain the 45% increase in sal...Mon, 29 Feb 1988 05:01:00 EST