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 ...

Bernard Marcus helped found the Home Depot and grow it into the largest home improvement retailer. But the governor says his impact goes far beyond that.

Fred Marcus recalled being with his dad in an elevator at Home Depot’s support center as his father became engrossed talking to a random new employee, totally engaged with her. Afterward, the son ...