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Russell and Sons company history timeline

1930

Russell was born in 1930 in Summerhill, an impoverished neighborhood in Atlanta.

1957

In 1957 Russell also inherited his father's company, valued at approximately $15,000, and renamed it H.J. Russell & Company.

1960

1960: The company takes on its first major project, developing 12 residential units.

1963

In 1963 he was selected to do the plastering on Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, then being built for the Atlanta Braves baseball team.

1972

In 1972 he joined the Omni Group, which purchased two major professional sports franchises: the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League and the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball League.

1982

The Atlanta University School of Business inducted him into their Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame in 1982.

1985

The Georgia State University's College of Business Administration inducted him into the Business Hall of Fame in 1985.

1986

1986: Company opens a branch in Birmingham, Alabama.

1988

First Prime Contractor NCDOT Project: 1988 Bethany Church Road in Stanly County.

1994

1994: Four subsidiaries are united as divisions of H.J. Russell & Company.

1995

The firm underwent a major reorganization at the beginning of its 1995 fiscal year.

1997

Sehgal officially took over his new positions in April 1997.

2003

In 2003 H.J. Russell retired as CEO a second time.

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