One of them is so large it looms in the distance from the highway exit, and as you drive from Wal-Mart to the outlet mall, the landfill hulks along in the background, a constant companion.

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Truett Cathy opened his first Chick-fil-A outlet in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall in 1967.

FORBES: S. Truett Cathy

Cathy opened his first Chick-fil-A outlet in Atlanta's Greenbriar Mall in 1967.

FORBES: S. Truett Cathy