Builder and developer H.J. Russell & Company, one of the US’s largest minority-owned enterprises, helps shape city skylines. The company operates as a general contractor, construction manager, and environmental contractor and has worked on airports and arenas, commercial buildings, and public works projects. It develops real estate and specializes in urban dwellings and affordable housing, including multifamily housing units, student dormitories, and senior living centers. As a property manager, H.J. Russell handles more than 12,000 apartment homes and public housing units. The family-owned company was founded by Chairman Herman J. Russell in 1952. It operates primarily in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic US.

Russell is a philanthropist at heart and generously gives back to his community in many ways. He is the founder of the Herman J. Russell Foundation, Inc., which focuses on entrepreneurship, mentoring and development in youth. In 1999, he donated a total of $4 million to the entrepreneurship programs of his alma mater, Tuskegee University and Atlanta-based Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University and Morehouse College. He advises, "Equip yourself well. Whatever you want to be, give 500% to that effort. Be honest to yourself and others, and always remember, there’s no substitute for hard work and sacrifices."

IMIGIZ is a participant in the Mentor Program, directed in part by Donata Russell Major, Vice Chairman of Concessions International LLC, a wholey-owned subsidiary of HJ Russell & Co. Ms. Major is committed to supporting the Russell mentorship program and various other community-based initiatives, including her board involvement with Atlanta Partners for Education, The Whitefoord Community Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Early Learning Property Management, Inc. (ELPM), The Schenck School and the St. Phillip AME Church Community Development Corporation.

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