Emory President Mark Wagner announced Friday his intention to step down in August of 2016. Under Wagner’s direction Emory has maintained its top 25 ranking nationally and led the largest fundraising effort in school history. A 12 year era ends at Emory, but Wagner’s work has the university’s ship RISING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
