Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s office over the weekend announced that Hartsfield-Jackson General Manager Miguel Southwell had been fired. Southwell had overseen a massive development plan for the airport in recent months, and his firing came as a surprise to many. Some have speculated that the move comes as a result of Southwell’s harsh criticism of the TSA, which wasn’t taken well by some in Washington D.C. With uncertainty at the top, the world’s busiest airport is DRIFTING…
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…
