A study from the Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research at Georgia Southern University, commissioned by the Georgia General Assembly, has found that the state’s tax incentives granted to the video game industry to lure developers to the state. The study shows that from the $26 million in tax credits doled out between 2017 and 2021, video game projects generated $389.5 million in economic output and paid $13M in state and local taxes, all in an industry that wouldn’t have been in the state at nearly the same scale without the incentives. The video game industry in Georgia figures to continue to RISE…
Questions linger over Atlanta City Hall investigation
An ongoing investigation into former Atlanta Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III is hitting roadblocks, as city employees are delaying or rejecting interviews by the inspector general. Webb received more than $900,000 in consulting fees from the city for his “work” on a referendum meant to block the city’s law enforcement training center, dubbed “Cop City.” That referendum got held up in court, never wound up doing anything, and the center was built, but Webb continued to cash a $35,000 check each month. Another murky situation at Atlanta City Hall has public trust SINKING…
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