Expanding passenger rail in Georgia has often been seen as a pipe dream, but the Georgia Department of Transportation is taking the notion seriously. The department has entered the public engagement phase of a potential ‘Atlanta-Savannah Intercity Passenger Rail Project’ that, as the name suggests, would link the two cities by rail. These things move slowly – even if this phase goes well the next step would be to release an Environmental Impact Statement by 2028 – but for rail enthusiasts the idea of passenger rail expansion has their hopes RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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