Christopher Wray of Atlanta was overwhelmingly confirmed by the senate on Tuesday to become Director of the FBI. The senate voted 92-5 on the confirmation of Wray to replace fired director James Comey. In his testimony, he stated that he would maintain his independence from President Donald Trump, thus allowing him to come into good terms with senators from both sides of the aisle. Wray told the senate judiciary committee that his loyalty is to the constitution, and the rule of law. It’s yet another high profile Georgian in D.C., and with this new job Wray’s ship is 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…
