Two Atlanta city contractors received their punishment last week for their roles in the Atlanta City Hall bribery scandal. Both E.R. Mitchell and Charles Richards received jail time for paying off unnamed city officials in exchange for contracts, with Mitchell getting 5 years and being ordered to pay $1.1 million in restitution. Punishing some of the contractors involved is a breath of fresh air, but with so much left to uncover in this saga the city hall ship is still 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…
