Gov. Brian Kemp continues to put his stamp on state government by appointing five members to the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, which oversees 26 taxpayer-supported colleges and universities. The new at-large Regents are Cade Joiner and T. Dallas Smith. They will serve with Harold Reynolds representing the 10th Congressional District, Everett Kennedy representing the 12th Congressional District and Lowery May representing the 14th Congressional District. All have worked with the governor in some capacity in the past and hopefully will bring new energy and vision to the 19-member board. 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…
