The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved the establishment of the John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research at the University of Georgia. The university has already raised $1.6 million to establish the chair, which will fund research and help develop treatments for Parkinson’s Disease, which Isakson was diagnosed with in 2015 and which caused him to retire from the U.S. Senate last year. A tremendous way to honor UGA alumnus Isakson – the move has his, and UGA’s ships 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…
