Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republican leaders have railed against the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed by Congress last week, pointing out that it includes metrics that favor states with higher unemployment rates, thus punishing those doing better, such as Georgia. “I think it’s a very unlevel playing field,” Kemp said of the bill, which will give disproportionally more money to states including California, New York, and New Jersey. The bill’s impact with regards to Georgia is SINKING…
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…
