After a wildly successful tenure on the board of the Decide DeKalb Development Authority, Georgia lobbyist Don Bolia is stepping back to take on a consulting role for the county. A familiar name will succeed him as board chair – Ann Hanlon, executive director of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts. During Bolia’s time on the board (seven as chair) Decide DeKalb lured in a number of major companies and projects, like the new Arthur M. Blank Pediatric Hospital at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and has created multiple tax allocation districts. DeKalb’s economic development past under Bolia – and future under Hanlon – is RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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