Georgia Tech has received its largest-ever donation, a whopping $100 million, from the late John W. Durstine. The gift will go to the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, of which Durstine is an alumnus, having graduated in the 1950s. He later made his fortune working for Ford Motor Company in Michigan, but never forgot his alma mater and the world-renowned engineering school that gave him his start. And now even after his passing, Durstine’s generous gift will help ensure that Georgia Tech’s mechanical engineering program is RISING…
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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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