It’s been 13 years since the Atlanta Beat, the city’s former women’s soccer team, went defunct along with its league. But according to sources, it may be coming back, courtesy of Arthur Blank. Reporting over the weekend indicated that Blank has purchased an NWSL franchise for $165 million, and the team would start in ’27 or ’28. A new women’s soccer team in Mercedes-Benz Stadium would have Atlanta’s reputation as a soccer hotbed – and a place where women’s sports shine – 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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