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Michaux: Is outdated James Brown Arena really worth the trouble?

...primary tenant.For instance, it seems ridiculous that Atlanta is spending a large fortune to help build billionaire Arthur Blank and the Atlanta Falcons a gaudy new stadium when the perfectly good Georgia Dome isn't even old enough to legally...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/scott-michaux/2013-05-18/michaux-outdated-ja
Longtime Falcon center McClure retires

Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Monday that retiring center Todd McClure will have a home in the team's Ring of Honor.The Falcons' longtime center officially...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-25/longtime-falcon-center-mcclur
Former Atlanta Falcons star Steve Barktowski believes team will win Super Bowl

...and completion percentage. He also led the NFL in touchdown passes in 1980.Bartkowski joined the board after owner Arthur Blank purchased the team, and he holds Blank in high regard."Just who he is as a person, I'm just drawn to him...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2013-03-28/former-atlanta-falcons-starsteve-
Budget, health care will dominate Georgia legislators' time

...early grades ? whose students do not take clearly measurable standardized tests.NEW STADIUM: Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank wants a new domed stadium, but the public investment of tourism tax revenues will require legislative approval.VOUCHERS...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-01-05/budget-health-care-will-
Roger Goodell's salary nearly tripled in 2011

...Goodell helped the league reach a new 10-year labor deal and work out lucrative TV contracts.Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank issued a statement calling the NFL the "most successful and best-managed sports league in the world," and it "is...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-02-15/roger-goodells-salary-nearly-
Atlanta officials, Falcons owner agree on terms for new stadium

ATLANTA - Atlanta's mayor and Falcons owner Arthur Blank have agreed to financing terms for a new $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-07/atlanta-officials-falcons-own
New running back Steven Jackson sees Falcons as his ticket to a Super Bowl title

...The Falcons had been looking for a starting running back since they released Michael Turner two weeks ago. Owner Arthur Blank was keen enough to sign Jackson that he sent his private jet on Thursday to pick up Jackson at the NFLPA meetings in the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2013-03-15/new-running-back-steven-jacks
Lobbyist gift ban already works

...events, the only ones allowable are from non-profits. So, the University of Georgia could give Bulldog tickets, but Arthur Blank can't do the same with the Falcons."It's about as air tight as you can make it be," Isakson said.Isakson...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-08-27/lobbyist-gift-ban-alread
Lawmakers get luxury-box tickets to Georgia Dome before vote on new stadium

...on coveted luxury box seats at the Georgia Dome, officials say.In addition, the main lobbyist for Falcons owner Arthur Blank's AMB Group picked up more than $6,300 in Falcons tickets and other gifts for lawmakers in the past three years...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-11-13/lawmakers-get-luxury-box
Falcons' Samuel provides leadership

...on the field. He rarely stops lobbing verbal salvos whether he's on the field or not."All I want to do is make Arthur Blank proud!" he yelled at one point between plays as the Falcons' owner beamed nearby.Later, Samuel complained that...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nfl/2012-07-31/falcons-samuel-provides-leade