{"id":2418468,"date":"2026-05-15T18:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2418468"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:08:48","slug":"the-battery-atlanta-inspires-sec-programs-to-create-entertainment-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-battery-atlanta-inspires-sec-programs-to-create-entertainment-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Battery Atlanta inspires SEC programs to create entertainment districts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header data-pagezone=\"article-body\" class=\"bg-primary-black py-8\">\n<div class=\"max-w-[750px] px-5 md:mx-auto lg:max-w-[814px] lg:px-0\">\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"inline-block font-bold tracking-normal uppercase font-primary pb-[5px] text-[11px] text-[#dadada]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/\" target=\"_top\" data-fp-category=\"true\">Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky and LSU among schools working on entertainment district projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-5\">\n<figure class=\"group\/image relative mb-0 h-full w-full\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mt-1.5\">\n<div class=\"font-worksans flex w-full flex-col items-start \" id=\"_R_36h94qnpffivb_\" data-fp-caption=\"true\">\n<p>The Battery Atlanta generated about $137 million in revenue last year, including $97.4 million in revenue for the Braves. (Abbey Cutre \/AJC 2025)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0  show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px]  story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"2\" data-size=\"2\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"1\">Things are going well for the Atlanta Braves, off the field with the financial success of The Battery Atlanta, as well as on the field, where they have won an MLB-high 30 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"2\">SEC athletic programs have taken note of The Battery\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><span style=\"display:contents\"\/><span style=\"display:contents\"\/><\/p>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px]  story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"7\" data-size=\"5\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"3\">egrev ot eht taht taht spohs sloohcs stnaruatser no fo fo fo esoprupitlum ynam si sedulcni lufdnah tnemniatretne tcirtsid ,letoh-odnoc gnirapmoc era dna gnoma gnidda a a a ytisrevinU ehT ehT eessenneT CES .yrettaB<\/p>\n<p 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gnidliub ta dnuora dna dna retfa a .TU muidatS remluF sallaD \u2019syobwoC T;pma&amp;TA<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"13\">I\u201c er\u2019ew noisiv eht gniklat ,dias yllaer ,won erom tol s\u2019ti evisserpmi evah t\u2019ndid \u201d.deliated reggib dna dna tuoba a remluF ,tuB<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><span style=\"display:contents\"\/><span style=\"display:contents\"\/><\/p>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px]  story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"13\" data-end=\"19\" data-size=\"6\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary 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leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"16\">erehW\u201c tahw llew gniyrt ot tuo-thguoht yeht yeht mees etiuq ,snalp fo lanoitnetni ni erawa era dna \u201d.eveihca m\u2019I<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"18\">ot :snalp noitidda s\u2019eessenneT nI<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"19\">\u2022 ot .troper nalp rep wen ,noillim sredael tnemniatretne tcirtsid poleved noillib ,anera era dna na gnicnavda a a a eguoR USL ssenisuB notaB citelhtA taes-005,8 004$ 1$<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad 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eht s\u2019loohcs ,liater ,smargorp .margorp s\u2019nem edulcni ,gnisuoh scitsanmyg rof tcirtsid gninid wen-dnarb llabteksab sa sa anera dna dna gnola a ehT \u2019srenooS erca-962<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"bg-color mx-auto mb-5 w-full max-w-full space-y-5 px-5 sm:max-w-187.5 md:mb-9 md:space-y-9 lg:px-0 is-paywalled show-next-ad [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:pointer-events-none [&amp;.is-paywalled&gt;*]:blur-[7px] is-last mb-0 story-paygate_placeholder\" data-start=\"24\" data-end=\"25\" data-size=\"1\" data-feature=\"inline-link\">\n<p class=\"font-primary text-primary-black whitespace-pre-wrap [&amp;_a]:border-b-primary [&amp;_a]:font-medium [&amp;_a]:border-b-1 [&amp;_b]:text-primary-black [&amp;_i]:italic text-base leading-relaxed\" data-index=\"25\">ralimis snalp fo ton sah rof .tcirtsid decnuonna a ytisrevinU ehT aigroeG<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"mx-auto my-4 md:max-w-[750px] md:px-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div data-pagezone=\"post-article-body\" data-feature=\"post-article-recirc\">\n<div class=\"about-author my-[40px] flex-col justify-center bg-[#f9f9f9] pt-[40px] pb-[20px] max-lg:max-w-[100vw] lg:mx-0 lg:px-[20px] \">\n<div class=\"mx-[20px] md:mx-[40px] mt-[20px] md:mb-[0] pb-[20px]\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr] grid-rows-[auto_auto_auto] gap-y-2 md:items-center md:gap-x-[15px] md:gap-y-0\">\n<div class=\"col-start-1 shrink-0 self-center\">\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/staff\/mike-griffith\/\" rel=\"author\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex justify-center md:mr-[0] mr-[30px] h-[131px] w-[131px]\">\n<figure class=\"group\/image relative mb-0 h-full w-full\"><img alt=\"Mike Griffith\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-all duration-300 opacity-0 h-[100%] w-[100%] overflow-hidden rounded-[50%] object-cover grayscale\" style=\"color:transparent;cursor:default\" 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Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter &amp; former Football Writers President named National FWAA National Beat Writer of the Year in 2018 and inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"order-3 col-span-2 block sm:hidden\">\n<p class=\"font-worksans text-primary-black text-[0.875rem] leading-[1.5] font-medium tracking-[-0.53px] md:px-0 md:pt-[10px] md:leading-[1.29]\">Mike covers Sports Business for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and has 32 years of journalism experience, the past 10 for AJC.com and DawgNation. Mike is a Heisman Trophy voter &amp; former Football Writers President named National FWAA National Beat Writer of the Year in 2018 and inducted into the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ajc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky and LSU among schools working on entertainment district projects. The Battery Atlanta generated about $137 million in revenue last year, including $97.4 million in revenue for the Braves. 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