Centennial Yards
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Sep 30, 2026
Keisha Lance BottomsGUEST
We always called it combining commerce with compassion, that no matter how much the city grew and how much we did for the business community, that we needed to make sure that we weren't leaving community behind.
Keisha Lance BottomsGUEST
So, for example, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, now known as Centennial Yards, when we negotiated that deal, Multi-billion dollar transaction.
Keisha Lance BottomsGUEST
Oh, you were a
Tip HarrisHOST
part of that negotiation.
Jared YamamotoHOST
So we've had a lot of new multi-use districts being built in and around Atlanta where I'm based.
Jared YamamotoHOST
And one of the new areas is called Centennial Yards.
Jared YamamotoHOST
And it's right next to State Farm Arena where the Hawks play and Mercedes-Benz Stadium where the Falcons play.
Jared YamamotoHOST
And they've opened up like an Irish bar.
Jared YamamotoHOST
It's just like a live in-action bar.
Jared YamamotoHOST
And they're going to build a music venue.
Jared YamamotoHOST
They've got all these cool things planned for Centennial Yards.
Jared YamamotoHOST
And I think this is a really, really smart idea.
Tharon JohnsonGUEST
You know, one of the things you guys reported on is that when many people wanted her to not fight against the ransomware, when basically the cybersecurity attack happened on the city of Atlanta, she stayed strong and she got through that.
Tharon JohnsonGUEST
Um, how she was able to bring nine Fortune 500 companies to the city of Atlanta in a four-year term, and working well with the city council, getting the Centennial Yards done at the time where there was some pushback from some members of the council.
Tharon JohnsonGUEST
And the list goes on and on and on.
Tharon JohnsonGUEST
I mean, she never raised taxes.
John Hope BryantHOST
He's also, you would know him, if publicly you know his name, as a principal owner and governor of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team for the NBA, leading the ownership group that acquired the franchise in 2015.
John Hope BryantHOST
His commitment to Atlanta extends well beyond basketball, including major investments in downtown revitalization, which includes Centennial Yards, which I'm honored to play a part of in as a investor owner, in part because my brother, uh, invited me into that after we sold Promise Homes Company.
John Hope BryantHOST
We'll go get into that in a minute, 'cause that's the biggest investment in Atlanta, $6 billion, since Atlanta.
John Hope BryantHOST
Let that sink in.
John Hope BryantHOST
Your, your brother's amazing, Richard Ressler.
John Hope BryantHOST
He's...
John Hope BryantHOST
That CIM Group, that's your partner in Centennial Yards.
John Hope BryantHOST
They, they run a huge enterprise.
Tim WrightHOST
So the conversation covers really all the deals that Kasim was able to pull together.
Tim WrightHOST
He had, uh, an immense impact on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, The Gulch, Centennial Yards, uh, the, the rehab of the Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena, the BeltLine project.
Tim WrightHOST
What else did we cover? We covered the Porsche headquarters.
Tim WrightHOST
It just goes on and on.
29 MINS LATER
Kasim ReedGUEST
But that was the one-- I mean, that was one of the most wonderful stories I have in there.
Kasim ReedGUEST
But every day is literally like that when you're in the job.
Tim WrightHOST
How did the Centennial Yards conversation come up?
Kasim ReedGUEST
Centennial Yards took place because Governor Deal and I had an excellent and cooperative relationship-