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CIM Group and Tony Ressler — Atlanta’s $5 Billion Bet

CIM Group and Tony Ressler — Atlanta’s $5 Billion Bet

by John Bryant | Apr 4, 2026 | Bryant Group Ventures, CIM-BGV, CIM-Centennial Yards

Downtown Atlanta was once the center of the city’s cultural and economic life, but decades of decline left much of it underused. Now, a $5 billion redevelopment project known as Centennial Yards aims to transform a 50 acre site called the Gulch into a new hub for...
The New Hotel Phoenix at Centennial Yards in Atlanta, Ga and its Investor Group

The New Hotel Phoenix at Centennial Yards in Atlanta, Ga and its Investor Group

by John Bryant | Mar 27, 2026 | Bryant Group Ventures, CIM-BGV, Entrepreneurship

Editors Note: Afrotech wrote a very accurate story here, about the public unveiling of the Centennial Yards project, developed by the CIM Group in collaboration with my dear friend Tony Ressler (the original inspiration behind the project), which is arguably the...
Black Enterprise: USHER, KILLER MIKE, 2 CHAINZ, AND JOHN HOPE BRYANT INVEST IN EVER-GROWING ATL

Black Enterprise: USHER, KILLER MIKE, 2 CHAINZ, AND JOHN HOPE BRYANT INVEST IN EVER-GROWING ATL

by John Bryant | Mar 7, 2026 | Bryant Announcement, Bryant Group Ventures, CIM-BGV, Silver Rights

Editor’s Note I am honored to be a part of a very special project in and for Atlanta, originally dreamed up and inspired by my friend Tony Ressler (chairman of Ares Management and principal owner of the Atlanta Hawks), and advanced in partnership with his...
AFROTECH: John Hope Bryant, Usher, 2 Chainz, And Killer Mike Among Investors In $5B Atlanta Entertainment District Project

AFROTECH: John Hope Bryant, Usher, 2 Chainz, And Killer Mike Among Investors In $5B Atlanta Entertainment District Project

by John Bryant | Mar 5, 2026 | Bryant Announcement, Bryant Group Ventures, CIM-BGV, Entrepreneurship

Editors Note: Afrotech wrote a very accurate story here, about the public unveiling of the Centennial Yards project, developed by the CIM Group in collaboration with my dear friend Tony Ressler (the original inspiration behind the project), which is arguably the...
30B+ Asset CIM & Bryant Ventures Launch

30B+ Asset CIM & Bryant Ventures Launch

by John Bryant | Dec 15, 2025 | CIM-BGV, Hope Is On The Way, Operation HOPE

30B+ Asset CIM & Bryant Ventures Launch Strategic partnership introduces first impact fund focused on affordable housing and inclusive economic growth. I was honored to join the CNBC SquawkBox team on November 14th, 2025, along my friend Joseph Otting, Executive...

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