How did Georgia become such a favorable place for the entertainment industry?

Question

Over the past years, I have noticed an increasing amount of shows/movies filmed in the state of Georgia. CNN Center and The Weather Channel are also headquartered from the state’s capital, Atlanta.

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Answer 1

Someone found a way to build a studio that has the capacity for any project, then some politicians decided to undercut every other place in the world with tax breaks, incentives, and loopholes. Generally after a decade or so the state will start rolling back the breaks a bit once there’s no danger of being abandoned.

And then someone else out there will build a studio…