Colquitt Manufacturing: Brazilian transportation safety company Grupo Vialume is investing $4.4 million to establish its U.S. manufacturing operations in Miller County. The family-owned company will create 150 new jobs over the next seven years at the facility, which will produce plastic…
Here’s the short version of the story of Columbus: It’s a former mill town that…
Big things are happening in Columbus. From headline-making baseball news that will create a “mini-Truist Park” in the city to a major industrial expansion and the complete reimagination of a museum, Columbus’ spot on the state map is turning into…
Located on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, Georgia’s second-largest city – encompassing 224 square miles – has long depended on the river to drive commerce. Once a port city, Columbus was a center of textile manufacturing in the early…
So many great things are happening in Columbus, the city is sharing them with the world. Uptown Columbus is partnering with 20 business leaders who are expressing their passion for Georgia’s second-largest city on YouTube. Even before all videos were…
You don’t have to leave the community to have a job. Getting that message out is part of the workforce education mission in each of Georgia’s 159 counties, says Anna Chafin, CEO of the Development Authority of Bryan County. And…
Look to the west and you’ll find lots of movement, from headquarters moving in to products moving out. And sustainability projects and initiatives, with all of their economic, environmental and equitable benefits, are propelling the West Central region of the…
In Columbus, there’s always something new being built: a hotel, a school or even an entire industry. The city of 200,000 has long punched above its weight in the business community, as the home of major corporations like Aflac, Synovus…
As the world slowly grinds back toward a new normal, rural areas with solid infrastructure like the West Central Georgia region are well positioned for the post-pandemic economy. With ample space and an inexpensive cost of living, the area is…
As in most municipalities, Columbus leaders have drafted stacks of strategic plans over the years, but this time they were determined to write a new chapter. The result is Columbus 2025, a multi-layered plan for community collaboration to make the…
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