October 2015 Features

  • Columbus Water Works: Preserving our Culture by Protecting our Water

    October 28, 2015

    Water has always been and will always be our lifeline. For centuries, the Chattahoochee River has served residents of this area as a transportation route, an engine for commerce, a source of nourishment and a recreational resource. As a provider of water and wastewater services, Columbus Water Works (CWW) believes it is important to look at the watershed as a whole and work to preserve it.

  • Southern States Completes Columbus Community Bank Buyout, Also Adding 13th Street Branch

    October 26, 2015

    Southern States Bank is pleased to announce they have acquired Columbus Community Bank located at 5604 Whittlesey Boulevard in Columbus, Georgia. The acquisition of Columbus Community Bank will position Southern States Bank as the fourth largest bank in Muscogee County and Columbus and increase the bank’s total assets to over $500 million.

  • Wine Women & Shoes Event Announced for November 12th

    October 23, 2015

    The Muscogee County Library Foundation will host Wine Women & Shoes Event at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, at the Columbus Public Library. The event will host 400 wine-savvy, shoe-loving guests.

  • Aflac's Dan Amos Among World's Best-Performing CEOs

    October 20, 2015

    Aflac, the leading provider of voluntary insurance at the work site in the United States, announced that its longtime Chairman and CEO Dan Amos was named to Harvard Business Review's list of Best-Performing CEOs in the World for 2015. Amos ranked 69 out of 100 CEOs on the prestigious list.

  • CSU 2015 Homecoming Week Kicks Off Today with a Party, Ends Saturday with a Bang

    October 19, 2015

    Homecoming week at Columbus State University kicks off Monday and includes a full slate of student and alumni activities, including tailgating, a football game, live music, games, a parade and fireworks.

  • Ft. Benning, SBA & NOW Corp to Share Insights for Successfully Working with Government Agencies

    October 15, 2015

    Kinetic Credit Union and the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, along with representatives from Fort Benning, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and NOW Corp, will host an event October 22nd, titled “Grow Your Business NOW with Fort Benning and Other Government Agencies: Tips to Help You Win New and Larger Contracts.”

  • TSYS Ranked No. 10 Among Top 100 Providers of Financial Technology

    October 14, 2015

    TSYS announced that it has been ranked No. 10 on the 2015 FinTech Forward 100 list of the leading technology providers in the world. The list, a collaboration of American Banker and BAI, was released yesterday at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference in Las Vegas. The ranking was based on TSYS’ 2014 revenue of $2.4 billion.

  • Community Leaders Come Back from ICLC Inspired

    October 07, 2015

    Nearly two decades after their first visit, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce headed back to the exciting, forward-focused city of Nashville. Business and community leaders – from Columbus, Harris County, Phenix City, Albany and Macon – immersed themselves in a town that has transformed itself into one of the hottest destinations to live, work, play and visit in the nation.

  • Economic Impact of CSU's RiverPark Campus Estimated to be $21M Annually

    October 06, 2015

    A study shows the economic impact of Columbus State University’s RiverPark campus in downtown Columbus is estimated to be more than $21 million annually. The analysis was done by professor Ben Blair, the Sarah T. Butler Distinguished University Chair in Business and Finance and Director of the Butler Center for Business and Economic Research in CSU’s Turner College of

  • St. Francis Hospital and LifePoint Health Reach Milestone in Proposed Partnership

    October 05, 2015

    The St. Francis Hospital Board of Trustees and LifePoint Health announced a significant milestone in their proposed partnership. The organizations have reached an agreement in principle for a subsidiary of LifePoint to acquire St. Francis Hospital, and they have submitted their agreement to the Attorney General of the State of Georgia for review and approval.

  • The New Era of Marketing Innovation in Healthcare Communications

    October 05, 2015

    For years, healthcare companies have used traditional means of marketing and advertising to showcase their products and services. But now, with the ever-changing landscape in technology innovation, organizations realize the need to leave the dark ages and enter into this new era of marketing trends and digital solutions that consumers now crave.

  • Day 2 of Chamber Inter-City Leadership Trip Highlights Connectivity, Riverfront Development

    October 02, 2015

    Day two of the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Inter-City Leadership Conference to Nashville started at Cumberland Park. The 6.5 acre adventure play park is located on the Cumberland River’s east bank under the Shelby Street Bridge and is the flagship for the new Riverfront Revitalization Plan in Nashville.

  • Chamber Inter-City Leadership Trip Highlights Collaboration in Nashville on Day One

    October 01, 2015

    The Greater Columbus Georgia’s Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd Annual Inter-City Leadership Conference (ICLC) headed to Nashville for three days of learning from one of the strongest, most vibrant economies in the U.S. Through the course of the day it became apparent there are a few other things these two cities have in common, most notably collaboration between public and private sectors and a regional outlook on economic development.