September 2016 Features

  • Community Leaders Bring Back Ideas and Inspiration from the 2016 Inter-City Leadership Conference

    September 30, 2016

    Nearly a decade after their first visit, the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce took 141 business and community leaders from Columbus, Harris County, Phenix City, Albany and Macon back to Greenville, South Carolina. A town that has emerged as one the hottest place to live, work and play.

  • Columbus Chamber Inter-City Leadership Trip Highlights Industry Driven Education & Economic Development on Day Two

    September 23, 2016

    Day two of the Inter-City Leadership Conference transitioned from the redevelopment of downtown to economic development. Greenville’s quest to create an award-winning city was not just about pride but also about creating jobs. The success of downtown is a selling tool for recruiting and keeping quality employers, whether in downtown or the region.

  • Columbus Chamber Inter-City Leadership Trip Highlights Downtown Development on Day One

    September 22, 2016

    Wednesday kicked off the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s 23rd annual Inter-City Leadership Conference (ICLC). Each year the Chamber selects a community that is doing well in targeted areas and that has ideas and best practices to share. This year 141 business, civic and non-profit leaders from Columbus and the surrounding areas are visiting Greenville, South Carolina – one of the South's biggest success stories.

  • AC Hotel by Marriott Coming to Uptown

    September 19, 2016

    RAM Hotels, an innovative hotel management company headquartered in Columbus, is in the process of acquiring the Raymond Rowe building at 1235 Broadway as the site for an AC Hotel by Marriott.

  • Harvard Fellows Learn to Change the World ... One Child at a Time

    September 13, 2016

    The Muscogee Educational Excellence Foundation (MEEF) sent 11 Muscogee County School District (MCSD) Teachers to the prestigious Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero Classroom over the summer. This year’s class - the largest MEEF has sent – joined 27 other Harvard Fellows creating a critical mass of teachers steadily building around a body of research from Project Zero to help transform MCSD into a school system of unparalleled excellence.

  • TAG President Challenges Columbus Leaders to Create FinTech Innovation District

    September 09, 2016

    On Thursday, Technology Association of Georgia President/CEO Tino Mantella challenged local business and government leaders at a Town Hall Meeting in Columbus to create an “Innovation District” that leverages the region’s strength in Financial Technology.

  • Finding Your Calling: An Interview with Jim Nantz, CBS Sports Commentator & 2016 Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum Speaker

    September 08, 2016

    Few sports commentators are more respected or well-known than Jim Nantz. From the Super Bowl to the Masters to the NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball, Nantz has covered it all during his more than 30 years at CBS. Next week, Nantz will be a speaker at the Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum in Columbus where he will share how perseverance and passion have propelled him to the top of his field.

  • Interactive Video: The Key to Real Customer Connections

    September 07, 2016

    In today’s cluttered media space, research shows that video stands out as one of the most effective ways to reach potential customers. However, a perfect, polished video alone doesn’t automatically generate leads or sales.

  • Georgia Quality Healthcare Access Task Force Presents Options to Close Coverage Gap

    September 01, 2016

    After a year of extensive research, the Georgia Quality Healthcare Access Task Force has completed three proposals aimed at closing the coverage gap and shoring up the state’s ailing provider network. All three approaches would require Georgia to attain a waiver from the federal government because each of them implements cost-saving differences from traditional programs in most other states.