- Columbus Park
Crossing- largest rezoning for a commercial project in the
City’s history over 300 acres. The chamber played a major role.
- First 5
Star Chamber in Georgia
- First ICAPP program in the US that lead to the hiring of over 2500
programmers and other highly skilled employees.
- First Quick Start Training Program for white collar ever conducted in the
State of Georgia was conducted in Columbus.
- Constructed one of the longest river walks in the US of over 15 miles
along the banks of the Chattahoochee River.
- Created the first 6 county economic development organization in Georgia
known as the Valley
Partnership. Now has added 3 additional cities serving 2
states.
- Developed the first Chamber sponsored Black Business Outreach and Hispanic
Business Outreach programs in the state.
- Became the first Certified Literate Community in Georgia.
- Partners in Education (PIE) received recognition as the most successful
program in Georgia.
- Have one of the longest records of continuous yearly Intercity Leadership
Conferences in the US now in it's 15 year.
- First Second Tier City in Georgia to become a Certified Entrepreneur
Community in Georgia.
- One of first two business parks to become a GRAD in Georgia. (certified,
shovel-ready site)
- First Consolidated Government in Georgia and 19th formed in the nation
- An Olympic City the host of the 1996 Women's Fast Pitch Softball
Tournament
- Developed a 15 mile RiverWalk
- Columbus Challenge raises more than $100 million for the arts
- The $58 million River Center for the Performing Arts
- Completed the $14 million downtown street scapes complete with wide
sidewalks 35 benches and concert spaces
- Developed Sculpture Walk showcasing 15 national art works by UPTown
Columbus Inc.
- Home of the Coca-Cola Space Science Center housing one of only 44 in the
US Challenger Centers
- Has a $33,000,000 multi purpose civic center which is the home of the
Cottonmouths Professional Ice Hockey Team and the Columbus Lions of the American
Indoor Football Association.
- One of the largest collections of naval artifacts from both southern and
northern navies housed in the Port Columbus National Civil War Museum
- The Columbus Challenge raised more than $100 million to endow the arts
- Home to the State Theater of Georgia the historic Springer Opera House
- Columbus Symphony Orchestra became the third orchestra formed in the
United States.
- Chamber of Commerce is 163 years old, the first 5 Star Chamber in Georgia
one of only 27 in the nation Nov. 2006
- The First Certified Literate Community in Georgia
- Raised $100,000,000 for Columbus State University resulting in the Arts,
the Theater and the Music Colleges in its downtown campus
- Columbus High recognized as one of top magnet schools in Georgia
- Home of the 2006 Little League World Series Champion
- Columbus Museum owned and operated by the Muscogee County School District
is one of the largest in the US
- Selected as the First Entrepreneur Friendly City in Georgia
- Home of the world Stacking Champions 2007
- Synovus rated number 1 employer by Forbes
- Aflac rated in top 15 employers by Forbes
- Selected as one of the top 100 Communities for Young People for second
year
- Fort Benning, the world's best military installation
- First community in US to have a public pre-k for 4 years old
- Home of the Founder of Coke
- First City in America to manufacturer the first commercial ice machine
- Home the world's largest credit card processor-TSYS
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