New "Choose Columbus" President and CEO Missy Kendrick discusses the region's future with WRBL’s Chuck Williams

24 Jun 2025
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The city of Columbus is moving in a new direction on how it recruits jobs, expands existing businesses, and recruits new companies to the city.
Earlier this year a new economic development organization, Choose Columbus, was established. The organization is tasked with moving the region in a new direction for how it recruits new businesses and helps existing businesses.
In May of this year, Missy Kendrick was hired to lead the new organization and she recently sat down with WRBL’s Chuck Williams for the Sunday Conversation. Click the link below for the story and links to the interview.
Sunday Conversation: Missy Kendrick, new president, CEO of Choose Columbus
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