Headquarters in Columbus, Georgia — A Proven Home for Corporate Growth
Columbus is where headquarters start, grow, and stay competitive. Anchored by Aflac, Synovus, and TSYS (Global Payments), our market gives executive teams the advantage of a supportive, low-cost, pro-business environment—just 90 minutes from Atlanta. Companies find leadership talent from a 250k+ regional labor shed (strengthened by Fort Benning veterans), pipeline partnerships with Columbus Technical College and Columbus State University, and a community that moves projects from idea to operational quickly and cooperatively.
Columbus is also an exceptional landing spot for U.S. headquarters of international firms. You’ll plug into a Southeastern hub with I-185/U.S. 80 access, a regional airport, and a unified team that coordinates incentives, permitting, utilities, and workforce behind one door. The result: faster decisions, clearer timelines, and a headquarters that performs on day one.
"Aflac is proud to have our Worldwide Headquarters in Columbus, Georgia." - Audrey Boone Tillman, Aflac
Columbus Has a Headquarters Buildings for Sale
A unique advantage right now: Synovus has relocated to a new campus, and its former headquarters building is available and ready for occupancy—a rare, move-in-ready HQ opportunity in a walkable, amenity-rich city. Another manufacturing headquarters building is available next to a 101,000 sf warehouse space. Pair these buildings with Columbus’s cost efficiency, recruitment appeal, and all-hands partnership across Choose Columbus, the Development Authority, utilities, and local leadership, and you have a headquarters location built for long-term value.
What CEOs Say About Columbus, GA:
We are proud to call Georgia home, as we work to provide innovative payment solutions for people and businesses around the world.” - M. Troy Woods, CEO, TSYS
“My favorite thing about the City of Columbus are its people and its can-do attitude.” - Heath Schondelmayer, CEO, Synovus