Cybersecurity & Information Security is a Growing Sector in Columbus, Supporting the Defense & Financial Services Industries

Columbus, Georgia delivers speed-to-market with GRAD-certified, shovel-ready sites, an expedited permitting process, and a robust, well-connected supply chain. The community is aligned around business growth, bringing together the Chamber, local and state government, utility providers, and higher education partners to streamline site selection, secure available incentives, accelerate approvals, and connect you with a skilled workforce. Choose Columbus, Georgia.

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Columbus, Georgia offers fast speed-to-market with GRAD-certified (shovel-ready) sites, a fast permitting process, and a strong supply chain. Columbus, Georgia is pro-business, pro-growth, and everyone from the Chamber to the Government, utility providers and higher education partners will work with you to help find a suitable site, secure any available financial incentives, move permits through quickly, and help you find workers to get started right away. Choose Columbus, Georgia. Visit www.ChooseColumbusGA.com for site information and no-cost assistance.

Columbus, Georgia offers fast speed-to-market with GRAD-certified (shovel-ready) sites, a fast permitting process, and a strong supply chain. Columbus, Georgia is pro-business, pro-growth, and everyone from the Chamber to the Government, utility providers and higher education partners will work with you to help find a suitable site, secure any available financial incentives, move permits through quickly, and help you find workers to get started right away. Choose Columbus, Georgia. Visit www.ChooseColumbusGA.com for site information and no-cost assistance.

Columbus, Georgia offers fast speed-to-market with GRAD-certified (shovel-ready) sites, a fast permitting process, and a strong supply chain. Columbus, Georgia is pro-business, pro-growth, and everyone from the Chamber to the Government, utility providers and higher education partners will work with you to help find a suitable site, secure any available financial incentives, move permits through quickly, and help you find workers to get started right away. Choose Columbus, Georgia. Visit www.ChooseColumbusGA.com for site information and no-cost assistance.

Columbus, Georgia offers fast speed-to-market with GRAD-certified (shovel-ready) sites, a fast permitting process, and a strong supply chain. Columbus, Georgia is pro-business, pro-growth, and everyone from the Chamber to the Government, utility providers and higher education partners will work with you to help find a suitable site, secure any available financial incentives, move permits through quickly, and help you find workers to get started right away. Choose Columbus, Georgia. Visit www.ChooseColumbusGA.com for site information and no-cost assistance.

Columbus, Georgia offers fast speed-to-market with GRAD-certified (shovel-ready) sites, a fast permitting process, and a strong supply chain. Columbus, Georgia is pro-business, pro-growth, and everyone from the Chamber to the Government, utility providers and higher education partners will work with you to help find a suitable site, secure any available financial incentives, move permits through quickly, and help you find workers to get started right away. Choose Columbus, Georgia. Visit www.ChooseColumbusGA.com for site information and no-cost assistance.

US Army Fort Benning and the National Infantry Museum hosted the inaugural "BotoberFest" last week. Drone racing and Bot-Building brought students and robotics enthusiasts to Columbus, Georgia. And Industry vendors had the opportunity to show the U.S. Army some of the latest developing capabilities.

Martha Ann Tood, President - Columbus Technical College & Jesse Peabody, Associate Director of Training and Development, Pratt & Whitney, an RTX Company. Learn about the critical role that Columbus Tech performs in regional workforce development, the agility with which it can deliver high demand credentialing programs, and how it has partnered with Pratt & Whitney to create an aviation maintenance training program in Columbus. Pratt & Whitney is also a proud employer of many veterans (~25% of their workforce in Columbus). Learn about their success in leveraging the U.S. Department of War's Skillbridge program to bolster their workforce.

Alan Durhan, an economic developer with the Enterprise Innovation Institute at Georgia Tech University led a multi-year study of the housing market within the Columbus AL-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Watch Alan report the results of his detailed study and make key recommendations on how regional leaders can best posture the regional economy for success by addressing critical gaps in specific housing categories.  

"Childcare as a Pathway for Workforce Stability" is a detailed presentation and discussion about local efforts to improve the availability of quality, affordable childcare for local employees and their children. Led by Jennifer St. John, Senior Vice President, United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, and Cindy Spann, Executive Director, Child Care Resource and Referral of SW Georgia.

Dr. Stuart Rayfield, President - Columbus State University, and senior members of her leadership team describe CSU's strategic plan "Better Together: 2030" and how the University is continuously transforming to deliver the workforce employers need both today and in the future.

"Lightning Talks: Connecting Talent to Opportunity...A Call to Action" features multiple educators, workforce development leaders, and local work-based learning students discussing their roles, opportunities and experiences in workforce development. Features: Dr. Clarence Anthony, Partnership for Innovation, Dr. Victoria Thomas, Senior Director of Career Technical Agricultural Education (CTAE) for Muscogee County Schools, Casie Williams, Senior Manager, Global Security Program Governance & Awareness at Aflac, and B. Ryan Willougby, Chief Executive Officer, Jordan Vocational High School College & Career Academy.

Learn about the Georgia Association of Manufacturers' exciting new program to digitally connect interested people of all ages to manufacturing employers via a web-based, secure platform. Presentation by Stephanie Scearce, Vice President, Georgia Association of Manufacturers.