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Marysville named one of the most affordable suburbs in America
Bloomberg Business Week
3/4/2010
Marysville has been named one of the most affordable suburbs in America by Bloomberg Business Week.
The city of Marysville, in Union County, has six elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school. It is served by Memorial Hospital and Union Country Airport and is a 35-minute drive from Port Columbus International Airport. Marysville has a public pool and more than 300 acres of parkland that includes a nature trail for walking and biking, a Frisbee golf course, and a skateboard park. Read more »
Ohio Wins Site Selection Magazine's Governor's Cup Award for 2009
Site Selection Magazine
3/3/2010
Ohio has won the 2009 Site Selection Governor’s Cup, which the 56-year-old Atlanta-based magazine has awarded annually since 1978 to the U.S. state with the most new and expanded corporate facilities as tracked by Conway Data Inc.’s New Plant Database. Conway Data publishes Site Selection, the oldest publication in the corporate real estate and economic development field, and the official publication of the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC, at www.iamc.org). Site Selection’s yearly analyses are regarded by corporate real estate analysts as “the industry scoreboard.” The magazine’s circulation base consists of 44,000 executives involved in corporate site selection decisions, most at the CEO/President/COO level.
Ohio claims the 2009 Governor’s Cup with 381 projects, after claiming the 2008 Cup with 503 projects. This is Ohio’s fourth consecutive Governor’s Cup and its fifth in seven years. Texas came in second this year with 374 projects, followed by Michigan (371), Pennsylvania (333) and Tennessee (234). Read more »
Member Connection - Monthly Newsletter
3/2/2010
Welcome to the March 2010 issue of the Member Connection, the monthly newsletter for Columbus Chamber members. Our newsletter delivers the latest updates and information on how to make your Chamber membership work for you. Read more »
Columbus: America's Top Wired Cities - #18
Forbes
3/2/2010
The Ohio capital is home to the Ohio Supercomputer Center and has made the Forbes' list all four years. Up from #29 last year. Read more »
The Shape of Things to Come
CFO Magazine
3/1/2010
The Columbus Chamber's Dr. Bill LaFayette shares his thoughts on the economic recovery in this national publication. He is profiled as one of eight leading economists in the country. “This is not the time to bar the doors and hide under the bed. Hunker down and you can miss the recovery. It's happening, and it's not a bubble. This is real growth tied to fundamental factors.” Read more »
Latest Press Releases
Economic Future Topic of Columbus Chamber Annual Meeting
February 24, 2010
Columbus Chamber Reports Fourth Quarter Employment Decrease
February 19, 2010
Columbus Chamber to Offer Internship Workshops for Employers
February 11, 2010
Columbus Chamber Announces 2010 Annual Meeting
February 3, 2010
Chamber Applauds Legislature’s Action on Third Frontier
February 3, 2010
Media contact information:
Michelle Bretscher
Columbus Chamber
150 South Front Street, Suite 200
Columbus, Ohio 43215
office: 614.225.6908
michelle_bretscher@columbus.org
Susan Merryman, APR
Columbus Chamber
150 South Front Street, Suite 200
Columbus, Ohio 43215
office: 614.225.6941 | fax: 614.225.6941
mobile: 614.571.4322
susan_merryman@columbus.org
Latest News
Marysville named one of the most affordable suburbs in America
Ohio Wins Site Selection Magazine's Governor's Cup Award for 2009
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Latest Press Releases
Economic Future Topic of Columbus Chamber Annual Meeting
February 24, 2010
Columbus Chamber Reports Fourth Quarter Employment Decrease
February 19, 2010
Columbus Chamber to Offer Internship Workshops for Employers
February 11, 2010

