A vision for a Greater Columbus region.
Columbus 2025 is a collaborative plan to create a more competitive, prosperous region.
One plan. One vision. One community.
With a commitment to equity and economic mobility, we are transforming our region by focusing on
jobs, talent & place.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Jobs
Create jobs and attract capital investment
Population Growth
Talent
Attract and retain talent, to grow our population and build our sustainable workforce
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Place
Put Columbus on the map with other top tier southern cities
The guiding principles of the plan are to increase prosperity, reduce poverty, and improve overall quality of life for a stronger and more vibrant region for decades to come.
Columbus 2025 • Funders
Invested in helping develop our region.
Community leaders have invested in the development of our region for decades. The results are now changing the direction of our community. Columbus 2025 is designed to amplify that investment with a cross-sector approach that will produce broad, concurrent progress in jobs, talent, and place.
Columbus 2025 Leadership
Columbus 2025 is led by a diverse group of public, private, and nonprofit leaders dedicated to ensuring that all of the hard work and input that went into developing Columbus 2025 translates into meaningful positive changes for the Columbus Region.
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Heath Schondelmayer
Market President
Synovus -
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Betsy Covington
President & CEO
Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley -
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Audrey Tillman
EVP & General Counsel
Aflac -
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Carolyn Bermudez
President, Georgia
Liberty Utilities -
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Anne Brown
Physician Recruiter
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Doug Jenkins
West Region VP
Georgia Power -
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Tricia Llewellyn Konan
VP of Mission Services
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers -
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Fred Maglione
CEO
OmegaFi -
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Martha Ann Todd
President
Columbus Technical College -
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Becca Zajac
Executive Director
Dragonfly Trail Network
