Regional Initiatives
It Starts With Us
Your business is our business. At the Columbus Chamber, we drive initiatives that fuel the growth of businesses in the Columbus Region. We are your business coach, advocate, and voice among elected officials. Our special initiatives were developed to support your business and strengthen our region as a whole.
Simply put, we’re here to help businesses thrive, which in turn strengthens the Columbus Region. The Chamber works closely with Columbus2020, the region’s economic development strategy.
Calling All CEOs
The Columbus Chamber has launched a new program to unite and empower the region’s CEOs. The CEO Straight Talk Roundtable series provides a venue for you to meet and engage with each other, address your issues, experiences and challenges, and determine opportunities to take your businesses to the next level. Read More.
Smart Capital
The Columbus Chamber's colleagues at the Columbus Foundation celebrate the outstanding work of Columbus Region businesses, non-profit leaders and organizations in this brief but inspiring video. Together, we are building Columbus' reputation as a place distinguished both by its knowledge resources and its openness to ideas and those who have them. Watch Now.
200Columbus: Get Involved
The Columbus Chamber is a proud partner of 200Columbus, Columbus’ bicentennial. Watch this exciting video, and learn how you can get involved. Watch Now.
Columbus Ranks No. 3 for Tech Jobs
Forbes recently released its “The Best Cities for Technology Jobs” list, which ranks Columbus as No. 3. Columbus is praised for having a major research university, contributing to its “high-tech success. Read More.
What Makes Columbus Cool for the Young and Talented
The young and talented choose to make the Columbus Region home because of its amenities, vitality and social engagement, according to results of the Columbus Chamber’s 2011 survey: “What Makes Columbus ‘Cool’ for the Young and Talented.” Feedback from the more than 1,100 respondents, which showed definite perception shifts from a previous survey, was unveiled at the Columbus Chamber’s State of the Young Professional (YP) event in October.
The Leapfrog Group Announces Annual Top Hospitals list
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and Nationwide Children's Hospital are among hospitals earning The Leapfrog Group’s Annual Top Hospital designation. Read Article.
Two Columbus suburbs among Midwest's best quality of life areas
Chicago is not only the economic hub of the Midwest, but it also sets the regional standard for quality of life. Two Columbus suburbs – No. 5 Powell and No. 9 Dublin – also made the top 10 list. Powell\'s median household income of $126,510 and $331,900 median house value helped it to its high ranking. In Dublin, the median household income is $114,560, and its median house value is $327,200. Read Article.
Easton honored as a trendsetter
Easton Town Center has been named one of the five most innovative malls in the world, according to the trade publication Inside Retail. Read Article.
