Greater Columbus is a thriving metropolitan area of 1.7 million people (Columbus is the 15th largest city in the U.S.) at the heart of the largest concentration of population and economic activity in North America.

Already the third fastest growing major metropolitan area in the Midwest, the entire community is seizing new opportunities to propel Greater Columbus into the ranks of the nation's most innovative, attractive and business-friendly communities.

At the core of these efforts is the region's leading business organization, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce. Led by a 36-member board of directors composed of the region's business elite, the organization has more than 2,500 members. They include Fortune 500 giants Cardinal Health, Nationwide, The Limited, American Electric Power and Big Lots, the headquarters of Battelle (the world's largest private research institution) as well as hundreds of the region's most innovative and entrepreneurial small businesses.