Economic Development
Economic development is the Columbus Partnership's top collective priority.
One Columbus is the economic development organization for the 11-county Columbus Region. Founded by the Columbus Partnership in 2010 as Columbus 2020, the organization works with local and state partners to serve as the business location resource for companies across Central Ohio and around the world as they grow, innovate and compete within the global economy.
One Columbus is recognized internationally as a best-in-class economic development organization. And the communities of the Columbus Region are known as the standard-bearers for the impact of regional collaboration on economic growth.
The strategy defines four imperatives for success:
1
Sustain Our Economic Momentum by continuing to make economic growth and prosperity a top priority.
2
Develop, Inspire and Attract a talented, adaptive and diverse workforce to compete for investment.
3
Enable the Innovation Capacity of business, academic and government sectors to grow dynamically.
4
Increase Global Identity and Connectivity to attract investment and talent from around the world.
Learn more and read the entire strategy at columbusregion.com/onecolumbus