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National site selectors and economic development strategists are unanimous the Columbus Region will be able to aggressively compete for expansion and relocation projects as the country works to recover from the economic turmoil related to Covid-19. Here are some of the region’s strong suits. Smart: Top 10 U.S. metro in millennial concentration, ages 25-34
She’s worked with One Columbus on two economic development strategies when she was with a different consulting firm that has since joined Ernst & Young LLC to lead its national economic development practice. Most recently, she and her team assisted One Columbus with its new 10-year strategy. Holloway says the region has three characteristics that make it particularly strong in moments of crisis—corporate leadership, experienced resilience and its value proposition. Corporate leadership—The region
(U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2018.)
42% of people moving here are college graduates (U.S. Census Bureau)
Growing: No. 1 for population, job and GDP growth in the Midwest (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates, 2010-2019; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-2019 annual averages, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, real GDP, 2010-2018.)
+1 million projected population growth by 2050 (MORPC Insight 2050 report)
Business Oriented: Reach 46% of U.S. population in a one-day drive (ESRI Business Analyst, 2019, based on 10-hour drive time)
No corporate income tax and no personal property tax (Department of Taxation)
Global: 302 foreign establishments with over 60,000 employees (Columbus Council on World Affairs)
80+ languages spoken (Columbus Council on World Affairs)
Connected: FTZ #138 is one of the 10 most active in the U.S. (Columbus Regional Airport Authority)
One of the world’s only cargo-dedicated airports (Columbus Regional Airport Authority)
Open: No. 1 opportunity city by Forbes
Headquarters here have perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (Human Rights Campaign)
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“We work with organizations like One Columbus across the country. When I’m asked to give an example of a community with strong corporate leadership guiding economic development, the Columbus Region is the example that I most often cite.” Amy Holloway Ernst & Young’s U.S. economic development advisory services national director, Austin
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