by Associated Press Published: February 4,2013
Tags: community development, downtown, economic development, executive director, fire, leader, retail, search, shop, store, terminate, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
COLUMBUS — The group that promotes commercial development in downtown Columbus has fired it director and will launch a search for her replacement. The Commercial Dispatch reports it’s the second time in less than six months that Main Street Columbus is looking for a new director. The group’s board said in a statement that Nickie [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2013
Tags: bill, cirty government, community development, Convention Center, elected official, law, lawmaker, leader, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, meeting and convention, municipal, municipality, official, politician, Politics, public official, state government, tax, tourism, tourist, visitor, warehouse
GREENWOOD — Officials have asked the Legislature to approve a 2-cent increase in the local lodging tax so the city of Greenwood can renovated a local warehouse into a convention center. It will be third time the city has asked for the increase. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports both previous times the request for a lodging [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 30,2012
Tags: city, leader, municipal, municipality, public, tourism, tourist, transit, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
COLUMBUS — City of Columbus officials want to talk with the owner of a Lawrence, Ind., bus company with the possibility of providing a local public transportation service. The Commercial Dispatch 10 buses might be available for a Columbus-area transit system. Travis Jones, the city’s director of federal programs, says Criss Reeding, owner of Lawrence [...] [...]