Saturday, October 06, 2012

Chamber, Link will go separate ways by 2014

Carmen K. Sisson


By next month, the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link will exist only in the annals of local history, a fact which has left many to wonder what will happen to the Chamber of Commerce once the economic development portion of the Link is folded into a new tri-county regional partnership between Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Clay counties.

The short answer is: Nothing, for a while. The Chamber of Commerce, and all its initiatives, will continue to function under the leadership of Chamber Vice President Macaulay Whitaker for the next two years while a plan is created for the organization's structure, funding and future.

The long answer is a bit more complicated, with many details still undetermined. 

Read more: http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=19102#ixzz28a4i0XAE

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