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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Greater Columbus Major Employers

Muscogee
County School
TSYS District Aflac
Fort Benning Financial Services Education Insurance

5,500 5,125 3,800
Military

Piedmont
Kia Motors
Columbus
42,870 Consolidated Manufacturing Regional Health
Columbus
Government
Georgia
Healthcare
Automotive
Government
3,000 2,700 2,850

Anthem
St. Francis BlueCross Synovus Columbus State
Hospital Inc BlueShield Financial Corp. Pratt & Whitney University
Healthcare Insurance Financial Services Aerospace Mftg. Education

2,500 1,650 1,385 2,250 1,200

As one of the Georgia’s first Camera identified and continues to build resources
Ready Communities as designated and processes to help streamline film
by the Georgia Film, Music & Digital making wherever possible.”
Entertainment Office, Columbus
has benefitted from the Film From accommodations and catering,
to scouting locations and permits, the
Commission’s work.
Columbus Film Commission uses local
Led by Columbus Convention & insight and well-established relationships
Visitors Bureau’s president and CEO to showcase the area and assure
Peter Bowden, the Film Commission has production companies that the community
connected film and TV productions with is equipped and excited to assist and
The Columbus local expertise and support. The Film support their project.
FILM COMMISSION Commission seeks to get Columbus’
fair share of the $9.5 billion annual “Our goal is to promote Columbus as a film-
or more than a decade, the economic impact the film industry friendly destination, with the expertise,
Columbus Film Commission has has in Georgia each year. knowledge, and skill sets to navigate the
Fserved as the one-stop-shop local environment in a way that is efficient
for film or television production teams “Film and television production in and productive for anyone in the film,
considering Greater Columbus for an Muscogee County starts here,” Bowden television, and entertainment industry,”
upcoming feature or series. said. “The Columbus Film Commission has Bowden said.

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