The peculiar city of Columbus, GA (Atlanta, Macon: real estate, 2010, unemployment rate)

[JLA]

Originally Posted by georgialaw

Vital part of the community?
Columbus would be no better off than Albany if not for Ft Benning.
The city continues to try to leech off of other cities successes to no avail and with nothing tangible to promote.
Columbus wants to take credit for a troop realignment they had nothing to do with.
As I said before Columbus can in no way handle this amount of people especially in the job market or school system.
Good luck down there!!

Thanks! Let's agree to disagree and see how Columbus, West Central GA and East Central AL handle the success. I believe the Valley will do just fine thank you. One other thing ,what gave you the idea that Columbus did some type of recruiting to get BRAC? The Federal Government decided to send those extra troops and civilians here, but I'm sure there were a few congressmen and senators doing their best to ensure that Robins AFB, Moody AFB, Hunter Army Air Field, Fort Gordon, Fort Steward, Fort Benning, Kings Bay, MCLB in Albany and any other military installation in GA remained in GA at the minimum.

[yerocal]

Originally Posted by ATLCOL1

Dude, give it up. Fort Benning is the largest employer in the state. Your comments are so asinine that I look forward to reading what you might possibly say next!

Lol, Fort Benning is the Ga largest employer, NOT!!!!!
Robins Air Force Base is the largest industrial complex in Georgia, employing a work force of over 25,584 civilian, contractor, and military members.

http://www.robins.af.mil/

[jam 5]

Originally Posted by georgialaw

the aflac employees 4,100 people

tsys employees 4,300 people

st. francis hospital employees 1,470 people

synovus employees 1,021

columbus regional healthcare employees 2,700 people

blue cross blue shield of georgia employees 1,540 people

pezold management employees 1,500

columbus consolidated government employees 2,650

muscogee county school district employees 6,000 people

and the last one and the big one fort benning us army civilian employees only 9,047 people

TOTAL----34,328
And Columbus can hardly support this many people!!
Now I see why you work in Atlanta.

for one thing georgia law thats just the big business in the columbus area thats not including the others business in our area thats employee people to

[jam 5]

anyway i would not waste my breath trying to argure or to get the word threw these thick peoples brain that live in macon about our growth in the future so dont even argure with them just dont pay them no attention because there just jealous because of brac locating to our area and they no it will bring some growth to our area we will wait and see in the future if brac will bring growth to our area hopefully it will i hope so

[masterbucket]

Originally Posted by yerocal

Lol, Fort Benning is the Ga largest employer, NOT!!!!!
Robins Air Force Base is the largest industrial complex in Georgia, employing a work force of over 25,584 civilian, contractor, and military members.

Robins Air Force Base - Home

I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I read his post!!
Even a grade schooler would know that Robins has been the leader for years!!
He must have been talking about the largest skyline in Georgia!

[georgialaw]

Originally Posted by masterbucket

I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I read his post!!
Even a grade schooler would know that Robins has been the leader for years!!
He must have been talking about the largest skyline in Georgia!

Wondered what happened to you.
I guess that post from ATLCOL got your heart pumping. lol
I thought this guy was a UGA graduate too!!
This has me worried for sure.

[JLA]

Well, check it out for yourself.

Ft.Benning, GA
Robins Air Force Base - Home

By the way, welcome back Bucket. We have missed you.

[georgialaw]

Originally Posted by JLA

Well, check it out for yourself.

Ft.Benning, GA
Robins Air Force Base - Home

By the way, welcome back Bucket. We have missed you.

Come on JLA..
You cannot count reserve and retired personnel!!
And certainly not dependent wives and children!

[JLA]

Originally Posted by georgialaw

Come on JLA..
You cannot count reserve and retired personnel!!
And certainly not dependent wives and children!

"Active Duty 29,365 "

[yerocal]

Originally Posted by JLA

"Active Duty 29,365 "

Well according the the state of Ga Robins is the largest employer in the State... Besides activate duty do mean they are all employed, the is a mixture employment, trainings, reserves and etc.... and in fact the first you read line on Robins web site states its the largest employer and that is no where on ft benning's site.