Columbus or Savannah, GA? (Atlanta, Duluth: sales, mortgage, employment)

[cdw1084]

Originally Posted by yerocal

Exactly I'm going to always defend Macon we someone posts untrue statements. Macon do have a copule of HQ they may not be huge companies. there is the Georgia Farm bureau and More. Even though these companies are not HQ in Macon there Regional Operations are just as large and employees just as many as the HQs in Columbus do. Macon has Robin AFB less than 15 mins aways.. and You are right Columbus and Augusta do have larger pop THANKS to Consolidation...... Macon/bibb county has been developing there infrastructure for years and still are preparing for all the growth in the area, even though the pop of the city it isn't growing, Bibb and Monroe county are because of so much of Macon's development is crossing over the city and county lines which is technically still Macon. Theres zoning disputes going on right now between bibb and Monroe counties because of so much development in the area and lot tax revenue at hand. You always talking about what Ft Benningis doing what is Columbus doing?..... because it seem that Ft Benning is the only thing keeping Columbus a float, because its sure not the HQ because if it was it would be Number 2 in the state after Atlanta. BUT ITS NOT. Augusta is and its has no Major HQ just like Macon, only Regional Offices and it still surpassed Columbus as Macon has too without 200k pop and HQs. Augusta and Macon are the most progressive of the 2nd tier cities right now with, growth, infrastructure, location, shopping/Dining, over 700,000 trade area pop, state of the art medical serves, interstates access and etc. and Savannah is for hot for Shippings and tourism....What is Columbus, nothing but AFAC,Sysouvs, Carmike and a pop of almost 200,000 thats feel like you in a city the size of Valdosta or Albany.......and if it wasn't for Ft Benning it would be a sad case..... You are depending the Govt to bring grow that just like winning the lottery 1 out 1000 change to win because they change like the wind and nothing is set in strong with Govt.... Jealous not of Columbus...maybe Atlanta then i may agree......

LOL....Man this is getting stupid. So now you're saying that Monroe County is a part of Macon. Maybe if you knew what city-limits meant, you would understand that you can't call the county or another county Macon until a consolidation. You also say that Columbus feels like Valdosta and Albany, that's a lie! Just get through your head that Columbus is more progressive than Macon...it doesn't take rocket sceince to see where the jobs are going to be in the next few years.

[King_X]

Be realistic.

Ask yourself this question, does Columbus feel more like
cities that have a similar population to itself, or does it feel more like a
city of 50,000-100,000?


Columbus feels more like Macon, Albany GA or Valdosta, than it does Chattanooga,
Baton Rouge, Winston-Salem NC, Rochester NY, Mobile AL, or most of the other cities with
similar population to itself.


To be honest, It doesnt even have to be a city with as high of a population of Columbus to
feel bigger.

I have never visited or traveled through a city with the population of Columbus, GA
that feels as rural as it does.

[King_X]

If there is another city out there with even 125,000 or more people that feels as RURAL as Columbus, please name them. I've rode through or visited several and I cant think of ONE.

[nortonguy]

Originally Posted by yerocal

Exactly I'm going to always defend Macon we someone posts untrue statements. Macon do have a copule of HQ they may not be huge companies. there is the Georgia Farm bureau and More. Even though these companies are not HQ in Macon there Regional Operations are just as large and employees just as many as the HQs in Columbus do. Macon has Robin AFB less than 15 mins aways.. and You are right Columbus and Augusta do have larger pop THANKS to Consolidation...... Macon/bibb county has been developing there infrastructure for years and still are preparing for all the growth in the area, even though the pop of the city it isn't growing, Bibb and Monroe county are because of so much of Macon's development is crossing over the city and county lines which is technically still Macon. Theres zoning disputes going on right now between bibb and Monroe counties because of so much development in the area and lot tax revenue at hand. You always talking about what Ft Benningis doing what is Columbus doing?..... because it seem that Ft Benning is the only thing keeping Columbus a float, because its sure not the HQ because if it was it would be Number 2 in the state after Atlanta. BUT ITS NOT. Augusta is and its has no Major HQ just like Macon, only Regional Offices and it still surpassed Columbus as Macon has too without 200k pop and HQs. Augusta and Macon are the most progressive of the 2nd tier cities right now with, growth, infrastructure, location, shopping/Dining, over 700,000 trade area pop, state of the art medical serves, interstates access and etc. and Savannah is for hot for Shippings and tourism....What is Columbus, nothing but AFAC,Sysouvs, Carmike and a pop of almost 200,000 thats feel like you in a city the size of Valdosta or Albany.......and if it wasn't for Ft Benning it would be a sad case..... You are depending the Govt to bring grow that just like winning the lottery 1 out 1000 change to win because they change like the wind and nothing is set in strong with Govt.... Jealous not of Columbus...maybe Atlanta then i may agree......

EZ GO headquarters are in Augusta
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[nortonguy]

I forgot to mention Club Car headquarters are in Augusta too.
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[Columbusattorney]

Originally Posted by King_X

Be realistic.

Ask yourself this question, does Columbus feel more like
cities that have a similar population to itself, or does it feel more like a
city of 50,000-100,000?


Columbus feels more like Macon, Albany GA or Valdosta, than it does Chattanooga,
Baton Rouge, Winston-Salem NC, Rochester NY, Mobile AL, or most of the other cities with
similar population to itself.


To be honest, It doesnt even have to be a city with as high of a population of Columbus to
feel bigger.

I have never visited or traveled through a city with the population of Columbus, GA
that feels as rural as it does.

Exactly.
Columbus is a product of its surrounding areas(rural,low income,lack of education) and this will always be the primary reason the city will have chronic problems in growth due to racism,poverty,unemployment,low graduate rates and many other issues too lengthy to post as we have dealt with many clients locally over the years who made these same statements.
I hear excuses on here that every city has these issues but every city has civic centers,corporate offices,etc as well so what is the logic?
You folks sure you live in Columbus?

[lansinggirl09]

Can anyone tell me about the Technology Park in East Columbus, we rode by it on our way back to Macon and it seemed to interest me. What is exactly over there? I didn't know that it was there before.

[Columbusattorney]

Originally Posted by lansinggirl09

Can anyone tell me about the Technology Park in East Columbus, we rode by it on our way back to Macon and it seemed to interest me. What is exactly over there? I didn't know that it was there before.

Actually the name is a little misleading as their are no tech companies located there.
Fed Ex relocated there from miller road.

[JLA]

Originally Posted by lansinggirl09

Can anyone tell me about the Technology Park in East Columbus, we rode by it on our way back to Macon and it seemed to interest me. What is exactly over there? I didn't know that it was there before.

Technology Park is an industrial park. Only a few industries are located there. The land was acquired from Fort Benning, GA in a land swap, hence it was forest covered with rolling hills. Currently Cessna Aircraft, Litho-Krome Co which is own by Hallmark Cards and UPS are located in the industrial park. Both Cessna and Litho-Krome are high tech industries. I suppose, I need to take a ride out there again to see if there's any other industries located in the park.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by ATLCOL1

Apparently you know little about the financial world.

I've worked in the airline industry for 20+ years. Why should I be familiar with the financial world?