Columbus, IN –The City of Columbus Redevelopment Commission is delighted to announce that Mikala Brown has been promoted to the position of Redevelopment Assistant Director, effective January 1, 2025. A native of Hope, Indiana, Brown graduated in 2017 from Indiana University Purdue University Columbus, where she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business, concentrating in Management [...]
via The Guardian Columbus, Indiana, is a mecca of modernism that still embodies the progressive ideals of its founders and star designers. Our writer explores ‘the Athens of the prairie’ Oliver Wainwright Imagine growing up in a place where every stage of your life was framed by the best architecture of its day. You start [...]
The Columbus Human Rights Commission is pleased to welcome the community to celebrate awardees and learn more about fair housing at the Annual Dinner Meeting to be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at The Commons, 300 Washington Street. Message to the Community on Housing Ms. Amy Nelson, executive director of the [...]
Columbus, Indiana - Mayor Mary Ferdon announced today Deputy Chief Steve Norman, has been appointed the next Chief of Police for the Columbus Police Department (CPD). Norman will officially take office on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, following his swearing-in ceremony at the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting at Columbus City Hall. "I am [...]
Mayor Mary Ferdon announced the Thursday, February 29th, 2024 opening of Employer Health Partners (EHP) Clinic at NexusPark, which will see City of Columbus employees, their spouses and dependents on the city SIHO Healthcare Plan, as well as city retirees and their dependents on city insurance. “This collaboration with Columbus Regional Health (CRH) will benefit [...]
Mayor Mary Ferdon gave her first State of the City Address on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in the main corridor at NexusPark. A ribbon cutting at the Circle K Fieldhouse at NexusPark followed the remarks. State of the City Video
Mayor Mary Ferdon announced today that Mike Richardson, current Chief of the Columbus Police Department, will be the first Director of Security and Risk, following his retirement later this spring. Richardson will begin his new role on June 3, 2024. “Employee, visitor and building security is of highest priority to us in the environment we [...]
The office of downtown development has launched an events promotion program via text notification. When community members sign up to receive the notifications, they are sent one text weekly that provides a summary of upcoming weekend events and entertainment opportunities in downtown Columbus. The text program offers a quick, convenient way for participants to learn [...]
Bloomington, Ind. – On Friday, March 24, Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop, Nashville Town Manager Sandie Jones, and Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton gathered at the Nashville Town Hall to announce the launch and next steps of a bipartisan, cross-sector, multi-county effort to address climate change. A new regional alliance, Project 46, named for the state highway linking [...]
COLUMBUS, IN. –Ethnic Expo, presented by title sponsor First Financial Bank, in downtown Columbus is set for October 13-14, 2023. The Ethnic Expo Committee is requesting that all potential Host Country candidates submit a proposal prior to selection of the 2023 Host Country. These will be reviewed by the Ethnic Expo Selection Committee before the [...]