While the Columbus-Lowndes County area may not be the best place to invest for all companies, it is the perfect place for certain companies from the U.S. or other countries. The LINK is the lead agency to promote and market the area to the world. With the investment in The Trust, business and industry leaders in Columbus and Lowndes County are ensuring that the LINK has the tools to compete and succeed nationally and internationally at attracting new and better jobs to this area.
   
The Objectives are:

Market the Columbus-Lowndes County region nationally and internationally. The LINK will use aggressive and proven marketing techniques to identify and target specific industries to the Columbus-Lowndes County area.
Identify target markets by industry and country. As the Columbus-Lowndes County market continues to grow with top tier companies, the LINK will employ strategic planning to leverage the new industrial base into additional industries.
Develop and work with key contacts for investment in Columbus-Lowndes County. This includes internal and external resources. The LINK will be creating new tools to help businesses recruit for the area.
Expand partnerships. The LINK will be optimizing its resources by partnering with community investors to expand its reach, increase its visibility and take advantage of existing business opportunities.
 

4-County Electric Power Association
http://www.4county.org

Air Control Engineering, Inc.

APAC-Mississippi Inc.
http://www.apac.com

BancorpSouth
http://www.bancorpsouth.com

BankFirst Financial Services
http://www.bankfirstfs.com

BankTEL Systems
http://www.banktel.com

Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
http://www.baptistonline.org

Baucom Janitoiral Service, Inc.
http://www.columbusfence.com

Brislin Inc.
http://www.brislininc.com

Brunini Law Firm
http://www.brunini.com

Burkhalter Rigging
http://www.burkhalter.net

Burks-Mordecai Builders, Inc.
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Burns Dirt Construction Co, Inc.

Cadence Bank
http://www.cadencebanking.com

Calvert-Sprading Engineers, Inc.

Cash and Carry Building Supply

Castle Properties

Ceco Building Systems
http://www.cecobuildings.com

Citizens National Bank
http://www.ecitizensnationalbank.com

Coldwell Banker West Realty
http://www.westrealtycompany.com

Columbus Brick Company
http://www.columbusbrick.com

Columbus Fence Company, LLC
http://www.columbusfence.com

Columbus Scrap Materials, Inc.

Crye-Leike Properties Unlimited
http://www.crye-leike.com

Dutch Oil Company

Eat With Us Group
http://www.eatwithus.com

Ellis Construction
http://www.ellis-construction.com

Eutaw Construction Company, Inc.
http://www.eutawconstruction.com/

Falcon Contracting Company
http://www.falconcontracting.com

Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance
http://www.gcminsurance.com

Genesse and Wyoming Railway

Glenn Machine Works
http://www.glennmachineworks.com

GoBox, LLC
goboxwaste.com

Golden Triangle Regional Airport
http://www.gtra.com

Grayco

Gynup Trust

Hydro-Vac Industrial Service
http://www.hydrovaconline.com

JBHM Architects, PA
http://www.jbhm.com

JESCO
http://www.jescoinc.net

The Kullman Firm
http://www.kullmanlaw.com

Lowndes County Port Authority
http://www.lowndescountyport.com

McCrary Construction Services

McCrary-West Construction Company

Mississippi Industrial Waste Disposal, Inc.
http://www.msindwaste.com

Mitchell, McNutt & Sams
http://www.mitchellmcnutt.com

MMC Materials Inc.
http://www.mmcmaterials.com

NAMMO Talley
http://www.talleyds.com

Neel-Schaffer
http://www.neel-schaffer.com

New Home Building Stores
http://www.newhomebuilding.net

Nichols, Crowell, Gillis, Cooper & Amos
http://www.nicholscrowell.com/

Party & Paper
http://www.partyandpaper.com

Perma Corp.

Phillips Contracting Company
http://www.phillipscontracting.com

Premier Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
http://www.premierford.net

Print Pros
http://www.printpros.net

Prographics, Inc.
http://www.msrepro.net

Pryor & Morrow
http://www.pryor-morrow.com

RDI Corporation
http://www.rdicom.net

Reed's of Columbus

Regions Bank
http://www.regions.com

Rhett Construction LLC

Rhett Real Estate
http://www.realestateinc.com

Sanders Oil Company

Sheffield Construction, Inc.
http://www.rdicom.net

Southern Ionics Inc.
http://www.southernionics.com

Stark Aerospace
ww.starkaerospace.com

Stewart Stafford Real Estate Appraisals and Sales

T.E.Lott and Company
http://www.telott.com

The Commercial Dispatch
http://www.cdispatch.com

The CPI Group
http://www.cpi-group.com

Triangle Federal Credit Union
http://www.trianglefcu.com

Trustmark National Bank
http://www.trustmark.com

Waters Truck & Tractor Co., Inc.
http://www.waterstruck.com

WCBI
http://www.wcbi.com

West Brothers Construction, Inc.

Total Investment $2,172,000