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
www.4county.org

Air Control Engineering, Inc.

APAC-Mississippi Inc.
www.apac.com

Ardillo, McCullough & Taggart, LLC

BancorpSouth
www.bancorpsouth.com

BankFirst Financial Services
www.bankfirstfs.com

BankTEL Systems
www.banktel.com

Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
www.baptistonline.org

Baucom Janitoiral Service, Inc.
www.columbusfence.com

Brislin Inc.
www.brislininc.com

Brunini Law Firm
www.brunini.com

Burkhalter Rigging
www.burkhalter.net

Burks-Mordecai Builders, Inc.


Burns Dirt Construction Co, Inc.

CableOne
www.cableone.net

Cadence Bank
www.cadencebanking.com

Calvert-Sprading Engineers, Inc.

Cash and Carry Building Supply

Castle Properties

Ceco Building Systems
www.cecobuildings.com

Century 21 Doris Hardy & Associates
www.dorishardy.com

Citizens National Bank
www.ecitizensnationalbank.com

Coldwell Banker West Realty
www.westrealtycompany.com

Columbus & Greenville Railway Co.
www.cagy.com

Columbus Brick Company
www.columbusbrick.com

Columbus Fence Company, LLC
www.columbusfence.com

Columbus Scrap Materials, Inc.

Crye-Leike Properties Unlimited
www.crye-leike.com

Dutch Oil Company

East Lowndes Water Association

Eat With Us Group
www.eatwithus.com

Ellis Construction
www.ellis-construction.com

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

Falcon Contracting Company
www.falconcontracting.com

Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance
www.gcminsurance.com

Gateway Shopping Center

Glenn Machine Works
www.glennmachineworks.com

GoBox, LLC
goboxwaste.com

Golden Triangle Regional Airport
www.gtra.com

Hydro-Vac Industrial Service
www.hydrovaconline.com

JBHM Architects, PA
www.jbhm.com

JESCO
www.jescoinc.net

JTS & Co.
www.jts-co.com

Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Kennedy, Jr.

The Kullman Firm
www.kullmanlaw.com

Lee-Sykes Funeral Home
www.leesykesfuneralhome.com

Lowndes County Port Authority
www.lowndescountyport.com

McCrary Construction Services

McCrary-West Construction Company

Mississippi Industrial Waste Disposal, Inc.
www.msindwaste.com

Mitchell, McNutt & Sams
www.mitchellmcnutt.com

MMC Materials Inc.
www.mmcmaterials.com

NAMMO Talley
www.talleyds.com

Neel-Schaffer
www.neel-schaffer.com

New Home Building Stores
www.newhomebuilding.net

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

Party & Paper
www.partyandpaper.com

Perma Corp.

Phillips Contracting Company
www.phillipscontracting.com

Premier Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
www.premierford.net

Print Pros
www.printpros.net

Prographics, Inc.
www.msrepro.net

Pryor & Morrow
www.pryor-morrow.com

RDI Corporation
www.rdicom.net

Reed's of Columbus

Regions Bank
www.regions.com

Rhett Construction LLC

Rhett Real Estate
www.realestateinc.com

Sanders Oil Company

Sheffield Construction, Inc.
www.rdicom.net

Southern Ionics Inc.
www.southernionics.com

Stark Aerospace
ww.starkaerospace.com

Stewart Stafford Real Estate Appraisals and Sales

Sqwincher Corporation
www.sqwincher.com

T.E.Lott and Company
www.telott.com

The Commercial Dispatch
www.cdispatch.com

The CPI Group
www.cpi-group.com

Triangle Federal Credit Union
www.trianglefcu.com

Triangle Maintenance Service, LLC
www.trianglemaintenanceservice.com

Trustmark National Bank
www.trustmark.com

Waters Truck & Tractor Co., Inc.
www.waterstruck.com

WCBI
www.wcbi.com

West Brothers Construction, Inc.

Total Investment $2,172,000