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
APAC-Mississippi Inc.
Ardillo, McCullough & Taggart, LLC
BancorpSouth
BankFirst Financial Services
BankTEL Systems
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
Baucom Janitoiral Service, Inc.
Brislin Inc.
Brunini Law Firm
Burkhalter Rigging
Burks-Mordecai Builders, Inc.
Burns Dirt Construction Co, Inc.
CableOne
Cadence Bank
Calvert-Sprading Engineers, Inc.
Cash and Carry Building Supply
Castle Properties
Ceco Building Systems
Century 21 Doris Hardy & Associates
Citizens National Bank
Coldwell Banker West Realty
Columbus & Greenville Railway Co.
Columbus Brick Company
Columbus Fence Company, LLC
Columbus Scrap Materials, Inc.
Crye-Leike Properties Unlimited
Dutch Oil Company
East Lowndes Water Association
Eat With Us Group
Ellis Construction
Eutaw Construction Company, Inc.
Falcon Contracting Company
Galloway-Chandler-McKinney Insurance
Gateway Shopping Center
Glenn Machine Works
GoBox, LLC
Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Holcim
Hydro-Vac Industrial Service
JBHM Architects, PA
JESCO
JTS & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Kennedy, Jr.
Lee-Sykes Funeral Home
Lowndes County Port Authority
McCrary Construction Services
McCrary-West Construction Company
Mississippi Industrial Waste Disposal, Inc.
Mitchell, McNutt & Sams
MMC Materials Inc.
NAMMO Talley
Neel-Schaffer
New Home Building Stores
Nichols, Crowell, Gillis, Cooper & Amos
Party & Paper
Perma Corp.
Phillips Contracting Company
Premier Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
Print Pros
Prographics, Inc.
Pryor & Morrow
RDI Corporation
Reed's of Columbus
Regions Bank
Rhett Construction LLC
Rhett Real Estate
Sanders Oil Company
Sheffield Construction, Inc.
Stark Aerospace
Stewart Stafford Real Estate Appraisals and Sales
Sqwincher Corporation
T.E.Lott and Company
The Commercial Dispatch
The CPI Group
Triangle Federal Credit Union
Triangle Maintenance Service, LLC
Trustmark National Bank
Waters Truck & Tractor Co., Inc.
WCBI
West Brothers Construction, Inc.

Total Investment $2,172,000