Columbus business news: new businesses, expansions, jobs, development and the local economy in Columbus, Phenix City and the region.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama and its team members have pledged more than $400,000 to the Unite...
Nov. 10, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A "shark-tank style" pitch competition for local entrepreneurs is set for Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at the...
Nov. 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Documents obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution show that Audi's planned plant in Middle Georgia...
Nov. 8, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Peachtree Mall, the enclosed shopping center on Manchester Expressway, opened on Aug. 5, 1975, which mak...
Nov. 8, 2026
AUBURN, Ala. - Two longtime restaurants in Auburn, Alabama, closed within a day of each other at the start of November....
Nov. 8, 2026
lac Reports Third-Quarter Results After the Market Closes Today: The 8 a.m. Thursday Webcast, Who Speaks, and What the C...
Nov. 4, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Audi will build its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Georgia, a roughly $4 billion project expected to...
Oct. 31, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia drivers will go without the state's gas tax through Thanksgiving after Gov. Brian Kemp extended...
Oct. 29, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Gas prices in Columbus have fallen to an average of $3.62 a gallon, down 56 cents from a month ago, acco...
Oct. 28, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus Airport could get a dedicated landing facility for electric air taxis and an electric aircraft...
Oct. 27, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Diesel prices in Columbus are $2.27 per gallon higher than a year ago, a roughly 65% increase that comes...
Oct. 24, 2026
Starting a business in Columbus, Georgia, requires more than paying the city's $75 business license administrative fee....
Oct. 22, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Social Security recipients in Columbus, Phenix City and surrounding communities will receive a 3.6% incr...
Oct. 16, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Along some of Columbus' busiest roads are commercial properties that once housed grocery stores, banks,...
Oct. 16, 2026
Columbus and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley could see significant changes in the types of jobs available over the...
Oct. 15, 2026
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the loan to Oglethorpe Power Corporation during a visit to the...
Oct. 14, 2026
Starting a business in Columbus, Georgia, does not necessarily require a storefront, a large staff or a substantial bank...
Oct. 13, 2026
Columbus, Georgia, has welcomed several new restaurants and entertainment businesses in 2026, and the area's commercial...
Oct. 12, 2026
Columbus, Georgia, is entering an important period in its economic development. New manufacturing investments, plans for...
Oct. 11, 2026
For workers in Columbus, Georgia, earning a steady paycheck does not necessarily mean keeping up with the cost of living...
Oct. 10, 2026
Ask people what makes Columbus, Georgia, feel like home, and the answers will likely go beyond the Chattahoochee RiverWa...
Oct. 10, 2026
How Much Could You Save on a $100,000 Salary in Columbus? One of the biggest advantages of earning $100,000 in Columbus...
Oct. 10, 2026
There may be money with your name on it sitting in a state account right now, and it's free to get it back. Georgia is...
Oct. 10, 2026
Odds are you, or someone at your dinner table, works for one of these 10. Together they employ more than 65,000 people....
Oct. 9, 2026
You've probably had a cola, eaten a bag of peanuts or fired up a grill this year without knowing it all traces back to C...
Oct. 9, 2026
With diesel prices near record highs in the middle of harvest season, President Trump signed an executive order Monday t...
Oct. 5, 2026
Black Friday is Nov. 27 and Small Business Saturday is Nov. 28, and this year, your holiday shopping can do more than ch...
Oct. 5, 2026
Georgia broke its tourism record for the fourth year in a row in 2025, and Columbus is getting its share of the visitors...
Oct. 1, 2026