 Columbus is the capital of the U.S. state of Ohio. Columbus earned its nickname "The Arch City" because of the dozens of metal (formerly wooden) arches that spanned High Street at the turn of the twentieth century. The arches illuminated the thoroughfare and eventually became the means by which electric power was provided to the new streetcars. The arches disappeared with the streetcars, but are being brought back to certain areas for their historical interest. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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National Program Honors Columbus Fleet Team Software Upgrade Helps Fleet Go Green |
For Immediate Release June 18, 2009
Contact: Kelly Reagan, Columbus Fleet Management: 645-6254
John Ivanic, City Council: 645-6798
National Program Honors Columbus Fleet Team Software Upgrade Helps Fleet Go Green
The City of Columbus Division of Fleet Management has been honored by the 100 Best Fleets program as the 17th best fleet operation in the country. The top 100 fleets were recently recognized at the Government Fleet Exposition in Denver, CO. There are over 34,000 public fleets in North America, and over 1,400 applications were submitted to a panel of judges.
“Congratulations to Kelly Reagan and everybody in Fleet Management for earning this well-deserved recognition,” Mayor Michael B. Coleman said. “Columbus has been recognized time and again as one of the most advanced and efficient fleets in the nation.”
To ensure the city’s fleet division will continue its superior service for decades to come, the Columbus City Council recently passed ordinance 0610-2009 to upgrade the city’s use of Fleet Focus software, a high-tech system to bill, manage, monitor and analyze all maintenance-related data for city owned vehicles. Fleet Focus gives Columbus the ability to provide accountability by tracking an unlimited number of city-owned fleet equipment such as refuse trucks, fire apparatus, compost graders and various on-road vehicles to support the daily operational requirements of city government.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR COLEMAN ANNOUNCE NEW DOWNTOWN HOTEL PROJECT |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2009
Contact:
Hanna M. Greer, Commissioners, 462-5848
Brittany A. Thompson, Commissioners, 462-6638
Dan Williamson, Mayor’s Office, 645-5300
John Ivanic, City Council, 645-6798
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR COLEMAN ANNOUNCE NEW DOWNTOWN HOTEL PROJECT
The downtown skyline will have a new addition with the announcement of a financing agreement for a new 500-room convention center headquarters hotel located on North High Street. The new full service convention headquarters hotel is expected to generate an additional 52,000 annual room nights as a result of convention center business.
Tourism is a $7.2 billion industry in Franklin County and while the Columbus Convention Center has capacity to increase the number and size of conventions, meetings and tradeshows, the inventory of full service convention quality hotel rooms near the center makes expanding business difficult.
A new full service convention hotel will protect Franklin County and the City of Columbus’ current investment in convention facilities by retaining existing business and expanding regional and national conventions in Columbus.
“Franklin County is making targeted, leveraged spending decisions to secure jobs and secure our future,” said Commissioner Paula Brooks. “This exciting new hotel will serve as an underpinning for our already robust tourism industry and stimulate additional private investment. This is the perfect time to get shovels in the ground and put people to work.”
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