Columbus Ranked #3 Top “Cities of the Future”
                        by fDi Magazine on International Investment
          (Columbus) London-based fDi Magazine - Foreign Direct Investment in its April issue rated Columbus as the third top large city in North American in the “Cities of the Future” ranking. The rankings were based on more than 60 criteria in seven different categories ranging from; Best Economic Potential, Most Cost-effective, Best Human Resources, Quality of Life, Best Infrastructure, Most Business Friendly and Best Development and Investment Promotion.
“Local business entrepreneurs, the Chamber and residents deserve the credit for building Columbus to these national rankings, and as we prepare for our 2012 Bicentennial we have to keep pushing higher,” said Mayor Michael B. Coleman.
fDi also ranked Columbus fourth among all cities in the individual category of “most business friendly.” The magazine says the methodology was designed to identify “those cities with the basics in place to flourish in the next few years by attracting high levels of inward investment.” Columbus was judged in the population category of 500,000 to 2 million people.
“As a community we’ve worked hard to improve our business-environment and now Columbus is getting the attention it deserves as a place to do business,” said Ty Marsh, president and CEO, Columbus Chamber. “The Chamber works every day to attract new business to our region. Recognition such as this supports our efforts.”
fDi Magazine - Foreign Direct Investment is a bi-monthly publication of the Financial Times group. Founded in 2001, fDi bills itself as “the single most trusted source of information on foreign direct investment.” It has a circulation of 15,000 and a readership of 45,000. Many of its readers are senior-level executives of companies throughout the world.