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Alex Fischer leaving Columbus Partnership Jan. 1; Kenny McDonald will become CEO


The leader of Columbus’ most powerful civic and business organization will step down at the end of the year, saying he’s ready to explore what’s next in his career and life.
Alex Fischer, who joined the Columbus Partnership as CEO in 2009 to rally the city’s business leaders to work collaboratively for the good of the region, will continue in his role until Jan. 1. He’ll be succeeded by a leader who’s worked by his side the past 11 years: Kenny McDonald, the CEO of sister organization One Columbus and a nationally recognized economic development expert.
“Kenny and I have been partners in everything we ve done around here for the last 11 years,” Fischer said. “Since the day he arrived, Kenny took what I thought was a pretty high aspiration for economic development and just blew it out of the water. And there s nothing I m more proud of (than) creating the environment for job creation and in the vibrancy of Columbus and how we literally have changed Columbu ....

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Columbus economy: Workers not returning downtown quickly


Conte and other Downtown boosters hope that figure jumps up when schools resume in the fall, freeing many at-home workers from child care, but the survey found that only 68% of Downtown s workers are expected to be back by the end of the year.  
I thought the numbers for both the summer and fall would be higher, Conte said.  I think after Labor Day, that’s when we’ll really see what happens.
Conte cautioned that the survey results are based on responses from 77 out of 415 employers, or less than 20%. He also noted many of the surveys were completed before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state relaxed COVID restrictions. ....

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