Alex Fischer leaving Columbus Partnership Jan 1; Kenny McDonald will become CEO columbusceo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbusceo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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 Columbus through
Family to celebrate life of Crystal Lake man who helped Neil Armstrong walk on the moon dailyherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Remembering the 10th Mountain Division on Memorial Day atop Tennessee Pass
Monday’s 10th Mountain Division Foundation Memorial Day ceremony atop Tennessee Pass (foundation photo).
On Monday, the 10
th Mountain Division Foundation held its annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Tennessee Pass Monument for the 63
rd consecutive year.
For the second year in a row, the ceremony was limited in size and public access was restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We were honored to gather as a small group at Tennessee Pass, Colorado, to remember the fallen,” foundation officials said in a brief statement. “Master of ceremonies was 10th Mountain Division Foundation President Nancy Kramer.
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