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Chamber honors Hawks, Edwards; banquet celebrates 81 years
Diana Matthews
  • Jan 31, 2018

Chamber honors Hawks, Edwards; banquet celebrates 81 years

By Diana Matthews dianamatthews@nrcolumbus.com The Chamber of Commerce and Tourism awarded Sue Hawks an honorary lifetime membership and Rick Edwards received the Sol B. Mann Community Spirit Award Monday night. The festivities began with the mini business expo at 5:30. Tables had been decorated by sponsor businesses/organizations to promote their products and services. More than 200 people attended the banquet, held at Northwood Assembly. John Elliot of Duke Energy, which sp
Edwards: County needs to tie into regional growth
Allen Turner
  • Dec 26, 2017

Edwards: County needs to tie into regional growth

Rick Edwards, who is stepping down Jan. 1 as chairman of the Columbus County Jobs Foundation, sees the infusion of youth and diversity into leadership roles as the keys to continued economic development efforts in the county. Involved in economic development matters in the county since 1981, Edwards is taking a break. He became involved in the old Columbus County Committee of 100 in 1981 and led the group’s efforts three years ago to morph into the Columbus Jobs Foundation. A
"CJF Chairman Rick Edwards speaks at a luncheon hosting two new business prospects.”
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  • Mar 7, 2017

"CJF Chairman Rick Edwards speaks at a luncheon hosting two new business prospects.”

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Edwards says time 
has come for growth
Allen Turner
  • Jun 14, 2016

Edwards says time has come for growth

Rick Edwards has a tough time hiding his enthusiasm. “I feel very good about Columbus County,” the president of the Columbus Jobs Foundation (CJF) said Wednesday. “Our time has come. There’s no question.” On the heels of a June 2 annual dinner meeting of the Columbus Jobs Foundation – formerly the Columbus county Committee of 100. Edwards says,
“There was a lot 
of vim and vigor
at that meeting be
cause of the young
er people ages 28 to 
41 who have gotten 
involved. We’ve go
Deal to reactivate G-P site in the works
ALLEN TURNER
  • Feb 29, 2016

Deal to reactivate G-P site in the works

Columbus Jobs Foundation Chairman Rick Edwards told more than 100 people Monday night that efforts to reactivate economic activity at the former Georgia Pacific site west of Whiteville might be about to come to fruition. Edwards’ remarks came at an event at the Museum of Natural Sciences that was billed as a social/membership drive function. “The Georgia Pacific site, folks, is under contract,” Edwards said to applause. “They’re working through it, piece-by-piece. There are s
Economic Group has New Name and New Leadership
Nicole Cartrette
  • Nov 3, 2015

Economic Group has New Name and New Leadership

Rick Edwards, 64, remembers a “booming and bustling” Columbus County of decades ago. In his new role as chairman of the Columbus Jobs Foundation, Edwards is content as a behind-the-scenes force to bring the boom and bustle back. The former Columbus County Committee of 100 has done more than change its name, Edwards said. The Columbus Jobs Foundation brings a “new burst of life” to economic development, he said. The private economic development organization has a greater count

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