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True to our City’s “Together, We Are Columbia” motto, Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc.  (CEZ, Inc.) is focused on encouraging and nurturing small business growth, with an overarching goal of creating jobs and improving quality of life across all sectors of our community.

CEZ, Inc. currently holds a portfolio of ready-to-lease properties ideal for new and expanding businesses, including multi-tenant locations, as well as a number of vacant properties for development by interested, qualified developers.

Working closely with the City’s Office of Business Opportunities and its Office of Economic Development, the Small Business Administration, the SC Department of Commerce, New Carolina (Council on Competitiveness), the USC/Columbia Technology Incubator and other resources for entrepreneurial enterprises, CEZ, Inc. is a valuable key to assuring that small businesses have a place to grow and thrive.

The Station at Congaree Pointe – Coming Soon!

BRITES Program – Available Now!

 

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, INVITATION TO BID AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

IFB 0514202501 Invitation to Bid: Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) Services for Market Place Facility

NOTIFICATIONS & PRESS RELEASE

PUBLIC NOTICE – INTENT TO AWARD_RFQ Professional Architectural and or Engineering Services_LSSR-01222024

PUBLIC NOTICE – Intent to Award – RFQ#12282022 – Master Planner Multi-phased Project (01/26/2023)

PUBLIC NOTICE – Richland County Public Hearing Infrastructure Agreement North Main Senior LLC (June 4, 2019)

PRESS RELEASE – Veranda at North Main (December 2018)

PRESS RELEASE – Veranda at North Main Hard Hat Tour (December 2018)

PRESS RELEASE – CEZ, Inc. Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary and Corporate Office Grand Opening (September 2018)

PRESS RELEASE – CEZ, Inc. Celebrates Ground Breaking for Senior Housing Project (February 2018)

PRESS RELEASE – Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council (September 27, 2016)

 

Contact Us:

Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc
3200 Grand Street
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone (803) 748-0964
Fax (803) 748-1389
Email: cezinc@columbiasc.gov
Mailing Address: 
P.O. Box 141, Columbia, SC 29202