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WHO: The City of Columbia, The Columbia Empowerment Zone (CEZ, Inc.), Richland County, Cooperative Health WHAT: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Station at Congaree Pointe. Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, Mayor Pro Tem Will Brennan,…

Columbia, SC – Earlier this week, Felicia Maloney, Executive Director of the Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. (CEZ), Councilman Will Brennan, Columbia Mayor Pro-Tem, Sen. Darrell Jackson, and others provided the…

Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. Introduces the Business Retrofit Incentives Through Energy Savings (BRITES) Program June 1, 2024 The Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. continues to eagerly work toward fulfilling the goals…

The City of Columbia and the Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. (CEZ, Inc.) are thrilled to celebrate 2024 Economic Development Week, an annual celebration led by the International Economic Development Council…

On February 8, 2024,  The Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. (CEZ), alongside partners and elected officials from the State, County and City, held a press conference to announce the Bluff/Atlas Road…

The Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. will host a private preview hard hat tour for Veranda at North Main on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, from 12 – 3 p.m. The preview…

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, the Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. held a hard hat tour to view the new senior citizens living facility Veranda at North Main. The Veranda at…

PRESS RELEASE - New Community & Resource Complex Brings New Life to Busby Street (November 2018) City officials, legislators, community members and more joined together on Monday, November 19 to…

During the month of September, the Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. (CEZ) celebrated 10 years of service to the City of Columbia. The Columbia Empowerment Zone Board of Directors, who oversaw…

The Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of new apartment units on Monday, February 19, 2018 next door to the North Main Plaza. "I want to…