Columbus Chamber Announced Bickle Graduates from Prestigious Economic Development Program

    COLUMBUS, OH, May 11, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Justin Bickle, manager, corporate site location at the Columbus Chamber, has graduated from the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute (OU/EDI).

"Justin is an integral member of the Chamber's economic development team," said Matt McCollister, vice president of economic development for the Columbus Chamber. "As a graduate of the OU/EDI program, he now brings even more knowledge and skills to benefit the businesses we serve--and can further enhance our efforts to attract the world's leading companies to the Columbus region."

OU/EDI is a three-session program, each one week long, which provides a broad spectrum of advanced education for the economic development professional and is accredited by the International Economic Development Council.

OU/EDI classes focus on three major core areas: business retention and expansion, real estate, and finance, as well as areas of concentration in marketing, strategic planning, and managing economic development organizations. Students complete 117 hours of instruction selected from more than 50 seminars, workshops and discussion groups. Begun in 1962, OU/EDI now has more than 3,500 graduates.

Bickle has served on the Columbus Chamber team since 2006. Previously he held the position of economic development specialist for the city of Lewisville, Texas.

Bickle holds a Master of Public Administration and International Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, both from Bowling Green State University. He resides with his wife in Gahanna, Ohio (43230).

For information about the Columbus Chamber and the services available to business, visit www.columbus.org.

About the Columbus Chamber
The Columbus Chamber, with 2,500 members, leads and supports economic growth and development in the Columbus region. Learn more about Columbus at www.columbus.org.

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