City Center Partnership celebrates 14th anniversary & announces new officers for 2016

COLUMBIA, SC –  City Center Partnership is pleased to announce the Board of Directors has appointed new officers for 2016. New officers include Chairman, Tripp Whitener of First Citizens Bank; Vice Chairman, Lee Mashburn of Mashburn Construction; Treasurer, Ben Arnold of Arnold Companies; and Secretary, Charlie Nutt of Free Times. The announcement was made at CCP’s 14th annual meeting on November 9th.

Lee Mashburn and Tripp Whitener

These four individuals will help oversee the organization’s mission — to focus on filling vacancies in commercial properties, retaining existing downtown businesses and recruiting new ones, and expanding the downtown residential base while providing security, maintenance, and marketing to create a safe, clean, and friendly downtown environment.

At the meeting, current CCP Chairman, John McArthur, presented Chairman’s awards to Andy Smith from the Nickelodeon Theatre and Ben Arnold of the Arnold Companies, recognizing their help in transforming downtown and the city over the past several years. Also, for the first time since CCP’s inception, two awards were presented to very special yellow shirt ambassadors – Patrice Gomillion and Michael Stratford.

About City Center Partnership

City Center Partnership, Inc. (CCP) is a non-profit organization that manages South Carolina’s only managed Business Improvement District in the 36-block area bounded by Gervais, Elmwood, Assembly, and Marion Streets in downtown Columbia. The organization is funded by the property owners within the district boundaries.