Columbia, South Carolina

General Information, Jobs

• Weather

  –  Current conditions –  10-day forecast

  –  National Weather Service - Columbia
  
• Columbia data - demographics, economics, education, housing, poverty
  
• History of Columbia
• Job openings
• Richland County links
• Lexington County links

Maps, Transportation

• Columbia maps
• Columbia Metropolitan Airport - CAE - commercial
  –  More about Columbia Metropolitan Airport
  
• Columbia Owens Downtown Airport - CUB
  –  More about Columbia Owens Downtown Airport
  
• Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority - buses

Recreation, Entertainment, Tourism

• Accommodations
  –  Hotels and motels in Columbia SC
  
• Arts, entertainment, dining
  –  Festivals, events
  –  Art museums
  –  Bars, clubs, nightclubs
  –  Bands, musicians - popular music
  –  Orchestras, concert bands, singing groups
  –  Restaurants
  –  Columbia City Ballet
  –  Columbia City Jazz Company
  –  Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
  –  The Colonial Center - USC, formerly Carolina Center
  –  Koger Center for the Arts - USC
  –  Theaters, theater groups
  –  Township Auditorium
• Attractions
  –  Adventure, amusement, water parks
  –  Historic houses
  –  Historic sites, buildings, monuments
  –  Museums
  –  Shopping
  –  Five Points
  –  Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden
  –  Melton Memorial Observatory - USC
  
• Sports, outdoor recreation
  –  Columbia Blowfish - Coastal Plain League Summer Collegiate Baseball
  –  Columbia Inferno - ECHL hockey
  –  Gamecocks - USC
  –  Golf courses, golf clubs
  –  Recreation and sports organizations
  –  Richland County Recreation Commission
  
• Parks
  –  Finlay Park
  –  Roy Lynch Park - Historic Elmwood Park
  –  Memorial Park
  –  Richland County Recreation Commission Parks
  –  Riverfront Park and Historic Canal
  
• Lakes, rivers
  –  Lake Murray
  –  Broad River
  –  Lower Saluda River
  –  Middle Saluda River
  –  Overview of Columbia rivers | More info
  
• Related travel, tourism resources
  –  Travel agencies
  –  Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board
  –  Columbia Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau - Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports, and Tourism
  –  Historic Columbia Foundation
  –  CapitolTickets.com
  

Real Estate, Relocation

• Columbia Real Estate

Business Resources

• Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
• Columbia Development Corporation
  –  Downtown Columbia City Center
  –  South Columbia Development Corporation
  
• Columbia Information Technology Council
• Columbia Office of Economic Development
• Columbia Opportunity Resource - young professionals
  
• Columbia SC Development Gateway
• Congaree Vista
• Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance
• Sumter - Columbia Empowerment Zone
• Better Business Bureau
• Conference centers

Businesses in Columbia, South Carolina

• Advertising agencies in Columbia
• Apartments in Columbia
• Artists, art galleries, art dealers in Columbia
• Assisted living, retirement homes in Columbia
• Attorneys in Columbia

• Bands in Columbia
• Banks in Columbia
• Business consultants in Columbia

• Caterers, catering services in Columbia
• Coliseums, auditoriums, entertainment centers in Columbia
• College stores in Columbia
• Communication companies in Columbia
• Computer consultants in Columbia
• Computer equipment dealers in Columbia
• Computer networking in Columbia
• Computer software systems in Columbia
• Computer training in Columbia
• Conference centers in Columbia
• Consulting engineers in Columbia
• Contract information technology professionals in Columbia
• Credit unions in Columbia

• Detective agencies in Columbia
• Disc jockeys in Columbia
• Doctors, physicians in Columbia

• Electric utilities, cooperatives in Columbia
• Employment agencies in Columbia
• Engineers in Columbia

• Florists in Columbia
• Food products, gifts in Columbia
• Funeral homes, directors in Columbia
• Furniture in Columbia

• General contractors in Columbia
• Gifts, gift shops in Columbia
• Golf courses, golf clubs in Columbia
• Grass, sod, turf in Columbia

• Heating/air conditioning contractors in Columbia
• Home builders in Columbia
• Home inspectors, home inspection services in Columbia
• Hotels, motels in Columbia

• Insurance agencies in Columbia
• Internet access providers in Columbia

• Jewelers, jewelry stores in Columbia

• Men's clothing, accessories in Columbia
• Mortgage loans in Columbia
• Motorcycles, scooters in Columbia

• New car dealers in Columbia

• Office supplies, equipment, furniture in Columbia

• Photographers in Columbia - commercial
• Photographers in Columbia - portrait, wedding
• Printers in Columbia

• Real estate schools, colleges in Columbia
• Real estate
  –  Private, gated communities in Columbia
  
• Realtors
  –  Commercial real estate agents in Columbia
  –  Residential real estate agents in Columbia
  
• Recording studios in Columbia
• Restaurants in Columbia

• Shopping centers, malls in Columbia
• Sporting goods, outdoor outfitters in Columbia
• Swimming pools, spas sales and service in Columbia

• Telephone companies, cooperatives in Columbia
• Travel agencies in Columbia

• Web designers, developers in Columbia
• Web site hosting in Columbia
• Writers in Columbia - freelance

Media

• Newspapers, magazines, journals
• Radio stations
• Television stations
• Columbia guides
  –  City of Columbia
  –  Columbia A to Z
  –  Downtown Columbia City Center
  –  hugerstreet.com
  –  MidNet - provides free Web hosting to nonprofits
  

Government, Military

• City of Columbia
  –  Police Department
  
• Richland County
  –  County officials, offices - phone numbers, addresses
• Central Midlands Council of Governments
• Columbia Housing Authority
• State of South Carolina
• US Department of Agriculture
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• US Small Business Administration
• Fort Jackson - US Army

Schools, Colleges, Libraries, Museums

• K-12 schools
  –  Richland County | Lexington County
  
• Colleges, universities - all
  –  University of South Carolina - USC
  –  Innovista - USC initiative that brings public and private sector researchers together in an urban innovation district
  
• Libraries, archives, museums
  –  Richland County | Lexington County
  

Hospitals, Churches, Helping Organizations

• Clinics, health centers
• Hospitals
• Assisted living, retirement homes
• Churches
• Community, service organizations
  –  Richland County | Lexington County
  
• Environmental, conservation organizations
• Senior citizen resources in Columbia

Places Near Columbia

• Arcadia Lakes
• Blythewood
• Cayce
• Chapin
• Congaree National Park
• Dentsville
• Forest Acres
• Fort Jackson
• Gaston
• Gilbert
• Irmo
• Lake Murray
• Lexington
• Pelion
• Pine Ridge
• South Congaree
• Springdale
• Swansea
• West Columbia