U.S. Conference of Mayors President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin Elected to Executive Committee of Global Parliament of Mayors

The United States Conference of Mayors Today, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin was elected to the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM).  Unlike any other urban network, the GPM is the first, and only, international organization exclusively for mayors. Founded in 2016, the GPM serves as an unprecedented platform for municipal…

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U.S. Conference of Mayors President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin Elected to Executive Committee of Global Parliament of Mayors

Vision PR Newswire Today, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin was elected to the Executive Committee of the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM).  Unlike any other urban network, the GPM is the first, and only, international organization exclusively for mayors. Founded in 2016, the GPM serves as an unprecedented platform for municipal leaders to collaborate on…

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Why Millennials Are Finally Choosing Columbia

Free Times For Sam Johnson, childhood friends leaving Columbia has pretty much been the story of his life. “I’m a Columbia boy,” says Johnson, 30, who went to Spring Valley High School, attended the University of South Carolina, and worked first for S.C. Rep. Anton Gunn’s office, then Mayor Steve Benjamin’s first campaign and later Benjamin’s office at City Hall.…

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U.S. Conference of Mayors have dinner, talk infrastructure in the bottom of Vulcan quarry

Aggregates Manager Columbia (S.C.) Mayor Steve Benjamin, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, recently hosted the organization’s 2018 Fall Leadership Meeting, freetimes reports. Mayors from across the nation attended the event, which included a private Thursday night reception and dinner at the bottom of Vulcan Materials‘ Columbia Quarry. “My focus as president of the conference this year is on…

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Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin rides one of city’s new bikes, launches Bike Share Initiative

ColaDaily Columbia’s Mayor Steve Benjamin officially launched the city’s new bike share program Monday afternoon.  Benjamin rode under the Lincoln Street tunnel, and through the Vista Greenway on one of the new Blue Bikes to address the crowd. He introduced BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina division president Scott Graves.  BlueCross is the title sponsor for the Bike Share Initiative,…

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