Fort Benning Impact on Columbus Ga and the surrounding areas

Fort Benning Ga is the largest employer in the Columbus Ga Metro area.   Columbus is the third largest city in Georgia.    Here are some of the numbers produced by Fort Benning. 

1) Fort Benning has a 1.1 million dollar yearly payroll.

2) 33,000 active soldiers on Fort Benning

3) 47,000 military retirees call Fort Benning Home. 

4) 9,000 civilian employees work on Fort Benning

The Armor school is moving to Fort Benning GA as a result of the military realignment.   This is so the Infantry and the Armor School can train together.  Fort Benning has always been home of the Infantry.   The impact from the Armor School will be something like this:

5) 5500 additional permanent troops

6) 5500 additional civilian employess

This does not include the impact of the 3 billion dollars being spent on Fort Benning for construction over the next several years, or the impact of the other affiliate businesses that will locate near the base, or the impact of the infrastructure construction of homes, schools, roads, etc needed to support this influx of troops. 

This also does not include the $85 million dollars being spent on the Infantry Museum .

What are the odds of the Fort Benning area being a good investment over the next few years? 

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