Robbie Banks Featured in this week's Right Now Downtown

Check out our own Robbie Banks in an interview on the Downtown Columbus site, here's an excerpt:

It’s impossible to avoid the YPs these days.  Senior citizens, adolescents: they can’t complete.  The YPs (that’s Young Professionals) are organized, coordinated, and they have plans for us, yes they do.

Sounds scary?  You bet it does.  But never fear, they like downtown and they like old people too.  In fact, lots of us are YPs, and don’t even know it.

The Columbus Chamber of Commerce defines YPs loosely as a “self-selected” group who feel like young professionals.  Based on its research, the Chamber says that they typical member is between the ages of 21 and 45.

Robbie Banks’ job at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce is to manage the young professionals group, and she’s got great aspirations for downtown’s YPs:

“I would like to see YPs exercise their Midwestern values by inviting your new-to-Columbus colleagues to lunch or coffee at one of their favorite local spots.  Shop and dine at the local businesses downtown, including the Pearl Market.  Take advantage of the activities such as the downtown kickball, bowling and corn hole leagues and the Downtown Live summer concert series.  Support the arts.  Visit the parks.  Bike, walk or ride COTA to and from work, or at a minimum, do not hop in your car to get places that you can easily bike, walk or ride COTA.”

Read the full post here.

Not connected yet? Shoot Robbie a note at robbie_banks@columbus.org.