Columbus City Council gave its blessing Tuesday to hiring an interim city chief operations officer and approving a new vice mayor.
The unanimously approved Mark Alexander Jr. as interim COO, following David Armstrong’s retirement last month.
A Columbus native, Alexander, 38, previously worked for East Mississippi Community College as the special assistant to the president. He is a partner at Alexander, Covington, & Co., a mergers and acquisitions firm. He is also the COO and co-founder o
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