Information fair today focuses on Fort Benning area

An information fair for Armor troops, civil service workers and their families making the move to Georgia is Thursday at the Fort Knox Leaders Club.

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With the establishment of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., many operations formerly based at Fort Knox are relocating as part of the Base Realignment and Closure initiative. More than 300 representatives from that area are coming for the event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.

It is being staged by the Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce and The Valley Partnership, in conjunction with the Maneuver Center of Excellence to provide information about Columbus, Fort Benning and the Chattahoochee Valley.