The Aflac Building, located in

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, was ordered in late November 1974, the groundbreaking ceremony took place January 4, 1975, and the tower was complete and occupied on December 19, 1975. The tower is the tallest building in the U.S. state of

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outside of the

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, and Augusta. It Is located about 1 mile east of

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. The building is 246 feet (75 m) tall. It serves as the headquarters for

Aflac Aflac Inc. (American Family Life Assurance Company) is an American insurance company and is the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the United States. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in Columbus, Georgia. In the U.S., A ...

, an insurance company. The tower was to modernize the downtown Columbus area along with the Columbus government center built a year earlier.

References

Emporis.com
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Aflac.com
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