By Erin Simpson, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 3--Phenix City's blip is getting bigger on the retail radar.
Atlanta-based Halpern Enterprises, which specializes in the development and management of shopping centers, is negotiating with Columbus Regional Healthcare System to buy almost 40 acres off of U.S. 280/431.
On Tuesday, the City Council approved on first reading the rezoning of that land from medical zone to highway commercial.
Frank Scott, Halpern's development director, has worked in