Rome-Floyd County Development Authority Chairman Jimmy Byars is “cautiously optimistic” that a new executive director for the agency can be hired soon.
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With the lead responsibility for recruiting new industry to Floyd County being shifted to the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority, the Rome Floyd Chamber is returning to its roots — being all about small business.
It’s been almost a year since the Georgia Department of Community Health rejected an application from Floyd Medical Center, Tanner Medical Center and Hamilton Medical Center to provide open heart surgery services. All three facilities filed appeals of the decision in July 2018 and it’s been …
Earth is finally moving on a couple of commercial projects which have been in the pipeline of Adairsville for months.
Georgia Power customers who examine their June bill closely will note a credit applied to their bill as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Bartow County is one of 47 rural communities across the nation that will receive technical assistance for the development of long-term economic development efforts.
F&P Georgia in the Floyd County Industrial Park off US 27 south will host a charity 5K run and health walk on Saturday, June 15. Funds generated by the event will be directed to the assistance of an employees who’s wife is suffering from cervical cancer.
Emma Rikel, owner of Three Rivers Nutrition, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.
Homeowners in what is probably the strongest neighborhood association around Rome are starting to express their concerns over plans to develop a Sleep Inn at the corner of Charlton Street and Martha Berry Boulevard. Eric McDowell, president of the Summerville Park Neighborhood Association, s…
Berry College revealed plans for a new hotel adjacent to the Rome Tennis Center on Thursday.
Mount Berry Mall officials have unveiled plans for a Rome Summer Showcase event, designed to highlight local food, business, health and recreational venues. The event will be held at the mall on Thursday, July 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. Businesses can register to participate at www.ourcityfavorites.com.
The 2017 Census of Agriculture paints a stark picture for local farming operations, perhaps vividly illustrating why the family farmer is a dwindling entity.
Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful Coordinator Emma Wells has convinced fellow city employees to participate in a couple of clean up events this week.
UGA Floyd County Extension office and and Master Gardener Extension volunteers will host a workshop on the creation of stepping stones for your garden Saturday, June 8, from noon to 2 p.m. at Chieftains Museum.
Farmers and ranchers can employ every “best practice” learned over decades in the business, or from any given workshop conducted by industry professionals, but when it comes right down to it, weather often has the final say as to their success any given year.
A project that has been more than ten years in the making is finally underway off U.S. 411 across from Tractor Supply.
Spriggs Construction crews started the process of building the new Mount Berry Trail on the western flank of the Oostanaula River last week.
Dogged persistence on the part of a local auction sales team and some movement on the part of both the buyer and seller has resulted in a contract for the Masters Antiques building, 241 Broad Street.
Seven special needs students within the Floyd County Schools system wrapped up a one-year internship at Redmond Regional Medical Center this week, the culmination of one project, but just the beginning of what can be a long, productive life in the workforce.
West Rome Animal Clinic is happy to welcome Dr. Spencer Bragg to the team. Dr. Bragg will be joining West Rome’s efforts to provide gold-standard veterinary care to the Rome community. Our mission is to treat all pets with kindness, dignity and respect while providing “more good years togeth…
The unemployment rate in Floyd County dropped near an all time low at 3.2% in April — nearly reaching the all time rate low for the area of 3.1% set in November 2000.
The start of construction of the new indoor tennis courts at the Rome Tennis Center couldn’t come at a better time for Ann Hortman, director of the Rome Sports Commission.
Leadership at the Shanklin-Attaway Post 5 of the American Legion have confirmed they are once again entertaining serious offers for the sale of their post property on Shorter Avenue.
Rome and Floyd County’s economic development effort has a brighter future thanks to a public-private partnership that is bringing a $22.3 million natural gas pipeline upgrade to western Floyd County.
A local bank with locations in Floyd and Gordon County announced its board of directors has authorized a program in which Greater Community Bank seeks to repurchase $650,000 of its common stock.
Fifteen years ago, if you asked Dr. Jason Dunn what he would be up to today, he would never have guessed he would be practicing psychology.
Rome is enjoying a housing construction boom, with out-of-town developers acquiring several old subdivisions that had languished dormant for years and building them out. Rome-Floyd County Building Inspection Director Howard Gibson said the need for affordable housing and the availability of …
Floyd Medical Center and the Polk School District are partnering together for a new program starting in the 2019-2020 year in hopes of increasing the wellness of students and staff at campuses in Cedartown and Rockmart.
More than one-third of Georgia hospitals scored an “A’’ in the latest safety ratings by the Leapfrog Group, including Redmond Regional Medical Center locally.
The Wings Over North Georgia air show at Russell Regional Airport Labor Day weekend will be the only stop in Georgia for the Viper and Heritage Flight teams during the entire 2019 season.
Renaissance Marquis front desk receptionist Vicky McCullough was recently named the winner of the facility’s annual Going the Extra Mile Award.
The Board of Directors of Greater Community Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Kristy S. Brown to Vice President of Retail Banking.
Tax Allocation District financing packages have become one of Rome’s primary incentives to promote economic expansion. However, there seems to be a tad bit of misunderstanding about how TAD packages actually work. Rome City Manager Sammy Rich said that while TADs have become very popular wit…
A group from Georgia Tech’s Emerging Leaders Program toured several facilities around Floyd County and met with industries leaders this week as part of a program designed to show how the school’s programs mesh with local industry.
Ande Frazier began her career in the financial industry in Rome in 1993, working with her father, Lamar Barden, at Peachtree Planning of Rome as a financial strategist specializing in personal finance and wealth building. Frazier’s career would lead her to New York in 1998, where she would b…
Veteran banker Cyndi Westmoreland has joined Synovus Bank as Vice President of Commercial Banking.
The Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is will partner with Cherokee High School in North Carolina and Appalachian State University to bring students from the Gadugi Scholars Program for a corn planting ceremony at Chieftains at noon Saturday, May 11 on the museum campus.
Tina Samuels, owner of Rome Bodywork and Wellness, answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot. What is your business background? I left the corporate writing world in 2016 to make my hobby of holistic education a career. Beginning with bath salts and essential oil rollers, I t…
Georgians interested in historic preservation will be in Rome on Thursday for an all day session that will shine a light on the importance of preserving the past. Rome was chosen to host the event, in part because the city has essentially been a poster child for downtown preservation and reh…
The Rome Redevelopment Agency has approved the R.H. Ledbetter Properties request for $1.9 million in Tax Allocation District financing to assist with their redevelopment of the old Kmart property on Turner McCall Boulevard in Rome.
The Capitoline Products building adjacent to Richard B. Russell Regional Airport has been sold and will become the home to Heritage Sleep Concepts, a local mattress manufacturer.
Golden trowels replaced the traditional gold-plated shovels for ceremonies to dedicate the new Blooms on Broad project Thursday. The first 12 planters to initiate the program have been placed at each corner of the Second Avenue and Broad Street intersection.
Canoe House opens
DiPrima’s Shoes opens new store
Planting annuals on Broad Street
Veteran Rome banker Rhonda Wallace will formally join the team at Greater Community Bank as vice president of the company on Monday. Wallace tendered her resignation at Synovus Bank in Rome this past Monday morning.
While the U.S. is the largest oil producer in the world, America produces slightly more than half of what it consumes on a daily basis.
The historic Barnsley Resort, tucked in between Rome, Adairsville and Kingston, has a new president and chief executive, David Friederich, who joins the Barnsley operation from his previous post with The Whitley, formerly the Ritz Carlton, in Buckhead.
Mohawk Industries today announced that tufting operations at its Lyerly manufacturing plant will be shifted to other locations, and the Lyerly location will be converted to a yarn storage facility, according to a press release. The plant will cease manufacturing operations on June 30.
