Business

Graceful Beam, instructor of Business Management, was the Georgia Northwestern Technical College representative for the first annual Georgia Master Teacher Experience; an intensive week of focus on instructional innovations, motivational techniques, situational problem-solving, contextual learning, and information exchange. 

Lindale Piggly Wiggly customers will be greeted by a new owner today. Randy Gentry, who also owns Piggly Wiggly stores in Buchanan and Tallapoosa, is taking over from longtime owner Spence Millican.

Heritage First Bank and Makervillage have partnered to bring Atlanta-based crowdfunding marketplace SparkMarket to lead a crowdfunding workshop for local entrepreneurs,inventors, and investors interested in alternative financing options for creating and growing business. The free event is for those with any level of business and investment experience. It will be held at 7hills Makerspace, located on the penthouse floor of 336 Broad St. on Wednesday, July 30, at 7 p.m.

The Georgia Highlands College Office of Continuing Education will be hosting the 8th Annual Managing Human Resources Seminar on Aug. 6 from 8:30am-2:30pm. The seminar will focus on the changing employment landscape in Northwest Georgia and how to attract and retain high quality talent.

Justin A. Mitchell has been named registrar at Shorter University. As registrar Mitchell is responsible for maintaining student records and serving as an academic liaison between faculty and staff. He will also manage student and class scheduling and degree audits, evaluate transfer credit, determine athletic eligibility and prepare the university’s annual catalog.

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will host a special recruitment for job seekers who qualify for OJT, a federal on-the-job training program to help get unemployed workers back into the labor force. The recruitment will be held Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dalton Career Center, 1460 Chattanooga Ave.

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission has determined that a Development of Regional Impact study is appropriate for a proposed mixed-use project called Etowah Grove being put forward by Mark Brewster, president of Garden Lakes Realty.

Steve Taylor doesn’t have to do any arm wrestling with other county commissioners to get things done in Bartow County.

The Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seminar to help small businesses with their bidding efforts Tuesday, July 22 at the Chamber.

Cylina Payne, co-owner of Shrimp Boat of Rome Inc., answers the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot.

It’s been a banner year for Bartow County economic developers. voestalpine cut the ribbon in April for a new auto equipment plant while at the same time announcing a major expansion of the facility in the Highlands 75 Industrial Park.

The Wings Over North Georgia air show, set for Oct. 18-19 at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, could have close to a $5 million economic impact on the Rome and Floyd County area, according to JLC Air Shows Executive Director John Cowman.

Initial claims for unemployment compensation filed by Floyd County residents in June were down slightly from May and down 18 percent compared to June of a year ago.

Rome native Robert W. Loftin, now a major hotel developer based in Washington, D.C., wants to give his hometown a boost. Loftin said he wants to purchase a water park in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, and move it to Rome.

Contractors have brought a huge pile driver to the site of the proposed Courtyard by Marriott Hotel on West Third Street in Rome.  

A Belgium-based company is bringing its manufacturing operations to the United States with a Cartersville facility.

Downtown Rome has aggressively gone after low-interest loans available through several state community redevelopment programs.

Essentials of customer service that helped grow Southeastern Mills of Rome into a powerhouse in the food service industry were discussed during Wednesday’s meeting of the Small Business Action Council at the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce.

Development Authority of Floyd County Chairman Mark Eubanks raised concerns Wednesday about a potential reduction in job tax credits for new or expanding industries.

GADSDEN, Alabama -- The Gadsden City Council today approved purchasing about seven acres of property along the Coosa River for $1.75 million from BD Properties.

Susan Lee, M.D., has joined the Floyd Primary Care Network. She is seeing patients at Floyd Primary Care located at 1650 Chattahoochee Dr., Rockmart, GA 30153.

Dr. David W. Carlton of the Rome office of Atlanta Allergy & Asthma Clinic — the largest allergy practice in Georgia — was included in the prestigious Top Doctor online listing by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. — an established healthcare research company based in New York City.

ROME, GA, July 7, 2014 – Regions Bank has announced that Renee Killian, Mortgage Lender, and Chanterelle Damer, West Rome Branch Manager, are recipients of the prestigious “Chairman’s Club” award for their previous year’s performance in mortgage and consumer services, respectively.