August 18, 2021
Buoyed by the successful negotiations to buy 202 acres of the Braden Farm, the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority agreed Tuesday to move forward with efforts to identify the next significant area for industrial development. Authority President Missy Kendrick told members…Read more »
August 16, 2021
A deal for new industrial property off U.S. 411 between Rome and Cartersville has been a long time in the making. Serious negotiations between the Braden family and the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority for property off U.S. 411 East have…Read more »
August 11, 2021
A joint purchase, using SPLOST funds, of farmland surrounding Bass Ferry Road along U.S. 411 was announced during the Floyd County Commission meeting on Tuesday. The county commission, city of Rome and Rome Floyd Development Authority secured an option to…Read more »
August 9, 2021
Three applications for Heavy Industrial rezoning around Floyd County were backed by the Rome-Floyd Planning Commission during their Thursday meeting. Rome-Floyd Development Authority Director Missy Kendrick spoke in favor of all three applications, saying the area is beginning to lack…Read more »
August 2, 2021
Workforce development has been a buzz phrase in economic development circles for the last several years. Skillsets are important to employers, but the reality of the current job market is that the number of workers in the Rome, Floyd County…Read more »