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News from August 2021

Development Authority aiming to identify additional industrial properties

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 »

County betting Braden Farm can grow jobs instead of soybeans or corn

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 »

Planting the seed: County, city invest SPLOST funds for Hwy. 411 land purchase, spec buildings planned for site

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 »

Three industrial zoning applications backed by planning commission

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 »

Primary issue for local employers right now is growth of the workforce

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 »

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