May 23, 2022
It appears that there may be some legs to the idea of gaining a $5.1 million congressional appropriation to take care of asbestos mitigation and demolition costs at the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property. Appropriations are annual decisions made…Read more »
May 20, 2022
A $20 million investment in production facilities in Georgia by the parent company of TYM-USA and Branson Tractors will include a new 142,500-square-foot facility off Cedartown Highway in Floyd County. Dave Auten, the national sales manager for TYM-USA, said the…Read more »
May 20, 2022
The Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville is hosting a special exhibit celebrating tire manufacturing company Pirelli. In 1872, the 23 year old Giovanni Battista Pirelli founded “G.B. Pirelli & C.” in Milan, Italy. Fast-forward 150 years and Pirelli, an internationally…Read more »
May 16, 2022
The Rome Floyd County Development Authority has been awarded $500,000 in federal funds to start addressing hazardous materials on the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital site. It’s part of a $1.5 billion national allocation to “advance environmental justice, spur economic revitalization…Read more »
May 10, 2022
The Rome City Commission voted to rezone the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property on Monday, amid protests from nearby residents. Commissioners rezoned the 132.5-acre complex on Division Street from Office Institutional to Heavy Industrial. The Rome Floyd County Development…Read more »