September 10, 2025
The key to growth for Rome and Floyd County is targeted small growth and collaboration. That’s the message Spencer Hogg, new president and CEO of the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority shared when he introduced himself to the Rome City Commission…Read more »
August 25, 2025
The success of the Rome-Floyd Development Authority will be easy to measure, according to its incoming president and CEO, Robert Spencer Hogg. “Our job is to raise the standard of living for everyone in this community by bringing in good…Read more »
August 15, 2025
A real estate development group from Atlanta has recently purchased an industrial property in West Rome on Kirton Street off Shorter Avenue. Hight Knox Properties purchased the former Foss Manufacturing site at 21 Kirton St. The property, more than 210,000…Read more »
March 17, 2025
Rome and Floyd County remain a significant player in Economic Development in the State of Georgia and the nation, currently recognized as having the sixth highest number of economic development announcements per capita for metros with populations of 50,000 to…Read more »
January 13, 2025
While healthcare continues to dominate the job market in Floyd County, housing also continues to be a stumbling block in attracting and retaining workers. “Healthcare employees are highly in demand in Rome and Floyd County,” Georgia Power data scientist Mike…Read more »
January 9, 2025
Fifteen acres of land along Highway 53, across from Lowe’s Distribution Center, could be added to nearby acreage for a new data center, dubbed Project Sassy. The project’s developers entered an option with the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority for the…Read more »
January 2, 2025
Looking at what is now a white hot area of development, plans to create a joint development authority comprising Floyd County, Bartow County and Polk County. Northwest Georgia has been a hotbed of economic activity over the past year with…Read more »
December 17, 2024
A second data center project is planned for Floyd County, this time on property behind Coosa High School, and it’s likely not the last. The Rome Floyd Development Authority, acting as a go between for the Floyd County Board of…Read more »
October 21, 2024
When beer goes bad, what do you do with it? One answer: turn it into renewable energy via natural gas. “What if that beer itself was recycled?” Synthica Energy CEO Sam Schutte asked. “We get the beer out of the cans, turn…Read more »
September 27, 2024
Please join us for an update on the EPA Brownfield Community-Wide Assessment project. Refreshments will be provided. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81270478827?pwd=Qisia91bgnac2bm73ukaa1exje0aiy Meeting ID: 812 7047 8827 Passcode: 493029