September 21, 2022
The Rome Floyd County Development Authority is still working to assess any asbestos mitigation needed for the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital site. Even with the site in its current state, the authority is seeking to recruit new manufacturers to…Read more »
September 7, 2022
The walls are up at the 425,000-square-foot Hillman Group facility in Shannon, and two new spec buildings are nearing completion. The activity is underway on the former Florida Tile property, near Balta, at 6785 Calhoun Highway. MDH F2 ATL Shannon…Read more »
July 18, 2022
A firm that makes a variety of architectural wood doors, laminate countertops, butcher block countertops and similar products has recently completed a 40,000-square-foot expansion to its facility in West Rome. Holstein, Iowa-based VT Industries began their operations in Rome in…Read more »
July 11, 2022
Joshua Banks looks for the lesson he should learn in his life experiences — good or bad — and how he can use that knowledge for the better. Banks graduated from Georgia Northwestern Technical College in 2021 with a diploma…Read more »
July 11, 2022
Branson Tractors has been recognized as the 2022 EDA Dealer’s Choice Award recipient in the Tractor manufacturer category. This is the third consecutive year that Branson Tractors/TYM Group has earned the top spot in the survey. Every year, the Equipment…Read more »
June 27, 2022
Global food manufacturer Kerry is the winner of our 2022 Sustainable Plant of the Year award. The company’s breadcrumbs and coatings plant in Rome, Ga., (pictured above) recently underwent a $125 million expansion that added 30% more production capacity to the facility….Read more »
June 22, 2022
A plan to add a large warehouse space for the Kellogg plant expansion on Old Lindale Road took another step forward as the company as a whole announced its split into three independent companies. Locally, the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority…Read more »
June 10, 2022
As Floyd County’s industries move toward expansion, the county’s three development authorities are constantly on the lookout for new land. At this point Floyd County has the Rome-Floyd County Development Authority, the Development Authority of Floyd County and the Gordon-Floyd…Read more »
June 2, 2022
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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 »