October 17, 2023
Key support for a $100 million expansion planned at International Paper Co. won quick, unanimous approval from the Rome Floyd Development Authority on Tuesday. It is the latest in a series of such expansions, including one announced in 2013 and…Read more »
August 24, 2023
Local development authority President Missy Kendrick has been chosen as the Georgia state director for the Southern Economic Development Council. “The Southern Economic Development Council is a very well respected and powerful voice for economic development in our 17 state…Read more »
August 21, 2023
Two companies looking to open new facilities in the Northwest Georgia Regional Industrial Park near Shannon expect to close on the property in the next few months. The industrial park is jointly owned by Floyd and Gordon counties. It’s bordered…Read more »
August 15, 2023
A grant administrator was approved Tuesday by the Rome Floyd County Development Authority Board to oversee work at the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property on Division Street. Eventually, most of the buildings on that property — dubbed the Battey…Read more »
August 14, 2023
Looking ahead to how its products affect the environment, Rome-based Pirelli North America announced this week a partnership with an environmentally friendly highway testbed on an 18-mile stretch of I-85. The purpose of a highway testbed is to provide an…Read more »
July 31, 2023
The Rome-Floyd County Development Authority is using a federal grant to not only assess current properties with potential environmental hazards but also to compile a list of additional properties for future development. A presentation Wednesday outlined some of the work going on…Read more »
July 25, 2023
Looking at a former manufacturing site that nature has nearly taken back, it appears overgrown and rundown — but to some it looks like an industrial recruitment tool. The Rome Floyd County Development Authority will present its plans on Wednesday…Read more »
July 24, 2023
Rome’s Hydro Dynamics has been recognized again by the Georgia Department of Economic Development for continually expanding their business into new international markets. Hydro Dynamics was awarded a 2023 GLOBE award for its expansion into Mexico, South Africa and Slovenia,…Read more »
July 14, 2023
JOIN US FOR A PUBLIC MEETING ON EPA BROWNFIELD COMMUNITY-WIDE ASSESSMENT DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2023 TIME: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING: Https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81690978908?pwd=qvjxvggrrwtwse9aqvjjaur3blpyqt09 Meeting ID: 816 9097 8908 Passcode: 412441 LOCATION: ROME FLOYD COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OFFICE…Read more »
July 12, 2023
A new industry is coming to the Northwest Georgia Regional Industrial Park in Shannon. On Wednesday, the Gordon County/Floyd County Joint Development Authority approved the sale of 10.4 acres in the park to Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based Power and Rubber Supply for…Read more »