January 18, 2022
As behind-the-scenes work turns into land cleared and steel rising, local development authorities are seeking to continue that momentum. That joint effort will be discussed at a meeting of members of the authorities during a day-long session on Feb. 18….Read more »
January 12, 2022
With the expectation that a large spec building in the works for Calhoun Highway near Ga. 140 will move fast, Plymouth Industrial REIT is planning to construct another large building on the same property. On Wednesday morning, Missy Kendrick, president of…Read more »
January 7, 2022
Two housing-related applications were backed by the Rome-Floyd Planning Commission during their first meeting of the year. The first application is to rezone 3.4 acres along First Avenue and Fourth Street from Community Commercial and Light Industrial to Multifamily-Residential to…Read more »
January 4, 2022
The past year was scattered, smothered, and covered with new growth and the prospect of growth to come. From major hospital deals to expanded opportunities by way of available land, Rome and Floyd County saw lots of changes in 2021….Read more »
December 28, 2021
The purchase of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property was delayed when access to the complex wasn’t included in the original land survey. However, it appears the issue concerning ingress and egress at the site on Charlton Street has…Read more »
December 21, 2021
In order to make a piece of land more marketable for business development, the Rome Floyd Development Authority approved the purchase of an 11.39-acre tract of land near Highway 140 and Prosperity Way on Tuesday. That tract of land will…Read more »
December 20, 2021
The Downtown Development Authority awards celebrated downtown Rome businesses and influencers for 2021 with the organizer of the Rome Shakespeare Festival, Gail Deschamps, receiving a special nod. Deschamps was posthumously awarded the Quality of Life Award which was received by…Read more »
December 6, 2021
The first shovelfuls of Georgia red clay symbolized the beginning of what will be a 425,000-square-foot distribution facility by fall 2022. It took several years, a lot of cooperation and vision to get to this point. “Phillip (Hight) and I…Read more »
December 1, 2021
In an effort to facilitate a 40,000 square foot expansion at VTI of Georgia, the Rome Floyd Development Authority approved a $31.1 million bond resolution on Tuesday. VTI, located at 1351 Redmond Circle, makes a variety of architectural wood doors,…Read more »
October 28, 2021