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Rubber company to invest $8 million in West Rome with new facility

June 19, 2023

Swami Compounding announced Friday they will be locating in a 110,000 square-foot manufacturing facility at 29 Westside Industrial Blvd. in West Rome. The Rome Floyd County Development Authority worked with the company to identify an available building suitable for operations….Read more »

Battey Business Complex environmental tests show promise for future redevelopment

June 19, 2023

Soil and groundwater testing at the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital property on Division Street, now dubbed the Battey Business Complex, has been showing positive results. Rome-Floyd County Development Authority President Missy Kendrick told the authority board that initial testing…Read more »

Looking back and forward: Economic development in Floyd County

April 26, 2023

It is no secret that Rome Floyd County is truly a remarkable place to live, work and play. Broad Street is the representative main street for the State of Georgia and few small towns can boast of the diverse healthcare…Read more »

SPLOST-funded land projects working toward accelerated construction certification process

April 26, 2023

As an EV boom continues in Bartow County, the interest in a 200-plus acre property near the border in Floyd County is high as the SPLOST-funded project moves through the site certification process. “If we don’t sell this site before…Read more »

Rome Floyd County Development Authority enters agreement with city to sell 12.6 acres of land at former GE site

March 23, 2023

The Rome Floyd County Development Authority board approved an agreement with the City of Rome to sell 12.6 acres of land at the former GE plant in West Rome at $50,000 an acre. The authority and city agreed Tuesday to…Read more »

TYM USA and Branson Tractors Merge to Become TYM North America

January 31, 2023

ROME, Ga. / ACCESSWIRE / January 25, 2023 / TYM USA and Branson Tractors, two leaders in the agricultural tractor manufacturing space, have officially merged and rebranded as TYM North America. The merger, which went into effect on Jan. 1,…Read more »

Large tradeshow design, marketing firm to consolidate operations in northern Floyd County

January 4, 2023

A three-dimensional marketing agency headquartered in Atlanta and Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that they will consolidate operations in an 80,000 square-foot facility located off Ga. 140 in Armuchee. Think 360 Inc. designs and manufactures tradeshow displays of corporate interiors and demonstration…Read more »

$5.1 Million Allocated by Congress for Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Property Redevelopment

December 28, 2022

Rome, GA December 28th, 2022- The Rome Floyd Development Authority announced today that Congress has allocated $5.1 million in their 2023 budget for the redevelopment of the former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital Property. The Rome Floyd Development Authority applied for…Read more »

Massive Hillman Group distribution facility opens in Shannon

December 19, 2022

Rows and rows of packed products fill the shelves of the Hillman Group’s largest distribution facility in the U.S., located in Shannon. The massive 450,000 square foot facility will consolidate the company’s operations in Northwest Georgia and serve as a…Read more »

SPLOST-funded property acquisition projects moving forward

November 21, 2022

The flat farmland off Bass Ferry Road dubbed Enterprise Corner, already ideal for industrial prospects, is just one of several SPLOST funded property acquisition projects beginning to move forward. The 202-acre property just off U.S. 411 near the Bartow County…Read more »

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