The first look at June’s employment picture shows a continuing drop in first-time unemployment claims across the region. June’s numbers from the state Department of Labor likewise contrast the record highs recorded during the pandemic months of 2020. But also note the Rome/Floyd labor force chart below. The total dropped 200 positions between May and… Read more
One of downtown Rome’s quiet success stories has been Revive Cycleworks, which is due to open Thursday at 300 N. Fifth Ave. in the River District after a success premiere at 440 Broad St. Stewart and Kelli Duncan picked the former cell phone/insurance building at the corner of Avenue A; it has been transformed into… Read more
An e-commerce/manufacturing site, with just over 1 million square feet under roof, is being proposed for 336 Salem Road in Calhoun off the south bypass and west of U.S. 41. The developer is Hardie Real Estate Group out of Atlanta. Hardie, which has an impressive collage of projects on its website, bills itself as ” a full-service… Read more
On more than 4,100 movie screens alone in the United States — in addition to international box offices and streaming at $30 a pop on Disney+ , Marvel’s Black Widow is shaping up to be the largest blockbuster since the pandemic hit in March 2020. On big screens or small screens, Scarlett Johannson fans are… Read more
It was the ’96 Summer Games polo shirt that caught our eye, the same as the one we’ve had in the closest for 25 years. Our keepsake is on sale — or one just like it — at a new vintage retailer in the Cotton Block of Broad Street. Into the Past bills itself… Read more
Integrated Fiber Solutions, a manufacturer of synthetic bulked continuous filament yarns for the carpet, rug, and automotive industries, is growing at 19 Westside Industrial Blvd. in Rome. A building permit for a 30,000-square-foot addition has been issued. The initial permit value is $3.45 million. In March, the company announced plans to invest $30 million in expanding… Read more
First National Community Bank, which legally merged with Heritage First Bank effective July 1, has named veteran banker Michael H. Baker as Chief Banking Officer and Rome Market President for the newly combined organization. Baker previously served as Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer for Heritage First Bank. Baker’s robust banking career began in 1983. He… Read more
Sakai America has appointed Toshiyuki Ono to the newly created position of Vice President Sales and Marketing, relocating from the Sakai Heavy Industries corporate office in Tokyo, Japan, to Adairsville. Ono spent his first five years in sales, developing the domestic market in Japan. He spent the last 20 years growing international markets in Southeast… Read more
Part of a series of stories looking at what’s ahead in the second half 2021 in Northwest Georgia. Click for part one / part two / part three. Savoy Automobile Museum due this fall. Designed to allow guests to “explore the history and diversity of automobiles through changing exhibits, educational programs and engaging experiences,” this latest member of Georgia… Read more
Chick fil-a Mt. Berry Square Mall will serve you tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. If you crave a chicken biscuit in the morning, good news. Truett’s Chick-fil-a at the Mall will begin serving breakfast July 5 at 7 a.m. – curbside pickup only through 9 a.m. At 9 a.m. you can also pick up your… Read more
First National Community Bank announced Friday that the merger of Heritage First Bancshares Inc., parent company of Heritage First Bank, and First Chatsworth Bankshares Inc., parent company of First National Community Bank has been finalized, effective July 1, 2021. With this transaction, First National Community Bank’s footprint will make it Northwest Georgia’s largest community bank. The combined… Read more
Three months ago, some serious foundation work was under way on the two acres at 2459 Shorter Avenue and Coker Drive for a planned Raceway store and pumps. As the above photos, taken July 2, indicate, there’s been little down time since. The store is well under way and the gas islands are rising… Read more
Media release: Last week, the Georgia Department of Labor ended the state’s participation in the federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs enacted through the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. The last payable week for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) was week ending June 26,… Read more
July’s Georgia Trend features Greater Community Bank’s David Lance, one of the ‘Economic First Responders.’ The article offers different takes on what businesses did to help clients during the pandemic. Lance talked about some of the steps taken by the bank, which has offices in Rome, Calhoun and Cartersville. Says Lance, Greater Community’s president and… Read more
Coosa Valley Credit Union was recently honored with a MAC Award in the non-commercial video category from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions, which recognizes outstanding marketing and business development achievements in the credit union industry nationwide. CVCU received a Gold Award for Non-Commercial Video Marketing. “It’s an honor to be recognized among our peers… Read more