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Roman Murry Cail (left) was one of the first customers Monday morning at the new Batteries Plus store at 503 Turner McCall Blvd. Colby Walraven (right) is the manager. (Doug Walker, RN-T) Batteries Plus now open
Everything from the smallest watch battery to bulldozer batteries is now available at the new Batteries Plus at 503 Turner McCall Blvd. The new business, which opened Monday, has more than 400...
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Report: Redmond has $365 million economic impact
Redmond Regional Medical Center generated $365 million in revenue for the local economy in 2007, the hospital reported today. The economic impact data is from a recent report by the Georgia Ho...
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The former Johnny Carino s location and building in the Village Shopping Center.(Ken Caruthers/RN-T.com) Builder: Steak ’n Shake to open in July
The old Etta James song “At Last” comes to mind as Rome builder Wayne Robinson confirms that he and partner Brooke Temple have acquired franchise rights to a Steak ’n Shake for Rome. Robinson ...
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Andrew I. Cohen Speaker to discuss business ethics at Shorter College
Andrew I. Cohen, associate professor of philosophy and director of the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University, will be the featured speaker at Shorter College’s second ...
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County health board plans to regulate tattoo, piercing shops
The Floyd County Board of Health is looking to begin regulation of body art shops operating within the county. Tim Allee, the district environmental health director, said a first reading of the ...
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Source: Georgia Dept. of Labor. Click to view larger Unemployment at nearly 11 percent in Rome, but lower than other parts of NW Georgia
It’s getting to the point where you don’t want to open the announcements from the Georgia Department of Labor . Wednesday’s communication offered more bad news on the economic front as the jobl...
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J.L. Todd Auction building, adjacent structure on the market
The historic J.L. Todd Auction Company building is for sale, as is the former Atlanta Gas Light building right next to the auction company offices. Both buildings are part of the Todd estate and a...
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A worker installs a sign at the new Johnny s Pizza on Broad Street. (Doug Walker, RN-T) Johnny's Pizza set to open next week
Works crews are putting the finishing touches on the new Johnny’s New York Style Pizza restaurant, 233 Broad Street in Rome. Robert Blumberg hopes to get a final inspection and his certificate of ...
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Local auto dealer hopeful he can keep Cadillac franchise
by Doug Walker
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The letter is not yet in the mail. Riverside Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac owner John Welborn said Tuesday he’s still waiting to hear from GM whether or not he’ll be able to hang on to his Cadillac...
Home sales up, so are foreclosures
by Doug Walker
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The sale of new homes in Rome was up in February, compared to the same month last year. Unfortunately, the foreclosure and 90-day delinquency rates were also up over year over year. Ruth Terry, pr...
Local jobs below 2000 level
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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Romans are getting used to snow this winter so it’s no surprise that the latest jobs figures from the Georgia Department of Labor portray a snowball rolling downhill. Rome lost 700 jobs from Decemb...
Riverside Toyota getting a makeover
by Doug Walker
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Rome’s Riverside Toyota is taking advantage of a slow sales period to complete a major renovation project that started a couple of years ago. Owner Skip Welborn said the dealership at 131 U.S. ...
Speaker: Watch for warning signs that an employee may become violent
by Doug Walker
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There’s no such thing as a typical criminal, but most criminals do display many common characteristics. John Weeks, president and chief executive officer of IntelliQuest Consulting, briefed more th...
Northwest Georgia Minority Business Association seeks revival
by Doug Walker
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Black business leaders across Rome and Northwest Georgia are trying their best to revive the Northwest Georgia Minority Business Association. The organization might be considered a hybrid, a cross ...
Downtown business owners give updates at monthly coffee break
by Doug Walker
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Downtown merchants were encouraged Friday to check out the integrity of their buildings after a section of brick fell Thursday from the roofline at 318 Broad St. Fortunately no one was hurt. The...
Local professionals meet with Shorter business students
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Shorter College was awarded funding from the Georgia Society of CPAs to host a "Meet and Greet" luncheon for potential accounting majors. This event gave Shorter students the opportunity to meet ...
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