Local Business News
DDA examines downtown parking, dumpster fees
Rome’s Downtown Development Authority wants to take a longer look at proposed fees for contractors and dumpsters that take up parking spaces during construction projects downtown. The DDA boar...
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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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Small Business Snapshot
(From left) Lindsay Stanford, Brittany Thomas, Angela Trammell, Keri Burkett, Caitlin Cleary, Traci Ball and Cindy Hobbs of Salon Ten 17. (Contributed Photo) Salon Ten 17
Business name: Salon Ten 17 Business age: eight years Owners: Cindy Hobbs, master cosmetologist How long have you owned it? eight years Location: 5 John Davenport Drive Telephone: 706-...
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Charley Cooper, owner of American Glory Candles and Gifts. (Ken Caruthers, RN-T) American Glory Candles and Gifts
Business name: American Glory Candles and Gifts Business age: four years Owners: Charley Cooper How long have you owned it? four years Location: 2112 Kingston Highway How long at th...
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Chuck Reed (left), Scott Adams (center) and Danny Lientz of Wicked Impressions Tattoos on Shorter Avenue in West Rome. (Lindy D. Cordell, RN-T.com) Wicked Impressions Tattoos
Business name: Wicked Impressions Tattoos Business age: new as of Oct. 24 Owners: Danny Lientz and Chuck Reed, co-owners How long have you owned it? three months Location: 2201 Shorter A...
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Word on the Street
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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Kelly Services to offer placements for health care, IT workers
Kelly Services in Rome has announced it will now provide specialized health care, IT and scientific workers to hospitals, physicians’ offices, medical centers, clinical research organizations,...
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AAUW launches Family Friendly Workplace Award
The Rome chapter of the American Association of University Women ( AAUW ) is launching a Family Friendly Workplace Award competition in Rome this spring. Patricia DeWitt, vice president for Plan...
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Hobby photographer starts Raine Photography
John Raine has turned a longtime hobby into a new business out in West Rome. Raine Photography has opened at 1850 Redmond Circle, Suite 900. Raine said his business is a portrait studio at this ti...
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Who's Who
Joseph A. Palko Jr. Palko to lead retail services at FMC
Joseph A. Palko Jr. has been named director of retail services at Floyd Medical Center. Palko will provide consultative support for existing retail venues, develop plans for the expansion of reta...
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Scott Mahr Barnsley Gardens manager wins top award at industry luncheon
Barnsley Gardens Resort General Manager Scott Mahr was named an outstanding general manager by the Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association during the group’s annual Stars of the Lodging Indust...
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Lee named director of Darlington’s Teaching and Learning Center
Marla Lee will replace Libbie Zimmer as director of Darlington’s Teaching and Learning Center, effective in July, Academic Dean David Powell announced Friday. “Marla is a warm and genuine person w...
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State/National
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems
NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid...
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Stocks post modest gains
Stocks posted modest gains Wednesday, with the Nasdaq ending at its highest level in more than 18 months, as investors weighed falling oil prices against strength in the financial services sector ...
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif.
EL CAJON , Calif. (AP) — Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway. A spokeswoman fo...
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