Jimmy Davis and Sarah Vance have seen their share of unique treasures throughout the years. Much of it can still be found at their Three Rivers Antiques, 109 Broad St. But it won’t be there long....
Harvest Moon: Handcrafted beer event a success The handcrafted beer movement, currently sweeping the nation with growing popularity, invaded Broad Street this past Wednesday at the Harvest Moon Café , according to a press release. The resta...
Born to be a businessman Randolph Oswalt was born with entrepreneurial blood coursing through his veins. Perhaps that helps explain how it came to pass that a longtime small businessman was able to purchase an entire shop...
Demolition still not complete at Hight site Gateway Environmental Services Inc. is well into the fifth month of a three-month contract to demolish and clean up the Hight Homes property at Turner McCall Boulevard and North Fifth Avenue. “We...
Social Security turns 75 Baby boomers across the Coosa Valley and the rest of the nation are beginning to show their age, and the program many of them are depending on for financial support is becoming more financially ch...
Syntec expands services, brings 30 jobs to Rome Tom Watters, president and chairman of the board at Rome-based Syntec Industries , revealed plans for a $7.5 million expansion at Tuesday’s Rome Floyd County Development Authority meeting. The ...
Levy influence all over downtown Rome businessman Ira Levy has been doing the same thing since he was 7 years old. “When I grew up, it was called the junk business, then it was the garbage man. Every couple of years they coin a ...
Allison Smith feels like destiny is being fulfilled when she takes over a business that is as old as she is. Smith, the membership di- rector at the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce, will be leavi...
There’s more troubling news for Rome and Floyd County —per capita personal income was down 1.6 percent in 2009. The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report that ...
If the Rome Little Theatre were to stage a production of “Back to the Future,” Rome businessman Jim Davis would surely be cast as Doc Brown — but he would have to wear a wig. In the showroom of J...
Job seekers, take note: The competition at Steak ‘n Shake is fierce. Hundreds of people applied Thursday for positions at the new restaurant set to open Sept. 15 on Turner McCall Boulevard. Hundr...
A Sept. 22 session at the Rome Civic Center is one of four public hearings the Public Service Commission has set before ruling on a proposed Georgia Power Co. rate increase. Georgia Power filed fo...
The move of CCH-Small Firm Services (CCH-SFS) from Rome to Kennesaw may not have the devastating impact on the Floyd County unemployment rate as government and business leaders had feared. The ...
The addition of ,b> Tuesday Morning was announced Tuesday as the anchor tenant to Dalton Outlet Shops located at Market Street, Dalton, GA. Tuesday Morning signed a long-term lease and is takin...
Tony Mejia says he sees too many young people trying to get things done the easy way. “When you have a relationship or a business or a commitment in school, most people go the easy route because t...