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227 Broad Street will be the location of Curlee s Fish House and Oyster Bar. It is expected to open in April. (Daniel Varnado RN-T.com)
Update: Businessman says sprinkler ordinance dampening development
A Rome businessman told local government representatives he may have to move his proposed Broad Street business elsewhere if a local sprinkler ordinance is not amended. At a called meeting of Ro...
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Rome restaurants are expecting wings — such as these cooking at Jefferson’s — to be a top-seller with Super Bowl fans today.(Daniel Varnado RN-T.com)
Super Bowl an economic boon for Rome restaurants
Super Bowl Sunday is to many restaurateurs what Valentine’s Day is to florists. Wings, pizza and beer will be flowing at most of the eateries with television screens around Rome tonight. John Schr...
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Hydro Dynamics employees Doug Mancosky (from left), Derek Parker and Dan Armstead compare notes over one of the company’s ShockWave Power Reactors used in a number of food, petroleum and biodiesel applications. (Doug Walker, RN-T.com)
Rome company on the forefront of biodiesel development
The Rome-based firm Advanced Biofuel Solutions will be showing off the ShockWave Power Reactor at the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla., this week. Hydro Dynamics Inc., a...
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Flags being placed in Hight Square lot on Feb. 2. (Doug Walker, RN-T.com)
Flags being laid in Hight Square lot, expected Publix site
Crews use a drill to place flags in the soil on the site of the Charles Hight Square shopping center at Turner McCall Boulevard and North Fifth Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 2. Madison Retail is slated ...
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Flea market planned for Walenda Drive lot
The Rome-Floyd County Planning Commission recommended approval Thurs­day of heavy commercial zoning to allow a flea market at the corner of Martha Berry Boulevard and Walenda Drive. The site form...
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The Georgia Multiple Listing Service had 689 active listings, including this house being sold by Hardy Realty on Sixth Avenue in the Between the Rivers District, in Floyd County. (Doug Walker / Rome News-Tribune)
Floyd County realtors closed on 40 single family homes in January
Floyd County real estate agents closed 40 single-family home sales in January, up from 31 in January of 2011. Another positive indicator in the January report is that the average number of days a h...
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Cartersville Medical Center receives new robotic surgical system
Cartersville Medical Center now offers the most advanced and state-of-the-art robotic surgical technology available to patients today. “We are excited to offer this technology at Cartersville Medi...
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Atlanta restaurateurs to open Waterclub in Cave Spring
Lured to Cave Spring by its landmark fresh water spring and what K.C. Myers calls “breathtaking scenery,” Jeff and K.C. Myers will be opening the Waterclub Restaurant on Feb. 14 in what was formerl...
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September air show to include barbecue cook-off and auto show
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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Promoters of the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in September are promising a fun and safe event at Rome’s Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. John Cowman told members of the Greater Rome C...
Adairsville based Yanmar furthers partnership with Wisconsin manufacturer
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Adairsville-based Yanmar Co. LTD and the Wisconsin-based Manitou Group are taking a longstanding manufacturing relationship to a new level. Manitou is a manufacturer of compacting and mate...
Greater Rome Bank president talks about banking, economy
by Kevin Myrick, staff writer
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Greater Rome Bank president David Lance said that even though the economy is still recovering, the current downturn will continue for the foreseeable future. “We believe that it’s going to lengthe...
Another convenience store to change hands
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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Yet another Mapco convenience store, this one at 200 N. Broad St., has closed its doors. The same scenario that played out at the intersection of Highway 53 and 140 occurred at the North Rome loca...
PILOT agreement related to hospital deal is completed
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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While it may be another two months before operational control of the Polk County hospital is turned over to Polk Medical Center Inc., a definitive agreement has been reached regarding a payment in ...
Some happy to put off retirement
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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While government and industry leaders express concerns about the large number of baby boomers who are leaving the workforce, particularly in skilled labor positions, there are others who are workin...
Plans for new hospital in Polk County move forward
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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The Polk Medical Center Inc. board gathered for the first time Friday, approving a transition agreement that will shift management of Polk Medical Center in Cedartown from Redmond Regional Medical ...
United Community Banks turns slight fourth quarter profit
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
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Blairsville-based United Community Bank posted a profit for the fourth quarter, prompting smiles on the faces of local bank officials. David Johnson, president and chief operating officer for ...