>>Innovation Conference

The Chamber will welcome Jill Stuckey, the State Director of Alternative Fuels and Head of the Innovative Center for Energy as the keynote speaker for November’s Innovation Conference. Stuckey is leading Georgia’s effort to become energy self-sufficient. “What we’re looking for in Georgia is a renewable source, something we can grow right here, so the money stays right here, it helps our economy,” she explains. Stuckey will offer information on the current progress of alternative energy advances in the state of Georgia at the conference. (Read More)

>>SPLOST 2009 - What's on the Ballot?

Community-Wide Public Safety Network | $26,696,250 will be used to purchase a multiple-site community 800 MHz Trunking Radio System. The system’s hardware is $18.5 million while many other components complete the $26.6 million total. These include tower replacement, tower and land purchases, project engineering, connection to the Chattanooga Area Radio System, 20 mobile repeaters, 90 control stations and hundreds of public and non-public portable and mobile radio devices. This new system will replace out-of-date and/or worn out equipment that is up to 50 years old.

Acquisition & Improvement of Real Estate for Economic Development and Job Creation | $5,983,500 will be used to purchase land that is already under option for the North Floyd Industrial Site located on the Northeast corner of Highway 140 and 53. This is a 375-acre industrial site located seven miles from I-75. (Read More)

>>High School Leadership Rome XXII

Chris Carey, Logical Systems, Inc. and Angie Lewis, Citizens First Bank (program coordinators) announce that the following students have been selected to participate in High School Leadership Rome XXII. (Read More)