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    Rome Floyd Chamber Board of Directors unanimously vote to hire Jeanne Krueger as President/CEO
    Friday, July 26, 2019
    Rome Floyd Chamber Board of Directors unanimously vote to hire Jeanne Krueger as President/CEO, effective immediately.   Krueger has spent the past seven months serving as Interim Director, providing continuity and leadership for both members and staff, while working diligently with the community at large to broaden the Chamber’s role in the future success of Rome and Floyd County.  “The Board ...read more
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    Congratulations to our community!
    Tuesday, April 16, 2019
    The most recent meeting of the Greater Rome Existing Industries Association (GREIA), an association of the Rome Floyd Chamber, celebrated numerous recent investments, expansions, new companies and new jobs in Rome and Floyd County. Congratulations to our community! The announcements represent an unprecedented period of economic development in Floyd County. The diversity of these announcements ...read more
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    The Rome Floyd Chamber Executive Boardroom Named In honor of W. Frank Barron, Jr. & J. Paul Ferguson, M.D.
    Tuesday, December 11, 2018
    Rome, Georgia – December 11 – The Rome Floyd Chamber is pleased to announce the dedication of the renovated Rome Floyd Chamber Executive Boardroom, 1 Riverside Parkway. The Barron – Ferguson Executive Boardroom was dedicated Monday evening, December 10, in honor of W. Frank Barron, Jr. and J. Paul Ferguson, M.D.   “It was an honor and a privilege for the Board of Directors of the Rome Floyd ...read more
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    Candor to create 25 jobs in Rome
    Thursday, October 19, 2017
    Company headquarters location to invest $39 million in Floyd CountyRome, Georgia – October 19 – The Rome Floyd Chamber, the City of Rome and Floyd County today announced that Candor USA will invest $39 million in Rome and Floyd County and create 25 jobs over the next five years.  Candor has developed a smartphone app and chatbot to help Millennial consumers find appropriate health care coverage ...read more
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    Former Florida Tile Building Sold and Balta Home USA to Bring in 75 Jobs
    Tuesday, April 18, 2017
    ROME, GA - The Rome Floyd Chamber is pleased to announce that the 172 acre site previously occupied by Florida Tile has been purchased by an investment partnership.  Phillip Hight of Hight Property Group and Hardman Knox of Knox Properties recently acquired the site from Caterpillar.   The partnership between Hight Property Group and Knox Properties will result in a combined $10 million ...read more
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