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Sear’s closing Rome store in mid-March; 86 jobs in all. No changes with Rome Kmart.

Posted on January 13, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

New today: Ignore those postings about Rome’s Kmart closing. Manager Michael Barger this morning says those reports are bogus. “We’re fine,” says Barger. But its sister store, Sears at Mount Berry Mall, will close by mid-March. read more Read more

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Business: Christopher & Banks opens at Calhoun Premium Outlets. Hardee’s completes latest push in Northwest Georgia. Business calendar.

Posted on January 12, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Christopher & Banks now open at Calhoun Premium Outlets: The shop’s premiere was Friday and brings the retailer back to Northwest Georgia after two-plus years (closed at Mount Berry Mall). Operating hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday. Details read more Read more

Business: Rome’s Hampton Inn needs a few more weeks. More ‘life’ on Broad Street. Darlington’s career day features key speaker, other local voices.

Posted on January 11, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

#hometownbusiness Rome’s new Hampton Inn & Suites will need a few more days: Today was the scheduled opening day of Rome’s newest Hampton Inn & Suites on Turner McCall just above Broad Street but “a few delays” is pushing the opening back a few days. Developer Sam Patel told our Natalie Simms on Friday: “Were… Read more

Gas prices: You’re paying around 25 cents less per gallon vs. a year ago.

Posted on January 11, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

This week’s gas prices from www.georgiagasprices.com and alabamagasprices.com Rome/Floyd County: $1.64 at Kroger and Murphy USA (Walmart). Cartersville/Bartow County: $1.68 at Kangaro Express, Jor Frank Harris Parkway and Grassdale. Cedartown/Polk County: $1.71 at Murphy USA. Calhoun/Gordon County: $1.67 at Wilco Hess, U.S. 41 North and I-75. Centre, Ala.: $1.62 at Murphy USA, Grub Mart, Fuel City, Bypass Express.… Read more

Hardy Realty’s open house gallery for today: Three homes in Rome/Floyd County

Posted on January 10, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Welcome to Hardy Realty’s open house gallery, featuring three homes in the Rome area. Please be sure to check for the open house times on each home. To view this weekend’s gallery, please click Open House. Or click here to see the mobile version of the Open House gallery. read more Read more

Krispy Kreme ‘hot now’ jobs sign is out on Thursday at the Goodwill Career Center; you’ll need to make an appointment

Posted on January 6, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Add one more job fair to the list — and this is one that has been sought for months. The Krispy Kreme doughnut shop opening this month on Turner McCall is having a job fair at the Goodwill Career Center in Rome off Hicks Drive on Thursday. Says Richard Lee of Goodwill: “Krispy Kreme will… Read more

Career Depot highlights several job fairs in Northwest Georgia this month; plus Labor Department updates

Posted on January 6, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Northwest Georgia Career Depot, part of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, has leads on several job fairs this month. Included are: Fieldturf Recruitment, Jan. 8-9, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Fieldturf Tarkett Sports, 175 N Industrial Blvd., Calhoun: Employer needs to hire 20-30 new employees. More below. Alorica, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Cartersville Career Center, 19 Felton Place: Alorica is currently… Read more

Updates on Mount Berry Mall: Express leaving in February; Auntie Anne’s due by early spring

Posted on January 5, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Express — a “fashion retailer that caters mainly to young women and men” and is based in Columbus, Ohio — is leaving Mount Berry Mall in early February, according to Coles Hull Doyle, marketing director for mall owner Hull Property Group of Augusta. read more Read more

2015 best year in local real estate sales since recession but will it continue in 2016?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

By Natalie Simms [email protected] With just over a $20 million increase in total home sales volume, it seems 2015 was a good year for the Rome/Floyd County real estate market. But with an increase in interest rates, a presidential election and more legislation, this new year might not see the same kind of growth. read… Read more

Calhoun Premium Outlets adding Christopher & Banks. New look on the way for Burger King off Turner McCall.

Posted on January 5, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

Local fans of Christopher & Banks have some good news on the way: The retailer, which left Mount Berry Square in November 2013, will open an outlet store soon at Calhoun Premium Outlets. The shop continues to see staff as shown by this posting: Christopher & Banks is looking for a Sales Associate at the Calhoun Premium… Read more

January’s Georgia Trend focuses on Rome/Floyd (‘Manufacturing, tourism and bustling downtown’) and the state’s 100 most influential people including Gretchen Corbin

Posted on January 4, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

The January edition of Georgia Trend has a strong Northwest Georgia taste to it. An expanded article by Randy Southerland profiles ‘Rome | Floyd County: Reinvestments and Opportunities. Manufacturing, tourism and a bustling downtown.’ The article, featuring Greater Rome Chamber Chair Jimmy Byars and president/CEO Al Hodge in front of the DeSoto Theatre, opens with the Bekaert… Read more

2016 already looks like a record-setter with tennis center, LakePoint, Avatron, Kroger Marketplace, hotels and industrial surge.

Posted on January 4, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

By Hometown Headlines with additional reporting by Natalie Simms. Video by George Lataif. Northwest Georgia has started past new years with some pretty big projects under way or on the way — State Mutual Stadium, various medical projects, college expansions, Lowe’s Regional Distribution Center and industrial growth. But rarely — if ever — has the… Read more

Gas prices down a little as 2016 begins: Cheapest price is in Centre at $1.66 a gallon.

Posted on January 4, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

This week’s gas prices from www.georgiagasprices.com and alabamagasprices.com Rome/Floyd County: $1.69 at Marathon at 910 N. Broad St. and Broad Street, Kroger and Murphy USA (Walmart). Cartersville/Bartow County: $1.70 at Country Corner, Hamilton Crossing and U.S. 411 (cash only). Cedartown/Polk County: $1.74 at Murphy USA (Walmart) and Kroger. Calhoun/Gordon County: $1.68 at Wilco Hess, U.S. 41 North and I-75. Centre, Ala.:… Read more

Former World Hi-Fi building off Shorter Avenue sold with plans for redevelopment

Posted on January 3, 2016 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

The former World Hi-Fi at 1600 Shorter Ave. is off the market. Hardy Realty’s Jimmy Byars says the 34,000-square-foot building on 1.53 acres has sold to a developer out of Atlanta. “His plans are to redevelop the property into a multitenant center,” says Byars of the developer who was not identified. read more Read more

Business: Opening delayed for new Krispy Kreme. Ledbetter Properties’ new Kroger Marketplace rising in Cartersville. Personnel Staffing opens in Rome.

Posted on December 31, 2015 by hometownheadlines • 0 Comments

An extremely wet December has delayed the opening of the new Krispy Kreme coming to Turner McCall Blvd. Corporate officials say the don’t yet have a new tentative opening date, but hope to be open as soon as possible in the new year. The new store was previously expected to open Dec. 29. read more Read more