Important Dates Click each title to learn more Ribbon Cutting at The Salvation Army Family Store* New Location - 2501 Redmond Cr. Gala Shopping Center- 8/29 @ 10:00 a.m. Young Professionals of Rome at Riverdog Outpost - 8/30 @ 5:30 p.m. Ribbon Cutting at West Rome Baptist Church- 9/2 @ 10:00 a.m. Transportation Committee Meeting- 9/5 @ 12:00 p.m. Economic Development Committee - 9/7 @ 8:15 a.m. Small Business Action Council- 9/11 @ 8:30 a.m. Business After Hours at Brand Red - 9/20 @ 5:15 p.m. Business After Hours at United Community Bank- 10/25 @ 5:30 p.m. Business EXPO- 11/1 & 11/2 Business of the Week Whittington, Jones & Rudert, CPAs, LLC Whittington, Jones & Rudert, CPAs, LLC specializes in the areas of Tax Planning and Advisory, Accounting Services, Small Business Advisory, Audit https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 1/14
and Assurance, Business Valuation/Litigation Support and Tax Compliance. The staff of WJR is dedicated to providing the best and most up-to-date service to our clients. To qualify for Member of the Week, your business must be a Chamber member for five consecutive years and must not have been a member of the week within the past two years. HoneyBaked Ham Company & Cafe (900 Martha Berry Blvd. NE) - 10% off any half ham. Would you like to offer a discount? Email Jeanne Krueger, Director of Membership, at jkrueger@romega.com for details. For a full list of Chamber Advantage discounts, click here. Congratulations to the Membership Drive Team for exceeding their $25,000 Goal! https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 2/14
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8/27/2018 Business Brief for the Week of August 27, 2018 Every time a volunteer brings in a membership during the Membership Drive they are entered for a drawing for one week timeshare in Aruba! https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 4/14
Take a look at who has been entered in the drawing so far: Elaine Abercrombie, Greene's Jewelers Jackson Abercrombie, PSI Dawn Ables, Synovus Larry Alford, Service Master By Twins Ivy Barber, Owen Security Solutions Chris Carey, Logical Systems Kay Dixon, Redmond Regional Medical Center Chris French, Redmond Regional Medical Center Curtis Gardner, Rotary Club of Rome TK Hamilton, Midian Roofing Scotty Hancock, Redmond Regional Medical Center Stuart Hornsby, SweetFrog Amber Jordan, Georgia Northwestern Technical College Chris Kerr, Hardy Realty Craig McDaniel, Toles, Temple & Wright Moriah Medina, Cartridge World Kayla Mitchell, Alfa Insurance Mark Swanson Agency Kevin Nassar, Foss Manufacturing Stephanie Nichols, Maximum One Community Realtor Will Pinson, Pinson's Inc. Jim Powell, Georgia Northwestern Technical College Alma Roman, Farmers Insurance Alma Roman Agency Quinton W. Schwengel, Keller Williams Realty Mike Stover, Greater Community Bank Scott Tucker, United Community Bank Mark Upton, Georgia Northwestern Technical College Beth Wardlaw, Darlington School https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 5/14
Redmond Regional Medical Center and Air Methods-Air Life Georgia celebrate the opening of Redmond Regional Medical Center's new Helipad! https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 6/14
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Noteworthy: Ga Department of Labor for Floyd County- at least 700 more jobs this year than last year at same time. https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 8/14
Appalachian Regional Port Celebrates Grand Opening Gov. Nathan Deal cuts a ribbon during the Grand Opening of the Appalachian Regional Port. The new port wills serve Rome and Floyd County along with other areas in the region. Want to learn more about the Appalachian Regional Port? Click here! https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 9/14
Elyse Davis, Georgia Power, Stephanie Scearce, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Ken Wright, Rome Floyd Chamber, Cassandra Wheeler, Georgia Power, and Bryan Griffin, Georgia Power, gather to celebrate the new Appalachian Regional Port. Japanese students visit Rome to learn about sports management and tourism https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 10/14
8/27/2018 Business Brief for the Week of August 27, 2018 The Japan-America Society of Georgia hosts the students annually, and Al Hodge is the Vice Chairman for The Japan-America Society of Georgia. Heather Seckman works with the Japan-America Society of Georgia to coordinate the visit. Japan is a key economic Opportunity for Rome and Floyd County. Rome and Floyd County are home to Japanese Companies Advanced Steel Technology, F and P Georgia, Neaton, and Suzuki. Rome News Tribune- A dozen sports management students from Obirin University in Tokyo spent much of Friday learning about the impact of sports https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 11/14
tourism and management during a one trip visit to Rome. The unique partnership between the Rome Tennis Center and Berry College, which created a sports administration program at Berry, was part of the focus for the students. Friday afternoon. Berry News Director Chris Kozelle said the college now has 24 students pursuing a major in sports administration. The delegation met with officials at Berry where they toured the Cage Center, then moved over to the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College and ended the day with a visit to State Mutual Stadium where they took in a Rome Braves baseball game. Translator Yuzuru Yamazaki said that professional sports is becoming a much larger industry in Japan. He said baseball has long been a big sport, followed by soccer and professional basketball is just beginning to get big. "We are going to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, so that's why more people are starting to learn," Yamazaki said. Professor Yasushi Shimojima, who is leading the delegation, said the students' visit to Rome was really focused on sports tourism. The students were spoken to about the travel involved and the fan following that is generated at the collegiate level during their tour of the Cage Center. Over at the Rome Tennis Center, they learned more about sports-related tourism, from the perspective of a facility that draws national and even international events. Through translator Yamazaki, Shuuya Satou said he hoped to use his degree to get a marketing job with a sporting goods manufacturer in Japan. The week-long visit, facilitated by the Japan-America Society of Georgia, also included stop at Georgia Tech, CNN and the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The students are in Georgia for a full week and will be visiting other sites including SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Cool Ray Stadium, home of the Gwinnett Stripers, the Atlanta Motor Speedway and a number of other venues. Congratulations to Jan Fergerson! https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 12/14
Jan Fergerson, Ford Gittings & Kane, celebrated her 45th anniversary with Ford, Gittings & Kane. The jewelry store is also celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year! Congratulations Jan, and thank you for all you do for Rome and Floyd County! https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1131157321861&format=html&print=true 13/14
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