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Frontier offers new service program for Armed Forces
Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR) recently introduced a new program that provides active members and reservists of the United States Armed Forces an additional discount on their Frontier bundled ...
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Gordon County chamber map gets a makeover
The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce is giving its community map a makeover for 2012. The newly improved map will be completely up-to-date on the local businesses, organizations, developments an...
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Local computer company provides 800 hand-held tablet computers to new Whitfield County School
Local Calhoun business, Precision Computer Service, recently equipped Coahulla Creek High School with 800 Android tablet PC devices. Every student in the new Whitfield County school now has access ...
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Wells Fargo names new regional manager
Adam Daley has been named district manager for Wells Fargo in Rome. In his new role, Daley oversees the retail operations and teams of five stores across Calhoun, Carrolton and Rome. “Adam has a h...
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Today: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76....
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From left, at the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce s State of the Industry event: Mohawk Industries Chairman and CEO Jeff Loberbaum, moderator David Repp, Chamber Board Chairman Dewayne Bowen; John Watson, of TPA Realty Services; and Chamber President Jimmy Phillips.
State of the industry: Loberbaum blames ‘crazy’ credit cycle for persistent recession
According to the leader of a major industry presence based in Calhoun, the economy looks bleak for industry right now, but there are a few rays of sunshine making their way through the clouds. The...
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State of the industry: Loberbaum blames ‘crazy’ credit cycle for persistent recession
According to the leader of a major industry presence based in Calhoun, the economy looks bleak for industry right now, but there are a few rays of sunshine making their way through the clouds. The...
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Beaulieu cuts pay 10 percent across company
Dalton-based Beaulieu of America has temporarily instituted a 10 percent pay cut for all of its 5,200 employees as the carpet company deals with rising raw material costs and a weak demand in the r...
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Lowe's distribution center deal in North Floyd County looking good
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The suspense is over. Lowe’s Home Centers Inc., is indeed the object of Rome and Floyd County’s affection as the first prospect in the new North Floyd Industrial Park at the intersection of Georgia...
LGE Credit Union closes Calhoun branch
by Rachel Goff
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LGE Credit Union will close its Calhoun branch by Sept. 30, said Andrea Shorr, a marketing and PR specialist for the company. The decision was officially announced to Calhoun LGE employees Friday,...
Enough's enough: Too many kids dying in the heat
by PAUL NEWBERRY, AP National Writer
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Glenn Jones is preparing to bury his 16-year-old son. It never should've come to this. "If you drove a tractor-trailer right through my heart, you would know how it feels," Jones ...
Chamber of Commerce salutes women in business
by SARAH WELTY
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The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Booster Breakfast to kick off their Women in Business Initiative. “Working women are the backbone of the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce,” said eve...
Development Authority receives $200,000 for LG Hausys
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The Development Authority of Gordon County received a $200,000 Economic Development Growth and Expansion (EDGE) award for the LG Hausys America Corp. The total project cost was estimated at $40.9...
Lance honored for 80th birthday
by JOHN M. WILLIS
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Retired Calhoun banker Bert Lance turned 80 recently, and friends, family, former employees and church members helad a get-together at Greater Community Bank of Calhoun from 1-3 p.m. to honor him. ...
New bakery opening in Adairsville
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Jean Couch and her daughter Paula Collins will be opening Emi Lu’s Cakes and Treats, 109C Gilmer St., on the square in historic downtown Adairsville within a matter of days. Couch said that she na...
Robbins joins Bank of Calhoun
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David J. Lance, President and CEO of Greater Community Bank of Calhoun and Greater Rome Bank, announces that Matthew R. Robbins has joined the bank as lending officer specializing in SBA lending an...
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