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Pirelli formalizes $1.2 billion investment in Rome
-Staff reports- Pirelli has announced an expansion in Rome that represents a $1.2 billion dollar investment. The move will increase the capability at the manufacturing site from 450,000 to 6 million tires a year, and will mean the addition of 1,000 jobs, with salaries starting at over $56,000 a year. Georgia Governor B...
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Floyd County School System seeks to establish its own police department
-David Crowder, WRGA News- The Floyd County Board of Education has approved a resolution seeking to establish its own law enforcement unit to be known as the Floyd County Schools Police Department. For years, Floyd County Police Officers have served as school resource officers, with the school system paying 75 percent ...
6h ago
AdventHealth Gordon Receives State Approval to Expand Advanced Neonatal Care Close to Home
-News Release- Families in Gordon County and across Northwest Georgia are one step closer to having access to advanced newborn care closer to home. The Georgia Department of Community Health has issued AdventHealth Gordon a Certificate of Need to establish a four-bed Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within the hos...
7h ago
Blood Assurance Goes "9 to 5" With One-Day-Only Dolly-Inspired Donor T-Shirt
-Blood Assurance News Release- Blood Assurance is honoring country music icon Dolly Parton with a special "9 to 5" blood donation promotion Friday, Sept. 25. Donors who give blood at a Blood Assurance donation center or mobile blood drive on Sept. 25 will receive an exclusive, one-day-only T-shirt while suppl...
7h ago
52-unit affordable housing development planned at Riverpoint Place
-David Crowder, WRGA News- A proposed new affordable housing development near AdventHealth Stadium is moving forward following the awarding of a 9 percent housing tax credit through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Earlier this year, the Northwest Georgia Housing Authority voted to support the Low-Income Ho...
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