January 2018

General Shale Brick

Koby Timms Racing

Motivation Unlimited

Coosa Valley Credit Union

Published by Rome Floyd Chamber

January 2018

COMMERCIAL LISTINGS 611 TURNER MCCALL BLVD. ROME, GA | 706.291.0202 |

COMMERCIAL FOR SALE

233 Broad St • $1,499,000 Great location in the heart of Historic Downtown Rome GA. Potential to expand the upstairs and add additional loft rental income.

Gorgeous 3 BR, loft apt upstairs w/ beautiful kitchen, LR, bar.

Debra McDaniel 706-506-1987

COMMERCIAL

3138 Maple Rd • $350,000

FOR SALE

Modern Medical building on Maple Rd in the heart of Lindale, Georgia's Business District. on .96 Redmond Rd6053sqft • $580 Acres ample parking.

Zoned C-C This is anwith automotive alignment Community Commercial. business that has been in Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092 operation since 1985. The equipment stays with the building and it includes a heavy duty lift. This building is located one block of Shorter Ave. Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092

410 E 1st • $199,000 Historical Downtown Rome Renovated and ready to sell – main lobby area has fireplace and hardwoods – 5 offices kitchen and half bath upgrades and new cabinets.

Christi Cates 706-331-0437

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410 E 1 St • $199,000 0 Travelers Path • $490,000

Historical Downtown Rome Renovated and ready to sell Calhoun , Ga - Great location on – main lobby area hasfor fireplace Interstate exit Loop Ideal fast food and 102 Stone • $750,000 hardwoods, offices, kitchen and restaurant or 5retail businesses.

Family owned greenhouse & half bath upgrades and new Russell Rogers 706-346-0400 nursery operation in cabinets. Gordon County, GA.Cates Multiple structures Christi 706-331-0437

sitting on 3.5 acres of commercial & residential zoned space. Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092

1136 S. Wall St • $790,000

26 Chateau • $274,000

Nine bay self service carwash located Great investment opportunity! Great near the intersection of Hwy 53 and location, land, building, and Hwy 41. Owner operated. All equipment! Must see! washing and vacuuming equipment Andy Kight 706-346-1564 are all in working condition.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092

227 Eden Valley • $399,000

38866.8+/Richardson Rd • $1,200,000 acre surrounds one of the

few 9-hole golfSupply course in and Floyd Co. Recently vacated ABC Facility Includes 3 buildings and clubhouse.

4.63AC510 in Calhoun, GA.• 3$529,650 Building, Ave A Von 706252-9123 15,423, 8,940, and 3,445 sqft.

FiveCraig homes built in the 1920’s on or Earl 706-346-8012.

McDaniel 706-676-5092 Avenue A in the central downtown area of Rome, GA. Each lot is 10,000 square feet. Walking distance of Floyd Medical Center, Broad Street and the Publix Shopping Center. Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092

106 Pearl • $2,550,000 1013 N 5th AveSt • $295,000

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289 River St • $419,000 This is a family owned and operated self-serve car wash, laundromat, and storage center all located in the heart of downtown Calhoun, Georgia.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092.

289Ave River St • $459,000 404 Shorter • $235,000

This is a family owned and For Lease or For Sale Excellent location with maximum viability. operated self-serve Great commercial building on busycar wash, SHOPPING CENTER IN NORTHWEST Currently a medical office but cam be Shorter Ave. Over 5,500sqft with laundromat, and storage center all GEORGIA!! 40208 square feet with John Maddox • $199,900 used111 foreight other businesses..

5th Ave offers 3 John Davenport • of $139,000 showroom and in warehouse, large located the heart downtown leasable spaces, five are Office bldg located in the heart high traffic count which can be highly rollup door corner lot.

Shorter Ave & 1200 sq feet building on Calhoun, Georgia.busy leased. Built in 2006, Lease advantageous to$1,850/mn. most community. businesses. of the medical 3 Lawrence Street.Drive.

John Craig Davenport Building is McDaniel 706-676-5092 Brooke 706-506-2294 private offices w/restrooms, 7 Craig McDaniel ideal for a706-676-5092 small retail shop, CraigTemple McDaniel 706-676-5092.

exam rooms, lab, large upstairs storage room.

Russell Rogers 706-346-0400

clinic, beauty salon or business office. Near restaurants, shopping, motels. Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092

COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE 510 Ave A • $529,650 Office bldg located in the heart of the medical community. 3 private offices w/restrms, 7 exam rooms, lab, lrg upstairs storage rm.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092

1882 N. Main St • $695,000 This commercial property is strategically located right between Old Hwy 27 (North Main St.) and Hwy 27 By-pass with access to both. Great location for restaurant or retail businesses.

Russell Rogers 706-346-0400.

510 Riverside Pkwy 304 E 2nd Ave • $2,375/mo Several spaces to lease in an o ce Ste A $1,475/mo • Ste B complex. space 1- 3600 sq $975/mo • Ste C $700/mo ft-$3600; minimum two year Incredible visibility and lease space 2-2700 sq ft- $2700; Immediate location recognition minimum two year lease space for your clients and customers.

3- several small o ces that the Lots parking. Ave Landlord pays 406ofShorter • $175,000 W will 11th St •for $295,000 owner lease $275.00 to taxes, Ins., Maintenance. Tenant Property owned by Bill Shorter University and is $350.00 per month. Craig pays isutilities.

Temple Very attractive & easily accessible medical used for housing staff or faculty. Sits directly on McDaniel 706-676-5092 706-409-0016. office bldg.. Single Structure w/ample the north side of Shorter Ave and is surrounded parking 2 lrg office, reception area, and by valuable commercial properties that benefit more. Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092 from the high traffic count on the busy highway.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092.

3100 Maple Rd • $119,900

3 John Davenport • $121,900

1200 sq feet building on busy John Davenport Good commercial building with over 1750sqft, located on a good corner lot with Drive. Building is ideal for a small retail shop, clinic, beauty salon or business office. Near great visibility, and a busy intersection. restaurants, shopping, motels.

Earl Robinson 706-346-8012.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092.

137 E 1st St • $2,300/mo Formerly operated as City Market Antiques. Approx 10,000 sq feet of warehouse and retail space available for lease. 2300.00 per month 55/45 split of rst month 904 Ave and • $160,000 rent.Kingston Loading dock roll up door Debra Includesavailable.

3 buildings. 1st bldg is McDaniel a 1200 sqft commercial706-506-1987. building presently rented, and operating as the North Mesa Tavern. 2nd bldg is a residential home with 2BR, 1BA, and is rented.

3rd bldg is a two-bay commercial/automotive building, and is vacant.

Earl Robinson 706-346-8012

603 Turner McCall Blvd $2,850/mo Prime commercial property. 13 offices, 4 restrooms, over 4,000sqft building. Brooke Temple 706-506-2294

260 N 5th Ave • $160,000

Office bldg. at intersection of N 5th & Ave A & W 3rd. Great potential for mixed use residential, retail, multi-family, housing or a hotel. Craig McDaniel 706-346-8012

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

3035 Martha Berry Hwy • $489,000 Former automobile & tractor dealership building w/a lrg parcel behind the structure that can be used as a display lot for vehicles, tractors or recreational vehicles. Great showroom w/glass all around.

Building is located on busy Hwy 27.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092.

3221 Martha Berry Blvd Great Location with high tra c count. Bldg is under new ownership with improve- ments being made. New roof, new drop ceiling for tenant, new restrooms.

1200 Dean • $169,900 Owner will St build out to suit tenant with adjust- ment to monthly lease Great amount. exposure with high traffic count. $4,800/ mo.

Debra Potential for office 706-506-1987. space, retail, McDaniel laundromat, florist, insurance, mortgage co etc. Also, will consider two year lease for 1250.00 per month. Debra McDaniel 706-506-1987

COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE

226 Club • $216,000 Two four unit, single story, four 424 Broad Suite 100 • $1,600 sided brick St apartments in Trion, Executive office space less in prominent building Georgia located than one half on Broad +/-2450 squareMills. feet, high mile fromSt.Mt. Vernon Units ceilings, 2 executive offices,one openbath. lobby/work are two bedroom, Total area, can no house 1 toUnits 8 employees. electric, gas. rent Highly month next with to Fricksvery Furniture/design and tovisible month little turnover.

Forest building. 2 parking spaces.

Craig McDaniel 706-676-5092xx Bill Temple 706-409-0016

61 Georgia Ave • $283,000 460 Richardson Rd 110 Edwards • $459,000 329-331 Garden • $129,900 13 apartment units and one 44 units in Calhoun, GA in Ten one bedroom, one bath RENTED $525. PER MONTH 304A E 2nd Ave • $2,375 3221 Martha Berry Blvd4 •sided $4,800 603Gordon TurnerCounty.

McCall Blvd house that Mnt lie in•the heart of 3706 Turkey $2,500 One mile from apartments on a quiet city street MATURE LADIES. brick, property.

Main Level has beautiful Summerville, Georgia. Prime commercial I-75. 24 one bedroom units and Incredible in Calhoun, Builtlocation in 1985, the Great location vinyl trimmed, nocount maintenance. with high traffic under new visibility and GA. immediate Approx 7500owner sq ft according to owner andthe 1612sqft/$1500 a month. ownership with improvements being made.

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Owneron willwith build power out to suitstub-out tenant month for approx 6800 sqft.

Landlord pays monthly. Craig McDaniel and the newest section in 1985. them. The owners have kept the be built Brooke Temple 706-506-2294 to monthly least amount.

Maintenance. pays utilities.

706-676-5092. $2,268,000.

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Von Bill Temple 706-409-0016 $4,800. Lambert Debra McDaniel 706-506-1987 Bill Temple 706-409-0016 706-676-5092. turnover low. Craig McDaniel 706-252-9123.

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5. MANUFACTURING

General Shale Brick Learn what General Shale Brick is doing at their Rome plant.

CONTENTS 4 Chairman’s Message 4 Community Events 10 Consul General of Japan Visits 10 Business After Hours 11 Pre-Legislative Breakfast

6. BUSINESS

Koby Timms Racing

13 New Members 13 Renewing Members 13 Ambassador Spotlight 15 Visitor's Guide/Map

Rome's very own NASCAR driver is making a name for himself.

7. BUSINESS

Country Sportsman Learn how a small business became a large online enterprise.

8. BUSINESS TIPS

Motivation Unlimited Steve Dennis helps businesses to set goals and achieve them.

9. LOCAL HEADQUARTERS

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COMMUNIT Y CALENDAR JAN 9

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

SMALL BUSINESS ACTION COUNCIL

Help plan the 2018 year for Small Business Action Council at the January planning meeting. The SBAC meeting will be held at 800 Broad Street at 8:30 a.m on January 9, 2018. To learn more contact Drew Wharton at 706-291-7663.

JAN 18

ANNUAL MEETING

Join the Rome Floyd Chamber as we celebrate the year 2017 and plan for 2018 with the Annual Meeting at the GNTC Hangar at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport.

Visit www.romega.com to learn more.

JAN 19-20

KIMBERBELL KITCHEN

Need to satisfy your sweet tooth and machine embroidery addiction? Then join us in January for our two day Kimberbell Kitchen Event. Receive a Kimberbell project bag plus step by step instruction and project CD for 6 exclusive projects. Visit www.thestitcheryrome.com to register.

JAN 27

PROGRESSIVE DINNER

Join the Rome Shakespeare Festival for cocktails and hors-d'oeuvres at the historic Hawthorn Suites.

Entertainment will be provided by Rome Shakespeare Festival actors and musicians. The Progressive Dinner will be held on January 27 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are $125. Visit www.romeshakespearefestival.com FEB 20

NW GA WINDS AND ROME’S OWN GOSPEL CHOIR IN CONCERT ‘LIFT EVERY VOICE’

Enjoy the NW GA Winds and Rome's Own Gospel Choir in Concert. The concert is produced by R.O.M.E. and will feature music of inspiration and history. The concert will be held at the Rome City Auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m. on February 20, 2018. Admission is complimentary.

FEB 24

"CINDERELLA" OPERA PRESENTED BY ROME SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The RSO chamber orchestra joins with the Peach State Opera Company to present "Cinderella." The concert will be held at the Rome City Auditorium on February 24, 2018 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.romesymphony.

Greetings Momentum Readers Happy New Year! As we ring in 2018, we celebrate business growth and expansion in Rome and Floyd County. In this month’s issue of MOMENTUM, you will read about exciting growth happening at Coosa Valley Credit Union as we hear from Andy Harris and his team.

We can literally see the bricks and mortar rapid-fire production as we learn, from Matthew Berry, what is new at General Shale Brick.

We hope you enjoy reading about the Consul General of Japan, Takashi Shinozuka’s visit with us. We were honored to host him in our community and enjoyed his briefing about Japan and Georgia’s strong business relationship resulting in positive business growth and opportunities. As you look through the magazine, please make note of Trey and Brooke Salmon’s new addition and their business venture at Salmon Funeral Home. We catch up with our own Koby Timms and are excited to cheer him on as he races this year on the NASCAR circuit. We get outfitted for the great outdoors with Country Sportsman and learn how they have increased sales.

Steve Dennis, Motivation Unlimited, challenges and motivates us to take time to set our goals for 2018. We have set our goals high at the Rome Floyd Chamber and as your new Chairman, it is both my honor and privilege to serve you in 2018. Please call us at 706.291.7663 to provide resources for you and your business and we encourage you to meet our staff who are ready and eager to serve you. We hope you enjoy reading this month’s issue of MOMENTUM. Wishing you peace and prosperity in 2018!

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FEB 28

GARDEN BROS CIRCUS AT THE FORUM RIVER CENTER

The Garden Bros Circus will be at the Forum River Center on February 28, 2018 with showtimes beginning at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. visit www.GardenBrosCircus.com to purchse tickets.

APR 12

CONFLUENCE - INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

The Rome Floyd Chamber presents Confluence.

Confluence will be held April 12, 2018. Please vist www. romega.com to learn more.

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Pete McDonald President, Georgia Northwestern Technical College 2018 Chairman of the Board, Rome Floyd Chamber

The Rome Floyd Chamber has temporarily moved, due to building renovation, to 800 Broad Street.

Please call 706-291-7663 to stop by and see us at our new location.

MANUFACTURING

General Shale Brick In 2003, General Shale Brick opened its Rome and Floyd County location on Turner Bend Road in West Rome. “We are in a lot of ways tucked away,” said Matthew Berry, Plant Manager at General Shale Brick. “We want everyone in our community to know where we are and what we do.”

General Shale’s plant in Rome runs seven days a week with 85 employees. General Shale is one of North America's largest brick, stone and concrete block manufacturers, supplying a wide variety of masonry materials for residential, commercial and specialty architectural projects.

Matthew Berry, Plant Manager of General Shale, stands in front of the Rome Plant.

These materials include brick, thin masonry, stone, outdoor living kits, concrete block and various building materials. The Rome location produces 180 million bricks annually and currently supplies both the Atlanta and Nashville markets too. The process of creating bricks is now completely automated and requires skilled technicians and electricians to run the machinery. “This is a unique industry and all our employees are trained to run the machines that help to produce the bricks,” said Mr. Berry. “The Rome plant is completely automated and typically the bricks are not touched until the brick mason lays them in the wall.”

At the Rome plant, there are many different colors of brick produced in three different sizes: modular, queen and king bricks. The organic materials that are used to make the brick are resourced from the local area. General Shale collects shale and clay from a local mine to create the bricks. “It’s important to us to use the local area to and to use local businesses like Spriggs Construction Co., to help us collect these raw materials,” said Mr. Berry. Our ultimate goal in our mining process is to leave the area in better condition than when we started. We want to keep Rome and Floyd County beautiful and a great place to live.” Not only does General Shale help to keep the area environmentally safe, but they also reuse any leftover product. Every piece of raw material that the company sources goes into a brick.

The Rome plant also makes sure to give back to the local economy by using local machine shops and to supply the local residential and commercial markets with bricks to help build new homes and businesses. “This is where all of our employees live and work, and we love to see Rome and Floyd County grow.”

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BUSINESS

Koby Timms Racing A Local Roman Moves Up To NASCAR Koby Timms began racing in 2001 on go-kart tracks around the southeast and after nearly fifteen years on the WKA Sanctioned Karting circuit, Mr. Timms has driven his way to NASCAR. “I have always been obsessed with racing and the mechanical fundamentals of it,” said Mr. Timms. “From a very young age I was obsessed with taking apart things and putting them back together. I always wanted to know how things worked. I knew that I wanted to turn this into a career.”

Koby Timms in his racing gear for the NASCAR Camping Truck Series.

The Koby Timms Racing logo can be spotted all around Rome and Floyd County.

The Rome native graduated from Pepperell in 2007 and eventually went on to take Marketing and Small Business Management classes at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. “I learned so much about marketing fundamentals at GNTC,” said Mr. Timms.

“NASCAR is a very hard place to break into and once you’re in, you need the skills to maintain your spot.

The skills I learned in the marketing classes really have helped me run my own business and develop the KTR name. One thing a lot of people don’t realize about NASCAR, is that it’s more than just racing, it’s a business.”

In February of 2017, Mr. Timms received word that he would officially be a Development Driver in the NASCAR Camping Truck World Series and ARCA Racing Series in 2018. This is the first step to the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series and Mr. Timms projects that it will take two to three years to move up to the highest level of NASCAR. Koby trains daily on a inhouse racing simulator while running laps at various NASCAR tracks across the nation.

Koby Timms will race in the Camping World Truck Series under Faith Motorsports based out of South Carolina, keeping his home-base in Rome. When he is not racing, he can be found in Rome helping his grandfather run their family business, Timms HVAC. “It’s important for me to be here in Rome,” said Mr. Timms. “Even when I travel all around the country, I want to keep my home base here.”

Beginning in February of 2018, Mr. Timms intends to start his NASCAR career at NEXTRA Energy Resources 250 at Daytona International Speedway. “It’s an amazing thing to be a guy from Rome on National television showing off my abilities and what I can do,” said Mr. Timms. “I’ve worked hard to get here and I hope to help other local corporate companies grow as well by giving national attention to Rome and Floyd County.”

Koby Timms fully dressed in racing gear and ready to race his truck.

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BUSINESS

Country Sportsman

Making an Impact Throughout the Country Country Sportsman is a one-stop shop for men and women who enjoy the outdoors. The business has grown significantly in recent years. “We have people drive from hours away, because we carry an item they can’t find anywhere else,” said Owner Helmut Cawthon.

Mr. Cawthon takes his role as a member of the business community seriously and wants to see all businesses in Rome and Floyd County thrive. At the same time, he wants to keep all his customers happy. “Our prices are hard to beat locally or nationally, and we’ve expanded our reach outside of our local area,"said Lamante Attaud, Lamante Attaud, Charlie Cawthon, Helmut Cawthon, and Chad Cawthon standing in front of the gun display Marketing and Sales Member at Country Sportsman. "We now carry at Country Sportsman. over 14,000 items online for our customers across the country. We are competitive with our prices and that is one of the reasons we have been successful since 1984 and continue to grow here in Rome and Floyd County and online.”

Country Sportsman saw e-commerce grow around the world and realized there was a niche market for them too. The store was already seeing customers drive hours to their store to purchase items they could not find anywhere else.

This made it an easy decision for the team at Country Sportsman to begin selling their goods online.

Mr. Cawthon and his team work hard to keep all their customers happy and noticed the need for women's apparel when women would come in with their significant others want to shop too. While they would look at the outdoor equipment and purchase it, Mr. Cawthon wanted to make the women's experience even better when they visited the store. "Adding a women's line has been very popular." Said Mr. Cawthon.

Helmut Cawthon began his career in the restaurant business and opened Country Sportsman in 1984 to be able to pass down the business within his family. Mr. Cawthon wants to share the business he has built with his family and help them see the importance of being a business and the importance of giving back to the community you call home.

“Your word means everything to your customer and when you prove your word is trustworthy your customers will keep coming back,” Mr. Cawthon said.

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BUSINESS TIPS

Steve Dennis Explains The Art of Setting Goals Did you know only three percent of the population sets and writes out their individual goals?

As shocking as it may seem, setting goals is one of the most powerful tools and skills a person can develop. Many never tap into the power of unleashing their goals!

Top sales people are intensely goal oriented. In every study the quality of goal orientation is associated with a high level of success and achievement Successful sales people know exactly how many calls they have to make, how many people they need to see each week, and how many leads they must develop to produce their desired results.

It is essential that business leaders/owners be clear of their annual business income goal, sales goal, and monthly/weekly goals.

If you're not clear about your earnings target, your sales activity will be unfocused. In other words, You will be like a person trying to shoot at a target in the fog. No matter how good you are, you're not going to hit a target you can't see. You have to know exactly what you're aiming at!

Here are three steps to develop the Art of Setting Goals...

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Put them in writing. The very act of writing down your goals increases your likelihood of achieving them by 1000 percent and usually far faster than you expected. Please remember; (Goals put you in control.)

Build a fire under your desire. Let's say you only have two reasons for achieving your business goals, you will be easily discouraged by setbacks and difficulties. If you have 10 or 15 reasons you will be more motivated and determined. But if you have 50 or 100 reasons for increasing your sales and income you will become virtually unstoppable! The fact is that the more reasons you have the greater would be the intensity of your desire, like a roaring furnace!

Visualize your goals as realized. It is sad that all improvements in your life/business begin with an improvement in your mental pictures. You must see a goal before you can reach it. Remember how you write your goal is how much, by when! An expample is, " I will present to fifty prospects by the end of January 2018." "I will acknowledge a minimum of 6 employees for their contribution to the department by 5 pm this Friday."

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Steve Dennis, Owner of Motivation Unlimited and speaker, trainer, and coach.

Steve Dennis began his career in motivational speaking in 2009 after a death in his family. “I received a call after I had performed the eulogy for my older sister from a friend saying that it was the most motivational speech he had ever heard and that I should consider going into that line of work,” said Steve Dennis, Owner of Motivation Unlimited. Shortly after that phone call, Mr. Dennis contacted Dr. Earl Suttle, motivational speaker, and asked to shadow him on the road for some time. After feeling confident in his own abilities Steve Dennis began his own career.

Mr. Dennis is a John Maxwell team member and even traveled with Mr. Maxwell to South America to speak to 20,000 leaders at a conference.

Mr. Dennis has offered leadership training for Shorter University, Georgia Highlands College, the State of Georgia, Boys and Girls Club and more. “We're more distracted than ever, and bringing in a motivational speaker and a leadership development speaker is a great way to help combat that at work,” said Mr. Dennis.

Coosa Valley Credit Union

Tellers at the Redmond Circle branch of Coosa Valley Credit Union greet their members during the busy holiday season.

Located in Rome, Georgia, Coosa Valley Credit Union is the largest Credit Union in Northwest Georgia. Coosa Valley Credit Union was founded in 1954 with the purpose of serving General Electric employees. Now over 60 years later, Coosa Valley Credit Union employs nearly 100 team members and serves 13 counties in the Coosa Valley area.

The credit union continues to grow organically, along with mergers as they arise throughout our area. Most recently merging with another local credit union. “It is important to us at Coosa Valley Credit Union to serve the people in our area and be the local bank they desire” said Andy F. Harris, President and CEO of Coosa Valley Credit Union. “When other local credit unions or banks begin to look for merger partners, we always hope they will consider CVCU so we can preserve the local ownership and quality service. We want to help keep those local businesses here in Rome and help employ people.”

LOCAL HEADQUARTERS

Andy F. Harris, President and CEO of Coosa Valley Credit Union, stands in front of their location on Redmond Circle.

A member visits with Coosa Valley Credit Union staff member to talk about their services.

Coosa Valley Credit Union currently serves Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield counties. With this, Mr. Harris stated “ANYONE CAN JOIN CVCU if they live or work inside any of their 13 counties”. While Coosa Valley Credit Union serves all Northwest Georgia, they still call Rome home. The headquarters for Coosa Valley Credit Union is located on Redmond circle in West Rome. “This is our headquarters and it will always be our home,” said Andy F. Harris. “We originally started as the General Electric Employees Credit Union, with that, our roots are here, and we are proud to call Rome our Home. Rome is also a good central location to all of Northwest Georgia as we continue to grow and expand into additional counties.” Currently, the majority of the Coosa Valley Credit Union team is located in Rome, and soon there will be even more team members located at their main office once renovations are completed, and the operations department relocates from Rockmart, back to Rome in the CVCU annex building located on Redmond Circle.

In just three years, Coosa Valley Credit Union has more than doubled their assets and ended 2017 at $325 million dollars in assets. Mr. Harris attributes a lot of their growth to how the team at Coosa Valley Credit Union treats their members, and the importance of hiring people from the local community to work in the local branches. “It goes a long way to have a face you recognize when you walk in the door,” said Mr. Harris. “We want the person who comes in for personal financial help or business financial help to feel secure and trust the people working with them.”

Coosa Valley Credit Union works hard to serve their members through their saving accounts, checking accounts, and loans. Coosa Valley Credit Union works hard to help other businesses in Rome and Floyd County grow by offering loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration. “We are proud to be a SBA lender,” said Mr. Harris.

With a great last three years, Coosa Valley Credit Union plans to grow and open new locations in the years to come!

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CHAMBER EVENTS

Consul General Of Japan Visits Rome and Floyd County

Pete McDonald, 2018 Chairman of the Rome Floyd Chamber and President of Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Jamie Doss, Mayor of the City of Rome, Gerhard Scherer, Plant Manager of FP Pigments, and Scotty Hancock, Floyd County Commission and Redmond Regional Medical Center, present a painting to Takashi Shinozuka, Consul General of Japan.

The Consul General of Japan made a special visit to Rome and Floyd County to meet with Rotary and members of the Rome Floyd Chamber. Takashi Shinozuka, Consul General of Japan spoke to the group about the strong relationship between Japan and Georgia, and he also talked to employees from the Japanese companies located in Rome and Floyd County.

Kelly Floyd, ATV Sales / Service Parts Coordinator at Suzuki in Rome, shakes hands with the Consul General of Japan.

Takashi Shinozuka, Consul General of Japan, exchanges business cards with Dr. Joyce Heames, Dean, Campbell School of Business at Berry College.

Business After Hours at Line-X of Rome Steve Irmscher and his team at Line-X of Rome welcomed the Rome Floyd Chamber and all of its members to Business After Hours on December 7, 2017. Mr. Irmscher shared with the group how thankful he is for the UGA's Small Business Development Center.

Deise Gomez, Floyd County Government, Nora Guzman, UGA Small Business Development Center, and Lindia Moore, Georgia Department of Labor, network at Business After Hours.

Stacey Brown, JBM Office Solutions, Chris Kerr, Hardy Realty, and Randy Quick, Rome Radio Partners, talk at Business After Hours at Line-X of Rome.

Steve Irmscher, Owner of Line-X of Rome, tells the Business After Hours crowd about opening his new business in Rome.

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CHAMBER EVENTS

Pre-Legislative Breakfast The Rome Floyd Chamber held its annual Pre-Legislative Breakfast on December 7, 2017. Chamber members gathered to hear from the legislators about 2018 priorities in the State Senate and Georgia House of Representatives. If you are interested in visiting our state legislature please join the Chamber at the Annual Day at the Capitol.

Contact Ken Wright, kwright@romega.com or 706-291-7663 for more information.

Representative Christian Coomer explains what is on the agenda for 2018.

Senator Chuck Hufstetler addresses the group about the upcoming session.

Representative Katie Dempsey tells everyone of the many successes Georgia has had in 2017.

Chair of the Floyd County Commission, Rhonda Wallace, Synovus Bank, and Tashia Twyman, Rome City Schools, talk as the Pre-Legislative Breakfast begins.

A group gathers and introduces themselves to each other at Pre-Legislative Breakfast.

Representative Eddie Lumsden talks about what the Georgia House of Representatives has planned for the 2018 year.

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NEW BUSINESS

Salmon Funeral Home

Trey Salmon, President of Salmon Funeral Home, Brooke Winslette Salmon, Co-Owner of Salmon Funeral Home, with daughter Charlie Grace in the lobby of Salmon Funeral Home.

Trey Salmon grew up in his family’s business of selling/renting cars, but early in life he realized that his calling was in fact something else. Mr. Salmon began his work in the funeral industry at age 21, when he was hired

by Ray Miles at the former Jennings Funeral Homes. When years later he decided it was time to move on to the next part of his life he resigned from Good Shepherd Funeral Home after eight years of service and purchased the property that was formerly Fred Talley’s Parkview Chapel Funeral Home.

Going out on his own was terrifying for Mr. Salmon but he knew that with the right team, he could make the business work. “I was beyond scared to go out on my own and open this business,” said Mr. Salmon. “The Salmon name is recognized in Rome, but it’s known for cars. I wanted to make sure this new business made a name for itself.”

Since opening in December of 2016, Salmon Funeral Home has served 65 families in the Rome and Floyd County Area. “Our original goal was to serve 20 families in the first year of business and exceeding that goal is all because of the great staff and service our families receive at Salmon Funeral Home, I couldn’t have done it without my staff, they have been excellent,” said Mr. Salmon. Mr. Salmon also attributes much of their success to the “perfect” location and the layout of the building.

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With an amazing first year, the Salmon family is already discussing some potential plans for the future. One in the works is to offer a catering and reception area for those who might not want a traditional church funeral service. The second plan is to possibly open a crematory at their location on New Calhoun Highway. “It’s wonderful that we can begin discussing these plans after only being in business for a year," said Mr. Salmon. " The staff here is a big part of why we have had a successful first year. After being opened for only eight months, we won Runner Up Best Funeral Home in Rome, and I truly believe our service sets us apart from other businesses that offer the same services we do.”

Mr. Salmon’s family and staff work hard to make every family that comes to Salmon Funeral Home comfortable and help them celebrate the life of their loved ones. The relationships that are built during this time of their life is everlasting. “The families we serve become our own family and that is the most amazing part of this line of work,” said Mr. Salmon. “My family has been amazing through this entire experience-If I need some extra people to help work, I go down the list of my family members to see who is available to work,” said Mr. Salmon. “This business is all about connections and building relationships with people, and my family is here working with me and helping me build those relationships.”

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NEW MEMBERS

Ambassador Spotlight

Renewing Members • A-1 Warehousing & Distribution • Advanced Steel Technology • BB&T • Brent Scarbrough & Company, Inc.

Quinton Schwengel Keller Williams Realty

• Christian Church at Rome • Daniel's Funeral Home • Eagle Rock North Distributing Company • Etowah Employment • Georgia Highlands College • Georgia Northwestern Technical College • Greystone Partners, LP • Merrill Lynch • Open Door Children's Home • Owens Hardware & Sporting Goods Co., Inc. • Pizza Hut- Armuchee • Pizza Hut- Lindale • Publix Super Markets, Inc. • PuroClean Restoration Cleaning • River City Bank • Roberson's Auto Collision Co., Inc. • Roman Chemical Corporation • Three Rivers Restorative Dentistry • Trees Unlimited • Trinity United Methodist Church

Visit the Business Directory at www.romega.com to see a full list of Chamber Members.

NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS Lead Strong 411 Heather Casey 119 Thornwood Drive Rome, GA 30165 (404) 944-9861 www.johncmaxwellgroup. com/heathercasey

Sweet Pickles Megan Carter 434 Broad Street Rome, GA 30161 (706) 237-6904 www.facebook.com/sweetpicklesrome

Why did you become an Ambassador?

I was seeking opportunities to give back to the community which has helped me in so many ways. As a real estate professional, I was seeking opportunities to grow my business by making new connections/relationships.

I also wanted to assist the Chamber in building awareness around its support and growth of businesses within our community.

What is your favorite Chamber event and why?

My favorite Chamber event is probably the Ribbon Cuttings followed closely by the Business After Hours events.

They help me help the Chamber build awareness and support new and existing businesses in our community. Both of these events tie closely into all my goals/reasons for becoming a Chamber Ambassador.

Are you interested in being a Chamber Ambassador?

Contact Jeanne Krueger at jkrueger@romega.com

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Visitor’s Guide Downtown Rome

Downtown Points of Interest 1

Rome Floyd Chamber

2 Rome & Floyd County Library 3

Rome City Hall

4 The City Clocktower 5 Historic DeSoto Theatre 6 Historic Floyd County Courthouse 7

Myrtle Hill Cemetery

8 Heritage Park 9 Tennis Complex & Barron Stadium 10 The Forum & Town Green 11 Rome Area History Museum

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12 Downtown Welcome Center

Rome Floyd Chamber

Floyd Points of Interest

YOU ARE HERE!

MUSEUMS:

11 Rome Area History Museum 13 Oak Hill & Martha Berry Museum 14 Chieftain’s Museum

PARKS & ATTRACTIONS:

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Rome Floyd Visitors Bureau Ridge Ferry Park Mount Berry Mall Lock and Dam Park Stonebridge Golf Course Richard B. Russell Regional Airport Coosa Valley Fairgrounds Historic Cave Spring

EDUCATION:

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Shorter University Berry College Georgia Highlands / Heritage Hall Darlington School GA Northwestern Technical College Unity Christian School St. Mary’s Catholic School Montessori School of Rome Georgia Highlands College Georgia School for the Deaf

HEALTH CARE: 33 34 35 35 36

Redmond Regional Medical Center Harbin Clinic Floyd Medical Center Kindred Hospital Harbin/Tony Warren Cancer Center

SPORTS:

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Advertiser’s Index

2......... Toles, Temple & Wright, 611 Turner McCall Blvd, 706-291-0202, TolesTemple.com 5 ......... Hanging Around Rome by Studio Siri, 1205 Dean Ave., 706-409-3022, studiosiri.com 11......... Farrell's Frame & Design, 116 Broad St, 706- 584-7816, farrellsframeanddesign.com 12 ........ Greene’s Jewelers, 328 Broad St., 706-291-7236, greenesjewelers.com 15 ........ Hardy Realty, 1609 Martha Berry Blvd NE, 706-291-4321, hardyrealty.com 16 ........ Ford, Gittings & Kane, 312 Broad St., 706-291-8811, fgkjewelers.com

T H E LA RG ES T F U LL S ERV I C E CO M M ERC I A L A N D RES I D EN T I A L B RO KERAG E I N N O RT H W ES T G E O RG I A

901 North Broad St

524 Avenue A

114 Broad Street

320 W. 9th

3rd floor 2,200 sq. ft. 6 offices, conference room, reception area, break room and storage room. Utilities included. Jimmy Byars, 706506-9051

Fully renovated multi use 8,000 sq. ft. building with high traffic exposure. Large lot with plenty of parking. $700,000.00. Jimmy Byars, 706506-9051.

Only 3 booths availalbe. 4 up and running booths will draw business to your restaurant.

To pick your booth size and layout please call Jimmy Byars, 706-506-9051.

Large office building previously a medical office.

Conveniently located close to Turner McCall Blvd and Martha Berry Blvd. $399,000. Jimmy Kelley, 706-346-7031.

1901 Shorter Ave

519 Broad Street

1838 Redmond Road

The Lofts at Third & Broad

Freestanding office with adequate parking in rear.

Hi visibility on Shorter Avenue near Tangs Garden.

Newly renovated with paint and carpet throughout. $950/mo.Jimmy Kelley, 706-346-7031.

3 suites available #102: 800 sq. ft. $750/mo. #300: 5,422 sq. ft. $11/sq ft. #301: 1,489 sq. ft. $11/sq ft. Jimmy Kelley, 706-346-7031.

2 offices for lease. Suite B includes: reception area, 2 large rooms & bathroom. Suite C includes: 3 offices, conference room & kitchenette. Call Jimmy Kelley for rent rates, 706-346-7031.

Condominium type retail spaces on Broad Street for Sale. Jimmy Kelley, 706-346-7031.

BUILDING FOR SALE

300 Broad St # 1, $185,900.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 1,211 sq. ft., HVAC system, no duct work.

300 Broad St # 2, $170,900.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 1,036 sq. ft., HVAC system, no duct work.

300 Broad St # 3, $155,900.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 817 sq. ft., HVAC system, no duct work.

411 Broad St $415,000.00 – Kimberly Prusakowski – 2 story, 5,775 sq. ft., new roof & HVAC. Renovating downstairs.

2 Charlton St $299,900.00 – Jimmy Kelley – Perfect for development.

Currently a car lot & residential home zoned CC. 1407 E 2nd Ave $89,900.00 – Nick Rogers – Commercial office space.

Private parking lot.

1301 Martha Berry Blvd $1,400,000.00 - Soraya Collins – 12,200 sq. ft. successful restaurant ready for the taking zoned CC. 1701 Martha Berry Blvd $299,900.00 – Jimmy Kelley – Great corner lot perfect for development. Currently car lot zoned CC. 1801 Martha Berry Blvd $285,000.00 – Charles Parker – 2,240 sq. ft. office space. Previously a doctor’s office.

2730 Martha Berry Blvd $600,000.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 8,165 sq. ft. of retail space in front of the Mount Berry Square Mall.

COMMERCIAL LEASE AND OR SALE WAREHOUSE & INDUSTRIAL 2506 Callier Springs Rd $229,500.00 – Charles Parker – 12,800 sq. ft. building. May be rezoned as community commercial.

402,404 Cedar Ave $389,000.00 – Steve Graves – 8,400 sq. ft. total, 2,400 sq. ft. office space, no sprinkler.

3798 Martha Berry Blvd $299,000.00 – Jimmy Kelley – By appointment only. Office area, warehouse area, fenced area.

18 Shorter Industrial $155,000.00 OR $1,700.00/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 4,000 sq. ft. metal building, overhead doors, office area.

37 Shorter Industrial $350,000.00 – Kimberly Prusakowski – 6,000 sq. ft. warehouse zoned Heavy Industrial. Just over 4 acres.

3061 Sugar Valley $698,500.00 – Steve Graves – 29,000 sq. ft. on Hwy 136 building sprinkled and can be subdivided.

95 Three Rivers Dr $650,000.00 – Kimberly Prusakowski - 11,000 sq. ft.

2.5 acres 12’ x 12’ roll up doors, wet sprinkler system.

COMMERCIAL LEASE: RETAIL, RESTAURANT & OFFICE

208 Broad St $1,200/mo. – Bill Summer – Office space. Former home of Cevian Deign above Seasons Restaurant.

338 Broad St $1,700/mo. – Jimmy Byars – 2,000 sq. ft. retail space. Fully Remodeled with exposed brick and new flooring.

411 Broad St $1,400/mo. – Kimberly Prusakowski - Amazing location on Broad St. 2nd Level. New flooring & judges paneling.

527 Broad St #103, $1,000/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – Approx. 1, 000 sq. ft., 3 offices, includes utilities.

100 Callahan St #101, $1,000/mo. – Jimmy Byars – 2,000 sq. ft. office & warehouse, roll up door, covered area.

100 Callahan St #103, $1,500/mo. – Jimmy Byars – 2, 500 sq. ft. may be subdivided.

338 West 3rd $2,600/mo. – Jimmy Byars – 4,800 total sq. ft. 3,000 sq. ft. office, 1,800 sq. ft. warehouse.

28 Central Plaza $2,500/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 4,050 sq. ft. May be divided.

101 E. 2nd Ave #320B $150/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – Single office suite on the 3rd floor.

700 E. 2nd Ave – Jimmy Kelley – Quality office suites available ready to rent.

704 E. 2nd Ave $1,500/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 4,600sq. ft. Victorian home made into an office, handicap accessible.

1407 E. 2nd Ave $500/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 936 sq. ft. office space 303 E. 6th Ave $5,500/mo. – Bill Summer – Large open office space downtown between the rivers! 70 + parking spaces.

903 Martha Berry $1,700/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 6,000 sq. ft. office space.

Retail front, bathroom & storage.

1709 B Martha Berry $10/sq. ft. – Jimmy Kelley – 3,000 sq. ft. office space. Great location.

1715 Martha Berry $3,100/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 6,500 sq. ft. overhead door, nice offices.

1801 Martha Berry $2,000/mo. – Charles Parker – 2,240 sq. ft. office space. High visibility.

2730 Martha Berry $3,500/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 8,165 sq. ft. retail space in front of Mount Berry Square Mall.

3880 Martha Berry Hwy $8.50/sq.ft. – Carol Hatch – Various retail spaces ranging in size from 1350 to 2500 sq. ft.

2 Professional Ct $1,500/mo. – Jimmy Kelley –2 Story office space 1848 sq. ft ground floor and 925 sq. ft. 2nd floor.

3 Professional Ct $1,500/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 2 Story office 1785 sq. ft. ground floor and 890 sq. ft. 2nd floor.

101 Redmond Rd $3,950/mo. – Jimmy Byars – 4,600 sq. ft. good visibility on Redmond Rd. next to the Harbin Clinic.

15 Riverbend Dr $5,900/mo. – Jimmy Kelley – 4,140 sq. ft. medical building ground floor, plenty of parking.

411 Tribune St $1,400/mo. – Kimberly Prusakowski – 2,800 sq. ft. office space.

COMMERCIAL LAND FOR SALE

2nd Ave & Riverbend $500,000.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 1.5 acres ground lease or build to suit.

Bells Ferry Rd $150,00.00 – Kimberly Prusakowski – 3 acres. Excellent opportunity for commercial development.

Callier Springs Rd $975,000.00 – Jimmy Byars – 13 acres could be commercial or apts.; needs grading $75,000.00/acre.

Hwy 411/Callier Springs Rd $6,600,00.00 – Jimmy Byars – 264 acres ready to be developed. Zoned SR, river frontage.

Cedartown Rd $149,000.00 – Kimberly Prusakowski – 13.15 acres Intersection of new bypass and highway 27.

Cypress St $45,000.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 3 acres, across the bypass from Bella Roma.

East Hermitage $1,058,400.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 52.92 acres can be divided $20,000.00/acre. Zoned H-I. Fosters Mill Rd $140,000.00 – Bill Summer – 50 acres. Great tract for hunting! Bordered by 3 sides of Mead land.

Hwy 411 $1,300,000.00 – Jimmy Byars – 20 acres 2,000 sq. ft. of road frontage only median cut left inside the bypass.

Martha Berry Hwy $149,000.00 – Lisa Smith – Great location. Zoned CC. Seller motivated. Utilities available at the street.

1000 Martha Berry $399,000.00 – Jimmy Byars – Great location near hospital. Across from Honey Baked Ham. Zoned CC. 1104 Martha Berry $1,100,000.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 2.66 acres at N 5th Avenue, street to street property.

1302 Martha Berry $188,000.00 – Jimmy Kelley – 2 acres Old Volkswagen lot.

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