April 2012 Momentum Magazine

Momentum

April 2012

G R E AT E R R O M E C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E

Southeastern Mills Leslie Jackson: Georgia School for the Deaf Knight’s Jewelers Tim Brown: Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum

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Momentum

April 2012

G R E AT E R R O M E C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E Published by:

Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce 1 Riverside Parkway Rome, Georgia, 30161 Momentum (USPS 395-030)

Discover the Coosa Country Club Experience!

From celebrating great moments to creating lasting family traditions, see why Coosa Country Club has been the home-away-from-home for our members for over 100 years!

You Are Invited

Saturday, May 26th, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Reserve Now to Enjoy the Coosa Country Club Experience!

• Play a Round of Golf on Coosa’s beautiful course for an incredible $29 (includes cart and taxes). Limited availability and some restrictions may apply.

• Putting and Chipping Clinics at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

• Bring your Tennis Partner and play on your choice of one of Coosa’s clay or hard courts.

• Tennis Clinics at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m.

• View our other Exciting Amenities:

Golf Learning Center

Newly Renovated Cocktail Lounge

Beautiful Banquet and Party Facilities

Olympic-size Pool Complex

Fitness Room

Schedule of Upcoming Family Activities and Events And, enjoy samples of Chef Matthew’s creative and delicious cuisine and your favorite cold beverages!

Registration is Required.

Call Vivian Richmeier, Director of Membership & Marketing, 706.238.8911, to register your attendance.

Membership Presentation and Coosa Country Club Clubhouse Tour Required.

Est. 1909 Coosa Country Club has been serving its members, their guests, and the community for over 100 years!

Coosa Country Club is a private, membership-by-invitation-only Club.

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On the Cover:

Table of Contents In this Issue...

Letter from the Chairman...................................................................4 Upcoming events...................................................................................4

Feature:

Leslie Jackson: Jump to Article Going Above and Beyond the Call of Duty...........................6-7

Small Business Spotlight:

Jump to Article

A Team Effort: Knight’s Jewelers..............................................8-9

Newcomer Profile:

Jump to Article

Preserving Her Legacy: Tim Brown, Director, Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum...................................................10-11

Salute to Manufacturing:

Jump to Article

Growth & Progress: Southeastern Mills...........................14-15

Membership Report:

Membership Happenings...............................................................16 Groundbreakings.............................................................................. 16 New Members & Renewals.............................................................17 Advertisers Index.................................................................................19 Chamber Events..................................................................................19 The gardens are in full bloom at Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum.

Tim Brown, Director, is featured as the Newcomer Profile on pages 10-11.

Visitor’s Guide...............................................23 April 2012 3

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear Reader, As you enjoy this publication, I am sure you will see why Rome and Floyd County is a great place to live, work and play!

We are excited about the inaugural edition of Momentum.This issue features Leslie Jackson from Georgia School for the Deaf, Knight’s Jewelers in the Small Business Spotlight, Tim Brown at Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum as the Newcomer Profile, and Southeastern Mills as our Salute to Manufacturing alongside this month’s New Members and Renewals. Don’t forget to take a look at the Community Calendar and experience the vibrancy of Rome for yourself. As Chairman of the Chamber’s Board of Directors for 2012, I extend the invitation to visit the Chamber of Commerce located at 1 Riverside Parkway, and meet the Chamber staff. You will find a group that is truly committed to the future of Rome and Floyd County.

Thank you for a century of trust!

Sincerely, Angie Lewis Citizens First Bank, a division of Synovus Bank 2012 Chairman of the Board, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce

Upcoming Events 10-15

Shorter University presents:

“It’s The Talk of The Town: A Musical Tribute to Jerry Livingston” Location: Callaway Theatre at Shorter University

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Location: State Mutual Stadium April 2012 4

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“Jogging for Justice” 5K and Health Walk

2nd Annual Concerto Competition

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Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia presents:

Location: Shorter University

Shorter University presents:

Rome Braves Home Opener vs. Charleston River Dogs

April 2012

2nd Annual New Play Reading Series

Location: Callaway Theatre at Shorter University

Rome Symphony Orchestra presents:

Location: Rome City Auditorium

Roaming through Rome’s Gardens Location: Various homes throughout Rome, Georgia

Visit bit.ly/RomeCalendar for full event information

706-291-9772 | www.citizensfirst-rome.com Citizens First is a division of Synovus Bank. Synovus Bank, Member FDIC, is chartered in the state of Georgia and operates under multiple trade names across the Southeast. Divisions of Synovus Bank are not separately FDICinsured banks. The FDIC coverage extended to deposit customers is that of one insured bank.

Going

Above & Beyond

the Call of Duty

This is the story of Leslie Jackson, Georgia School for the Deaf (GSD) Principal and her journey to adopt GSD graduate Eric Welch.

Eric Welch (left) stands with family members: Hannah, Ben, Kelsey, Leslie, Hayes, and Benjamin. Photo courtesy of Leslie Jackson.

Leslie Jackson drove past the Georgia School for the Deaf for a number of years on her way to numerous places, never realizing that one day she would be serving as principal.

Born in the Metropolitan Atlanta area, Mrs. Jackson and her family moved to Rome and Floyd County following her sixteenth birthday where she graduated from West Rome High School.

Following graduation she enrolled at Berry College where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics Education.

While attending Berry College, her church, Fellowship Baptist Church, began a deaf ministry.

Mrs. Jackson was fascinated with this ministry and one day noticed a student from the Georgia

School for the Deaf attending the service.

She recalled, “Many of the interpreters were older and I felt like I needed to do something to minister to this student.”

Soon after, she enrolled in sign language classes and has been signing for over 30 years.

Upon graduation from Berry, she taught 7th Grade Mathematics at Pepperrell Middle School for ten years. She then took some years off to raise her children and returned to education through a school she helped start at Fellowship Baptist Church.

One summer, as she was walking on the campus at the Georgia School for the Deaf, she was approached by the director’s wife about an available mathematics teacher position at the school. Mrs. Jackson initially shrugged it off claiming that she was not interested.

Three weeks later, she was hired as a teacher at Georgia School for the Deaf and began teaching during the 2009-2010 school year.

“I believe that the hand of God helped bring me to Georgia School Welch poses with Leslie Jackson after receiving his for the Deaf,” she stated. “It was more than just mere coincidence.” Eric high school diploma from the Georgia School for the Her arrival at the school did not come without some difficulty.

Deaf. Photo courtesy of Leslie Jackson.

Even though she had been signing for a number of years, her signing was not American Sign Language (ASL). She worked hard to learn ASL so that she could appropriately teach April 2012 6

her students.

She immediately became very involved with the students at the school and became a cheerleader for the deaf students through her support at a number of school events.

Last year, the principal position became available and she accepted the position at the end of 2010.

While teaching at the school, she met a student named Eric Welch who was the quarterback on the school football team.

Mr. Welch is from the Columbus, Georgia area and came to the Georgia School for the Deaf in middle school. Having Leslie Jackson works with student Colton Burke at the Georgia School for a less than fortunate family life, he developed a maternal the Deaf. bond with Mrs. Jackson, that neither of them can explain.

“Just like always, I supported students at football and basketball games at home or away. Many parents live too far away to attend games. I would talk with Eric about the games on Monday at school and we built a bond through that,” Mrs. Jackson added.

Eric became like a family member to Mrs. Jackson’s children and her husband and upon his graduation from the Georgia School for the Deaf, they sought to adopt him as an adult, a process that is continuing.

As an example of their family acceptance, all four biological children use American Sign Language, along with her husband and many members of the extended family. Mrs. Jackson’s 70-year old mother even took classes for a year at the Georgia School for the Deaf to be able to communicate with Eric.

He now attends Georgia Northwestern Technical College where he is learning automobile body repair. When he finishes this program, he hopes to transfer to a four-year college and finish his Bachelors Degree. It was the quality of education at the Georgia School for the Deaf that afforded him this opportunity.

The Georgia School for Eric Welch works on a piece of automotive equipment at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. the Deaf continues to make substantial education strides. Mrs. Jackson is excited to be part of the team bringing a number of quality programs to the school while increasing the academic rigor. Georgia School for the Deaf graduated more students last year than any previous year and met all academic goals of the No Child Left Behind Act’s Adequate Yearly Progress.

The school recently launched Career Technical Agriculture Education classes including business, family and consumer science, and horticulture classes. The horticulture class will be working with the Georgia Department of Labor Cave Spring Vocational Rehabilitation Center for additional career training. In the Fall, the school will add a state-of-the-art video production lab to create signed versions of popular books for children.

The school also received a School Improvement Grant from the U.S. Eric Welch enjoys family vacation with siblings Hannah, Eric, Benjamin, Kelsey, and Hayes. Photo Department of Education, which has provided every student a personal courtesy of Leslie Jackson. laptop and every classroom a set of Apple iPads and dual-touch SMART boards.

Through all of these programs and efforts, the Georgia School for the Deaf is continuing to make great strides in deaf education and Mrs. Jackson continues to share her passion with students including Mr. Welch.

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The business is centered on three words: quality, service and savings. As a result, Dan Knight claims that this focus has led to much of their return business.

They currently have customers from all over Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama.

“We sell quality merchandise at the lowest price to our customers,” he stated. “Customer service is our number one priority and has attributed to a lot of our success. Most of our customers become good friends with us and come back for future purchases.”

One example of the quality merchandise carried

by Knight’s Jewelers is the extremely popular charm bracelet, Pandora. Mr. Knight said that adding this line Dan Knight, (left) talks with Pandora Sales Representative Sherry Marcks about the has added significant sales to their business.

Pandora line of jewelry.

“We started selling Pandora over three years ago and it has been a great asset to us,” he stated.

To better serve their customers, Knight’s repairs all jewelry in store, providing a faster turn around with superior quality. Their jewelry repair business includes nearly everything from stone setting, ring sizing, appraisals, and watch batteries.

Mr. Knight also believes that their presence in the mall has helped with their customer growth. “Being in

A Team Effort

Teamwork is important to Knight’s Jewelers Owner Dan Knight; so important that it is incorporated into all aspects of the business.

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elebrating their 30th Anniversary in 2012, Knight’s Jewelers is “just a local hometown” jewelry store that sells diamonds, engagement rings, gold, silver, pearls, precious gemstones, watch batteries and other basic jewelry items.

Knight’s Jewelers opened its doors just before Christmas of 1982 in Riverbend Mall occupying three different spaces during their 19 year tenure. In 2002, they relocated to Mount Berry Square Mall soon after its opening. They are the only locally owned jewelry store currently located in Mount Berry Square Mall.

Dan Knight his son Vann Knight, Wendell Carver and Sandra Clayton make up the full-time team and are very involved in the Dan Knight, (left) stands with his son Vann Knight in front of the store. routine operations of the business. Both Dan and Vann are Certified Diamond Appraisers by the Gemological Institute of America.

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“Most of our customers become good friends with us and come back for future purchases.” the mall allows you to meet a variety of people. We enjoy meeting our customers, having them come back and watching their family continue to grow,” he continued.

Knight’s Jeweler’s has been very involved in a variety of community organizations and activities. Staff members have helped coach local youth league baseball and basketball teams. The business is also very supportive of the Coosa River Basin Initiative.

A native of Rome and Floyd County, Mr. Knight finds great benefit in being a Chamber member and he has seen the various successes of the community throughout the years.

Knight’s Jewelers is the only locally owned jewelry store in Mount Berry Square Mall.

“The Chamber does a great job with local businesses and we want to be involved in giving our thoughts to the growth of Rome and Floyd County. The Chamber is vital in recruiting new business and growing Rome and Floyd County as a great place to live, shop and play,” he added.

Knight’s Jewelers was recognized this year with seven other businesses as a Small Business of the Year Nominee at the Chamber’s 101st Annual Meeting. This award highlights highly successful small businesses in Rome and Floyd County.

For more information on Knight’s Jewelers, find them in the business directory at www.romega.com.

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Preserving

Her Legacy

Tim Brown brings his love for art and history to one of Rome and Floyd County’s Gems: Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum.

With numerous years of museum and arts and culture experience, Tim Brown, Director at Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum, brings a great vision for the future to one of Rome and Floyd County’s oldest historical sites.

Built in the late 19th century, Oak Hill, was the family home and residence of Berry College founder Martha Berry until her death in 1942. Following her death, the house became a museum and the Martha Berry Museum was added to the property in the 1970s.

Mr. Brown comes to Rome and Floyd County from the Georgia Museum of Art on the University of Georgia campus in Athens where he served as their Director of Membership. Prior to this position, he served for six years as a volunteer and became the President for the Friends of the Museum organization.

While serving as Director of Membership, the museum underwent a two-year, $20 million expansion that closed the facility Berry College student Rachel Taylor gives a gardens tour at Oak Hill and the for two years. Faced with the challenge of membership retention, Martha Berry Museum to Sean Middleton and alumna Megan Jones.

Mr. Brown sustained membership through the expansion period with a program called “GMOA on the Move”. When the newly constructed museum opened, membership had retained and progress continued.

“It was exciting to see everything that went into museum construction and operations,” he added. “I watched how a large art museum operates and gained great knowledge in museum administration through this experience.”

Mr. Brown was first introduced to Berry College through family members. Numerous relatives attended the school including his mother, two aunts, an uncle and three cousins resulting in numerous visits throughout the years. His mother attended Berry during the 1940s when the school was strictly for rural children and due to Berry’s work program she and her three sisters were able to attend college.

“I am honored to be the person who gets to tell Martha Berry’s story and explain why her role in the history of American education is more relevant now than ever,” he added.

Upon arrival to the Oak Hill property, Mr. Brown said that he was immediately impressed with Berry College’s natural beauty and quality. One effort that was immediately noticeable was the campus’ commitment to proper preservation of facilities.

He commented, “Martha Berry’s sense of poetry, beauty and quality can be felt all across campus. I am truly impressed with the college’s commitment to historic preservation over the years. The quality of restorations building by building is truly impeccable.”

When asked about what he most enjoys about his new position, he responded, “Every person I’ve met at Berry has been exceptionally talented and easy to work with. Everyone who works here loves it and it shows.”

As he begins his tenure at Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum, Mr. Brown is bringing a series of new efforts and programs.

One effort will improve the overall display of the fine art collection including the construction of temporary walls in the rotating exhibition gallery and improved lighting throughout the entire museum.

Improvements to the house are also being added including better shades to improve the preservation of artifacts, a project headed by the Daughters of Berry.

One of the first exhibitions in the new gallery will highlight some of the best works of art from the Berry College Art Collection.

There are also plans revamping the history display to better reflect the Berry Academy, which closed in 1983.

Opening the Fall of 2012, is an exhibition entitled “Sisters of Society: The Fashions of Martha Berry and Eugenia Ruspoli” which will feature various articles of clothing and accessories worn by Martha Berry and her sister Princess Eugenia Berry Ruspoli.

Mr. Brown is currently working with the Berry College administration in making a master plan for Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum that will view the property in whole. This plan will assess the needs of the property and develop a landscaping and collections management strategy.

Part of the reasoning behind this plan came as the property suffered major tree loss and some structural damage during the December 22, 2011 tornado that damaged a section of West Rome. The front lawn and namesake of the property lost over a dozen major oak trees while other parts of the property lost over 100 trees. The Berry College grounds crew worked throughout the night cleaning up downed trees that covered major sections of the road making them impassable. With the tree removal and replacement well underway, Oak Hill has recovered from the storm without the house or the museum suffering any major damage.

When asked about what was most appealing about Rome and Floyd Photo by Alan Storey County, he replied with “the friendly and genuine attitude of the residents as well as how beautifully and historically intact the downtown and river areas are.” He also has enjoyed learning the culture and history of the region.

Certainly his experience and passion for art and history will propel Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum to further success in the future.

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Growth&Progress Southeastern Mills® continues their 71 year old tradition of manufacturing quality products in Rome and Floyd County

As a fourth generation family business, Southeastern Mills® seeks to continue its progress in 2012 through its highly successful High Performance Workplace and commitment to quality food products.

Headquartered in Rome, Ga., Southeastern Mills® manufactures and develops a variety of batters and breadings, bread crumbs, food bases, seasonings and marinades, broths, baking mixes, gravy mixes and seasoning mixes as well as a small amount of commodities such as flour, corn meal and grits. They have three local manufacturing facilities and one in Ontario, California.

Southeastern Mills® works with food companies to develop products in its savory ingredient business.

Through this business, Southeastern Mills® is a supplier to many of the world’s largest food companies and many of the country’s largest restaurants. Southeastern Mills is one of the largest suppliers of batters and breadings in the world and they supply virtually every chicken processor, and several seafood and appetizer processors with batters and breadings. Southeastern Mills is recognized as the industry leading technical expert in the development, commercialization, and troubleshooting of batter and breading systems.

At Southeastern Mills Center of Innovation, a staff of 20 food scientists, chefs, and regulatory specialists work with customers to identify consumer trends in food and to apply food science and culinary resources to create new food items.

“We often look at our customer’s menus and their competitor’s menus to see what is missing to find a new idea based on products in retail, international or fine dining,” said George Manak, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Southeastern Mills®. “We then take those ideas and find a way to develop and manufacture them for our customers so that they can be sold either as a retail branded food item or as an ingredient to a retail branded food item or a finished product that can be sold in a restaurant. So you may not see us on the grocery store shelves as Southeastern Mills®, but you will see us as a part of a brand you would already know.”

Southeastern Mills® prides itself on its unparalleled customer service led by their High Performance Workplace Culture. This workplace culture is based on “The Eight Elements” which are trust, positive assumptions, eliminating negatives, training and development, open two-way communication, employee involvement, competitive wages and benefits, and performance improvement.

“We are very creative and innovative and we know how to put food together,” he continued. “We find ourselves able to compete with much larger companies because of our responsiveness, our service attitude and because we really know how to work with food.”

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Southeastern Mills® retail brands are Better than Bouillon®, Southeastern Mills®, Shore Lunch®, Better than Gravy®, and Crockery Gourmet®.

Southeastern Mills® branded products deliver great value meaning they include simple preparation and a lot of flavor. These products include gravy, baking and seasoning mixes with the gravy mixes being the number three dry mix in the United States. Their most notable gravies are their white gravies including peppered, country, and peppered with sausage. Their baking mixes include buttermilk pancake, classic cornbread, country biscuit, buttermilk drop biscuit, cheddar garlic drop biscuit, and blueberry muffin.

In 2006, Southeastern Mills® was looking for another branded retail product to sell when they came across Shore Trena Keys, Senior Vice President Research and Development/Sales, SouthLunch®, a Minneapolis-based company that specialized in eastern Mills talks about a new product with fellow staffers Lon Peterson, Vice batters and breadings.

President of Operations, Southeastern Mills (second from right) and others.

Since Southeastern Mills® had vast knowledge in batters and breadings, they sought to purchase Shore Lunch® adding the product to their line of offerings the same year.

After its purchase, chefs and food scientists worked to enhance the batters and breadings offered through the Shore Lunch® brand. In 2008, after 18 months of product development, the company launched restaurant quality Shore Lunch® soups. These soups are add water only hearty dry soup mixes that an individual can make in 25 minutes or less.

A few years later, Southeastern Mills® was continuing to grow their retail branded offerings when they came across Better than Bouillon®, Better than Gravy®, and Crockery Gourmet®. They purchased these brands in 2009 and added their production to their facilities soon after.

Their Better than Bouillon® branded product is the number one food base in the United States. Food bases are concentrated forms of food that are combined with other ingredients like water to make broth.

“If you think about what goes into the cubed bouillon that many of us would purchase at the store, it is mostly derived from ingredients like salt or MSG. When you look at Better than Bouillon®, the first ingredient is real meat, seafood or vegetables,” Mr. Manak continued.

Better than Bouillon® is sold in Canada and Mexico and at every major grocery chain in the country. The product is available locally.

Better than Gravy® is a super premium dry gravy mix and the difference between it in comparison to other gravy mixes is that it begins with real meat. This brand encompasses six items including: chicken gravy, turkey gravy, and beef gravy and organic lines of each products. This gravy is a top 10 gravy nationally as well. Crockery Gourmet® is a line of slow cooker seasonings.

The staff and leadership of Southeastern Mills® believes that this success comes from their people-centric focus.

“We believe that when we have a strong culture that supports our employees, our employees will take care of our customers and we will succeed as a company. This focus has held true throughout our history,” Mr. Manak continued.

This commitment to superior products and people will make Southeastern Mills® highly successful for years to come.

Find their products in local grocery stores and find more information on them in the business directory at www.romega.com.

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Membership Happenings Young Professionals of Rome

Business After Hours

New Members 8th Regiment Band L.T.D. Phone: (706) 232-4567 28 Wellington Way SE Rome, GA 30161

Align Realty Advisors Phone: (615) 300-4498 10 West 8th Ave Rome, GA 30161 www.aradvisors.com

Phone: (770) 242-8588 Fax: (770) 242-7741 5075 Avalon Ridge Parkway Norcross, GA 30071 www.hoganconstructiongroup.com

JLC Air Show Management Phone: (678) 331-1621 4033 Willowmere Trace NW Kennesaw, GA 30144 www.wingsovergeorgia.com

Phone: (706) 622-2588 1610 Shorter Avenue Rome, GA 30161 www.americasmattress.com Eddie Hasko, Bella Roma Grill (left), Stephen Smith, Jowers-Sklar Insurance, (center) and Missy Armstrong, Emergency Dry Cleaning Restoration discuss business at the March Young Professionals of Rome.

Speed Leads

Jesse Seifert, Venue Dog, (left) meets Chamber Ambassador Rebecca Lapham, Lieberman Family Chiropractic, and John Peyton, Quic!oans during Speed Leads.

New Member Orientation

Chamber Ambassador Tonya Davis, BDD Consulting, tells Andrew Morris and Jan Morris, Jandy’s Frozen Yogurt, the benefits of being a Chamber Member at New Member Orientation.

Groundbreaking

Renaissance Marquis broke ground on “The Harbor at Renaissance Marquis”, an Alzheimer’s and Memory Care Center on February 28. This center will add 24 beds and is scheduled to open August 2012.

Pictured from left to right: Project Members Rick Cheverton, Jay Leggett Jr., Barry Ray, Ann White, Rome Mayor Evie McNiece, and Renaissance Marquis Executive Director Renita Chambers.

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Coosa Valley Cabinets Phone: (706) 232-4248 Fax: (706) 295-7377 5520 Rockmart Rd. SE Silver Creek, GA 30173 www.coosavalleycabinets.com

Phone: (706) 506-5010 3 Central Plaza Rome, GA 30161 www.namiromega.org

Hogan Construction Group, LLC

America’s Mattress

Richard Lee, Goodwill Industries (right) talks with Chris Lodge, ServiceMaster by Twins at Business After Hours hosted by Watters & Associates and Harvest Moon Cafe. Also pictured in the background are members of the 8th Regiment Band.

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Rome

Phone: (706) 767-1110 1207 Dean Avenue Rome, GA 30161

Venue Dog, LLC Phone: (706) 409-9182 412 E. 1st Street, Suite C Rome, GA 30161 www.venuedog.com

Renewals

Little Caesars Advance Rehab & Consulting Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill AT&T Georgia Bella Roma Grill Citizens First Bank Rome-Floyd Communities In Schools, Inc. Coosa Steel Corp.

Daniel’s Funeral Home DiPrima Medical Elrod’s, Inc. Finney and Associates CPAs, PC First United Methodist Church Floyd Medical Center Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers H & H Lawn Care King & Queen Salon Rome Paper Company Schroeder’s New DeliDowntown Sherwin-Williams Co. SunTrust Bank Northwest Georgia Three Rivers Specialty Co.

Village Theatres World Hi Fi’s Home Store All Wireless Aramark - Berry College DIGS, Inc. Georgia Health Sciences University/MCG NWGA Campus Horizon Bay - Retirement Living New Horizons Treatment Center, LLC NIFAST Corporation Ranger Consulting Inc. Ready or Not, Inc. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Whittington, Jones & Rudert, CPAs, PC Action Rent All R.H. Ledbetter Properties, Inc. Meadow Lane Apartments Richard L. Muller Jr., DDS, PC Professional Screening & Information (PSI) R.J. Fricks Rome Orthopedic Clinic Rome Women’s Health Center, United States Postal Service

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Proudly Supporting Rome Coating Systems • Seasonings • Food Bases Soups • Gravies and Sauces • Baking Mixes Food processors, restaurants and retail consumers nationwide depend on Southeastern Mills for great flavor, consistent quality and outstanding value.

Advertiser’s Index page 2

Coosa Country Club 110 Branham Avenue www.coosacountryclub.org 706-234-7131

page 5 Citizens First Bank 701 Broad Street www.citizensfirst-rome.com 706-291-9772

page 12 Advertising Dynamics, Inc. 104 E. 6th Avenue www.enjoynwgeorgia.com 706-290-0202

BDD Consulting 2 Mt. Alto Road www.bddconsultingservices.com 706-766-9116

Brad T. Reeder, CPA 336 Broad Street Suite 200 www.btreedercpa.com 706-291-1414

Yoga with Beth Hughes www.bethnovianhughes.com 706-331-4631

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Young Professionals of Rome co-hosted by: Starr-Mathews Insurance & Old Havana Cigar Co.

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Berry College Campbell School of Business MBA Program 2277 Martha Berry Highway www.berry.edu/mba 706-238-5896

page 17 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 35 Hobson Way SE 706-232-0021 www.hiexpress.com

page 18 Southeastern Mills 333 Old Lindale Road 706-291-6528 www.semills.com

page 20 Bella Roma Grill 770 Braves Blvd 706-291-4050 www.romebellaromagrill.com

J.L. Todd Auction Co. 28 Bale Street 706-291-7007 www.jltodd.com

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Logical Systems 605 E. First Street 706-234-9896 www.logsysinc.com

Unity Christian School 2960 New Calhoun Hwy 706-292-0700 www.unitychristianschool.org

page 21 Harbin Clinic 1825 Martha Berry Highway www.harbinclinic.com 706-295-5331

page 22 Advance Rehabilitation 201 Turner McCall Blvd. www.advancerehab.com 706-235-2727

back cover Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers 312 Broad Street www.fgkjewelers.com 706-291-8811

Chamber Events

Small Business Action Council Location: Chamber Boardroom

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Business After Hours hosted

by Allied Waste Location: State Mutual Stadium

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Technology Squaretable Location: Chamber Boardroom

Governmental Affairs Committee Location: Chamber Boardroom

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The Beat Goes On...

The Harbin Clinic Southeastern Cardiovascular Institute is now

Harbin Clinic Heart Center.

WE MAKE

IT WORK

LOGICAL SYSTEMS IS HERE FOR ALL OF YOUR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS. AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. • Computer Support • IT Consulting • Voice and Data Networks • Network Security • Wireless Computing • Custom Multi-Media • Off-Site Backups

770 Braves Boulevard (706) 291-4050

(706) 234-9896 www.logsysinc.com

(L-R): Ravinder B. Reddy, M.D. Robert Styperek, M.D. Gwynne D. Floyd, M.D. Daniel M. Goldfaden, M.D. Rahul Garg, M.D. Hector R. Picon, M.D. Christopher Merritt, M.D. Michael Ware, M.D. Charles B. Baggett,M.D. Himanshu Patel, M.D. Joshua Donner, M.D. Vincent D. Pearson, M.D. Frank D. Stegall, M.D. James A. Young, M.D. G. Hunter Myers, M.D. Maxwell A. Prempeh, M.D. Cyrus Parsa, M.D. Dhru S Girard, M.D.

www.romebellaromagrill.com

HONORING GOD with excellence!

Dual accreDitation

Harbin Clinic Heart Center

The Beat Goes On... Northwest Georgia’s largest heart program, providing treatment at Redmond Regional Medical Center, Floyd Medical Center, Cartersville Medical Center, and Gordon

www.acsi.org

www.sacs.org

Hospital from the Heart Center in Rome and satellite offices in Cartersville and Calhoun.

•Pre-K 3 through 12th grades •College Preparatory •Biblical Worldview •Athletic Program

2960 New Calhoun Hwy NE • Rome, GA www.unitychristianschool.org • (706) 292-0700

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Choose Harbin Clinic Heart Center where the beat goes on... with quality care.

To find a Harbin Clinic doctor, visit www.harbinclinic.com

Amazing Medicine. Compassionate Care.

© 2012 Harbin Clinic.

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Visitor’s Guide

Downtown Rome

Points of Interest

1 Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce 2 Rome and Floyd

County Library 3 City Hall 4 Clocktower 5 Historic DeSoto Theatre 6 Old Courthouse 7 Myrtle Hill Cemetary 8 Heritage Park 9 Tennis Complex Barron Stadium 10 The Forum 11 Rome Area History Museum 12 Harbin Clinic Tony E. Warren Cancer Center

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