September 2015 Momentum Magazine

Momentum

September 2015

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

Dr. Davis Retires, Kenna Stock Named CEO of Harbin Clinic

JCH International Floors the Competition Georgia Highlands College Inaugurates Dr. Green

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TABLE OF CONTENTS September 2015

Momentum (USPS 395-030)

Published monthly by the Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce, 1 Riverside Parkway, Rome, GA 30161.

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Table of Contents

In this Issue...

Content and Design by: Carolyn McFry Chamber Communications Coordinator

4 Community Events........................................................................ 4-5 Letter from the Chairman...................................................................

Member Spotlight:

On the Cover

5 Floorin’ the competition: JCH International.......................... 8-9 What’s that project? Toles, Temple & Wright............................11 Dr. Ken Davis retires, Kenna Stock named Harbin CEO...12-14 Chamber Happenings....................................................................................16 Partners in Prosperity III Investor Recognition...........................

Membership Report:

17 Advertiser’s Index..............................................................................17 Visitor’s Guide.....................................................................................18 New Members and Renewals.......................................................

Harbin Clinic President and CEO Dr. Ken Davis and Executive Director Kenna Stock pose for a shot together. Dr. Davis will retire from Harbin Clinic on Sept. 30th after 12 years as the Clinic’s top administrator. Ms. Stock will replace Dr. Davis as CEO on Oct. 1st. To read more about the changes in administration at Harbin Clinic, visit page 8. (Photo contributed by Harbin Clinic)

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear Chamber Friend, It is a pleasure to be a part of an organization dedicated to its mission, to promote prosperity and growth in Rome and Floyd County for and through its business memberships.

During the course of the year we highlight this mission along with focusing on education, community marketing and more. We are truly proud of the continuous improvements to this great community.

This month’s Momentum Magazine takes a look at the changes in administration happening later in September for Harbin Clinic. I want to personally congratulate Kenna Stock on her new role as CEO of Harbin Clinic as well as Dr. Ken Davis on his retirement. The Chamber thanks Dr. Davis for his active role at the Chamber and for his leadership in Partners In Prosperity III. Additionally, Momentum magazine focuses on changes being made to Toles, Temple & Wright’s office on Turner McCall Boulevard and the anti-slip mattings being produced by JCH International. I would also like to congratulate Dr. Donald Green, whose arrival we featured in the November 2014 issue of Momentum Magazine, on his formal inauguration as the fourth President at Georgia Highlands College happening this month.

As the 2015 Chairman of the Board of Directors, I would like to extend an invitation for you to visit the Chamber of Commerce located at 1 Riverside Parkway and meet the Chamber staff. You will find an incredible group who are committed to the future of Rome and Floyd County.

Sincerely, Jimmy Byars

Hardy Realty & Development 2015 Chairman of the Board, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce

Community Events

Upcoming

Merry Maids Sponsored Blood Drive Location: Merry Maids 712 Broad Street STE D, Rome, GA 30161 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Merry Maids of Rome will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive with fellow sponsors Cartridge World and Rome Cleaners. Please call 706-235-8811 to schedule your appointment for donation or visit our Merry Maids location.

706-235-8811 Rome Symphony Orchestra Benefit Concert Location: Shorter University 315 Shorter Avenue, Rome, GA 30165 A special benefit concert for the RSO featuring the Expedition Winds, a group comprised of RSO musicians, performing Mozart’s“Quintet for Piano and Winds”and other works for wind quartet. Free and open to the public.

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Small Business Development Center hosts Medical Practice Profit Drivers Location: Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce 1 Riverside Parkway, Rome, GA 30161 Time:12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 9

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16

The program will“follow the money”through a typical doctor’s office patient visit and participants will learn key performance indicators, medical benchmarking data, measuring techniques, management and compensation strategies and much more! The program costs $49. To register, visit www.georgiasbdc.org/medicalpractice-profitdrivers/ 706-622-2006

Sept. 18

Georgia Highlands College Presidential Inauguration Location: Georgia Highlands College 3175 Cedartown Hwy. SE, Rome, GA 30165 Time:10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Come witness the inauguration of Georgia Highlands College’s fourth president, Donald J. Green, Ed.D. The ceremony will be held in the Floyd Campus Gymnasium.

See page 15 for more details.

706-295-6366

calendar at www.romega.com for event details.

Sept. 18 Cont.

Stand for Strength: A Community Awareness Event Location: The City Club 327 Broad Street, Rome, GA 30161 Time: 6:00 p.m.

The Hospitality House will partner with fellow nonprofit, Summit Quest Adventures (Cancer Support Services), for their first collaborative event!! This will be a fantastic opportunity to embrace, engage and, yes, entertain our community. There will be live music, a cash bar, food and the opportunity to win prizes by participating in our awareness activity! $10 donation at the door.

706-235-4673

THE CHAMBER WANTS TO THANK OUR PARTNERS IN PROSPERITY INVESTORS

Sept. 26

Riverwood Annual Car Show Location: Riverwood Senior Living 511 W. Tenth Street, Rome, GA 30165 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Riverwood’s 3rd Annual Car Show to benefit the Alzheimer’s Walk.

Cruise for a Cure! Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Music, good food, and great treats for the whole family.

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Sept. 27

Jamie Barton - Down Home Diva Location: The Historic Desoto Theatre 530 Broad Street, Rome, GA, 30161 Time: 8:00 p.m.

World-renowned mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton breaks from the world stage to return to her hometown in a benefit concert for Rome’s Historic DeSoto Theatre. . A pre-concert Patron Party and Meet and Greet will be at 7:00 p.m. hosted by Heritage First Bank at their new Broad St. location for Patrons and Sponsors. Tickets are $78 for Patrons, $28 for Adults and $18 for Students.

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Oct. 1

Rome Grown! A Fall “Harvest & Heritage” Dinner Location: Historic “Woodhaven” Home & Grounds 412 Cooper Drive, Rome, GA, 30161 Time: 6:30 p.m.

As a salute to local farming both past and present, join the Rome Area History Museum for this fundraising event.

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Oct. 3

Butterfly Ball Location: Rome Area History Museum 305 Broad Street, Rome, GA, 30161

Platinum Investors

City of Rome Southeastern Mills State Mutual Insurance Company

Gold Investors

Georgia Power International Paper OTR Wheel Engineering Pirelli Tire North America

Silver Investors

Neaton Rome, Inc. F & P Georgia Oglethorpe Power Floyd Medical Center Peach State Labs, Inc. Harbin Clinic Redmond Regional Medical Center

Bronze Investors

Bekaert Corporation Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP Coosa Valley Credit Union Foss Manufacturing General Electric Company Hardy Realty & Development

Heritage Automotive Group Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Marglen Industries North Georgia Distributing Company Riverside Auto Group Rome Braves SunTrust Bank

Senior Investors Tier One

Brown & Brown Insurance of Georgia Citizens First Bank, a division of Synovus FP – Pigments

Garner & Glover Company Logical Systems, Inc. McRae, Stegall, Peek, Harman, Smith & Manning, LLP

BDD Consulting Services Brooks Building Group Charles Williams REIC Cheryl Riner Hodge, Artist Chick-Fil-A Cox, Byington, Brumlow & Twyman Darlington School David Newby Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers Georgia Machine Works Greater Community Bank Greene’s Jewelers

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home Heritage First Bank North Georgia Equipment Company Owens Financial Group, Inc. Profile Custom Extrusions POWER 10 SCANA Energy ServiceMaster by Twins United Community Bank Ware Mechanical, Inc. Whittington, Jones & Rudert, CPAs, LLC River City Bank

Tier Two

Associate Investors

Accounting Solutions Plus David Harvey Frank Barron Dr. Paul Ferguson Hortman-Carney Dental, Inc.

Jowers-Sklar Insurance R.H. Ledbetter Properties, Inc. Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q Wallis Printing Company WOW Café & Wingery

Time: 8:00 p.m.

The Butterfly Ball promises to be an evening of live music, entertainment, drinks, and fun all while raising funds to build The Sweet Cocoon. The Sweet Cocoon will be a home that will be used as a respite and retreat for children with disabilities and serious illnesses and their families. Tickets will be $50 each.

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For a complete and up-to-date list of investors, visit romega.com.

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Floorin’ the competition with

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JCH International employee Bob Kaveshan adjusts the machine while it adds backing to a strip of matting.

early 40 years ago, John Hoglund started his floor mat business with a small investment and a dream to build upon. Now, as President and Owner of the specialty matting, and flooring manufacturer JCH International, Mr. Hoglund looks back at how he has grown his business over the last four decades to become a leader in anti-slip matting industry.

“It all started in 1976,” explained Mr. Hoglund as he walked through his company’s 80,000 square-foot facility on East Hermitage Road in northern Floyd County. “A friend of my father’s sold chemicals and matting back during the 1970s in Minnesota, where I am originally from. I was with my father, and we were helping my dad’s friend unload a truck of different type of mats and he turned to me and said, ‘You know, you should try selling these.’ The story I always tell everyone is that I looked at him and asked, ‘What’s a mat?’ The rest, well, is kind of history.”

Mr. Hoglund decided to give selling the mats a try.

He purchased $150 worth of entrance way floor mats and started going door-to-door at businesses to sell them.

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JCH International President John Hoglund (left) and his son, Plant Manager Derek Hoglund, show entry mats their facility makes.

“I sold out quickly,” he added with a laugh. “I went back to my father’s friend and asked him where to get more. He pointed me to a former business here in Rome, Georgia. I originally started purchasing mats from a company that used to be right next door to where we are now. I would buy the materials and bring them back to Rochester, Minnesota in a double-axle trailer. We would literally bring it back by the van load. I’d put it in my garage and would sell it to other businesses. That’s how I became so familiar with the Rome

Mr. Hoglund shows off samples of the anti-slip Super G (left) and Grip Rock matting. Both styles are made with crushed garnets.

area.”

Mr. Hoglund said that as his business grew, he realized it wasn’t worth efforts to move the materials back and forth, and he started looking for an area in Floyd County to set up shop. JCH International moved into its current warehouse in 1993. Today, Mr. Hoglund’s sons have stepped into the family business. Derek Hoglund is Plant Manager at the 978 East Hermitage Road facility, and his brother, Dane Hoglund, works part-time at the company while he finishes college.

“We started making what are called ‘walk off’ mats, or door mats you set at an entry way of businesses, but as time went on, we expanded our products,” said Mr. Hoglund. “Today, we don’t produce as many entry mats, but have a strong focus on our best-selling products, our anti-slip safety mats.”

JCH International has several different varieties of safety matting that are exclusive to their industry: Grip Rock, Grip Rock Freezer, Brite Trac, Super G, Comfort Grip Rock and Comfort Super G. The mats are approved by major hotel, motel, restaurant and insurance companies.

“Our matting is made through a specific process,” said Mr. Hoglund. “It’s a polyurethane backing with a fiberglass scrim, which means the fiberglass is in between

the layers and gives the mat strength. The mats are then coated with a special ceramic bead and/or crushed garnets that are finely ground and embedded into the matting.

You can literally take the mats up and rub them, and the stones and beads won’t come off. That’s what really sets us apart in the safety mat industry. We’re the only ones who make it like this.”

The JCH International mats can be found in restaurants and other companies around the United States. Mr. Hoglund said that most of his mats are used in fast food restaurants, where there can be a lot of grease. Some of his mats, he added, are in pharmaceutical companies and other manufacturing facilities to protect workers from falls.

“Locally, we have made mats for Papa J and Mama T’s Opi’s Roadhouse just down the road from us,” Mr. Hoglund said. “We have made mats for entry ways for Rome City and Floyd County Schools, and the Rome-Floyd Fire Department uses our mats.”

The anti-slip mats made at JCH International are made to fit and do not require beveled edges.

“They are very easy to clean, and have been made in sizes ranging from 3-foot by 5-foot to 3-foot by 40-foot,” said Mr. Hoglund. “We make the matting material by the roll and then cut them by hand or machine before shipping them. Some of the comfort ones have thick foam underneath added for comfort while standing for long periods of time. The best thing is that the mats stay in place on their own, so there’s no risk of tripping on it.”

For a complete list of products manufactured by JCH International, visit jchinternational.com or griprock.com.

Plant Manager Derek Hoglund handcuts matting at JCH International while his brother Dane Hoglund holds it straight.

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SunTrust bldg. downtown.

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34,000 sq. ft. building, 395 ft. on road 25,578 sq. ft. retail space, zoned CC. $795,000. Jimmy Byars, 706-506-9051

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32,000 sq. ft. warehouse with office space and sprinklers. For lease $6,500/ month. Jimmy Kelley, 706-346-7031

Old Lee’s furniture bldg., built to suit up to 3,500 sq. ft. w/ rear access. For lease. Michelle Cochran, 706-307-3570

3,648 sq. ft. office space on 2nd floor, w/ utilities & janitorial. For lease, $3,344/ month. Jimmy Byars, 706-506-9051.

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Four spaces.

Available for lease.

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Three office suites.

Available for lease.

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Class A free standing, 4,800 sq. ft. office building. For lease, $4,500/ month.

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3,000 sq. ft. office space w/ utilities.

For lease, $3,000/ month.

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What’s that project?

Toles, Temple & Wright builds rear addition Motorists heading up and down Turner McCall Boulevard might have noticed the addition being built to the rear of the brick Georgian-style building that houses Toles, Temple & Wright in recent months.

Bill Temple, Vice President of Toles, Temple & Wright, said his realty agency located at 601 Turner McCall Blvd. decided now is the perfect time for a much needed add-on for their business.

“We’re adding more offices and almost doubling the amount of space we’ve had,” said Mr. Temple.

The need for space extends back before a recession hit the housing market, and that now that the economy has improved, the company wanted to build on the extra 1,500 square feet of space.

“Everyone here is extremely excited,” added Mr. Temple.

Work on the two-story addition started in May and should be completed by midSeptember.

Above: A view of the front of the Toles, Temple & Wright office, 601 Turner McCall Blvd.

Left: The two-story addition to the rear of the building will house additional offices space.

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On September 30th, Dr. Ken Davis will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Harbin Clinic after 12 ½ years to make way for a new era of leadership. Harbin’s Executive Director Kenna Stock will replace Dr. Davis as CEO on October 1st, making her the first non-physician and first woman to lead Harbin Clinic.

During this time of transition, the two influential Harbin Clinic leaders take a sincere look back on what will be known as Dr. Davis’s legacy of one of Rome’s most beloved healthcare facilities as they make way for the future under Ms. Stock’s direction.

Farewell Dr. Ken Davis

Hello Kenna Stock This is a

Photo Contributed by Harbin Clinic.

and a to

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Dr. Davis retires

A Rome native, Dr. Davis first joined Harbin Clinic as a general surgeon in 1986. He had just finished his residency at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta and decided to come home to Rome because of the trust and respect Harbin Clinic had formed with the community.

“Originally, I had the opportunity to join the senior general surgeon at Piedmont Hospital, and he was going to make sure that I was a success, simply because I was associated with him,” said Dr. Davis. “But I decided to come back to Rome instead because of Harbin Clinic’s history and its involvement with the community. I loved the aspect that the people of Northwest Georgia have enough trust in the Clinic that even as a young surgeon walking into town, if I had Harbin Clinic on my coat when I walked into the room, there was an automatic element of trust that I don’t think I would have felt anywhere else.

Harbin Clinic has had years and years of physicians who care about this community. I think that’s what really drew me to the Clinic. I still tell that to our doctors that we are recruiting now. If you go anywhere else, it may take you ten years before you have the kind of reputation Harbin Clinic and its physicians have. In Rome, that happens very quickly, and it’s here for the taking if you do good work.”

Over the last 29 years, Dr. Davis has enjoyed watching the Clinic evolve and transform.

“Let me think back, were there horses and buggies out front?” joked Dr. Davis. “Honestly, when I first started here, Harbin Clinic was really more medical arts instead of being a true clinic. That means there were doctors who had the same accounting system, but all had very individual practices. Administration and the Board of Directors had very little to do with the physicians’ individual practices, so the doctors were in control of everything that was done in their offices. It’s so different from what we have now. We are much more integrated, and you have to be that way if you’re going to coordinate care for people. Dr. Paul Ferguson, who served as CEO before me, did a lot of work to move us into becoming the multi-specialty group we are now.”

During his 14-year practice, Dr. Davis served on the Board of the American College of Surgeons and the Harbin Clinic Board of Directors. After retiring from his general surgery practice in 2000, he returned to the clinic as the Chief Executive Officer and President in 2002.

Over the past 12 ½ years as President and CEO, Dr. Davis has made great strides to improve the community through Harbin Clinic. Under his leadership, the process for recruiting new and highly qualified physicians and candidates has changed tremendously.

“We were so blessed to have Sarah Boone King who put together our recruiting program, which has since been well cared for by Robin Hice, who has also done just an outstanding job,” said Davis. “The two of them have elevated our recruiting to such a level that has allowed us to get physicians with outstanding resumes and expertise over the past 10 years that we wouldn’t have gotten in the past.”

Additionally, Dr. Davis was able to oversee an era of serious expansion for Harbin Clinic. In the summer of 2007, Harbin Clinic opened the Harbin Clinic Specialty Center at 550 Redmond Road, next door to Harbin Clinic Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Center. The next year, Harbin Clinic

Summerville Dialysis Center and Harbin Clinic Cedartown Medical Building opened. Today, Harbin Clinic has grown from the 155 providers they had 12 years ago, to include more than 240 medical professionals across more than 37 specialties occupying about 500,000 square feet of office space.

Today, the Clinic cares for the health of patients throughout northwest Georgia and into Tennessee and Alabama. “We put together several ancillaries, which Harbin Clinic didn’t have before. There were certain aspects of healthcare, like dialysis, which we didn’t specialize in,” said Dr. Davis.

“I think one thing that our team is most proud of would be the Tony E. Warren Cancer Center, because it was something that the Clinic and the community wanted. The community has felt this tremendous sense of pride in the center. That Sunday when we opened it to the the community might be one of the highlights of my career here at Harbin.”

Modestly, Dr. Davis says that he couldn’t have done it all without the help and support his administrative team.

“We have one of the strongest Board of Directors we’ve ever had. They are the most dedicated group of people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with. I couldn’t have done this for the last 12 ½ years without my team or without Kenna for that matter. Trust me, I’ve been given credit for things I’m not so sure that I’m solely responsible for.”

While Dr. Davis will be retiring, he won’t be leaving the Clinic completely.

Dr. Davis will remain as president and chairman of the board. He feels the move to appoint Kenna Stock as CEO is a smart business move for Harbin Clinic as healthcare moves its focus to valuebased payment.

“This is a move in the right direction,” he said. “Healthcare is changing, the size of the Clinic is changing, and the complexity is changing. We need a business person to run this company.

We need Kenna Stock to run this company. We can still be governed by the physicians.”

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In his free time after retirement, Dr. Davis said he will spend time with his wife of 40 years, Laura Harbin Davis, travel the world on fishing excursions, and spend quality time on his 600 acre farm.

“It’s my favorite place in the world,” he said. “I raise wild quail and train dogs out there. And my number one passion in the world is fly fishing, so I plan on going to every spot in the world where there are fish to be caught with a fly rod.

You don’t know when you won’t be able to do something physically, and I don’t want to look back when I’m older and have any regrets.”

Hello to Ms. Kenna Stock

Kenna Stock is no stranger to Harbin Clinic. She first joined Harbin as the Business Office Director in 1999 after leaving a multi-specialty physician group in St. Louis.

“I was recruited to come here,” she said. “I received a recruitment phone call, and originally thought that it wasn’t a good time for my family to consider relocation, but as the conversation went on, I somehow found myself intrigued by what they were saying. I agreed to come here for a visit and interview. My husband Ray and I came over Mother’s Day Weekend in 1999. When I got back home after the interviewing process, I had a voicemail with an offer. Ray and I had a talk with our family, and they all agreed it was the best thing for us to do...

And the rest was history.”

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While at Harbin Clinic, Ms. Stock was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in 2001 and served in that role until 2013, directly before her current role as Executive Director.

Ms. Stock said that some of the greatest accomplishments she has seen as part of the administrative team have been the overall growth of Harbin Clinic, as well as the technology advances in healthcare.

“We were early adopters of the electronic medical record,” she said.

“The implementation of the electronic medical record came under Dr. Ferguson, and the maturing of the platform and technology has really developed while Dr. Davis and I have been here. There have been a lot of advancements in technology in the last decade, and I think these have been great things for the patients at Harbin Clinic.

Our physicians now have 24/7 access to patients records, which are available at the hospitals and at the Clinic and have really upped the game when it comes to providing the best coordinative care. ” As Executive Director, Ms. Stock has managed the day-to-day operations of the clinic and has worked toward ensuring that all goals, values and financial objectives have been met. She believes the career move two years ago has groomed her for not only taking over as CEO this year, but for the changes being made in healthcare nationally.

“A great foundation has been laid for me here at Harbin Clinic,” she added. “I think the next 12 to 24 months are going to be a period of evolution as we navigate changes in healthcare reimbursement and as healthcare moves towards valuebased payment rather than volumebased payment. We want to make sure we are not only able to survive, but also thrive in this new era of healthcare. The important thing for us is keeping and building on the foundations we have so that our team is cohesive and aligned as these changes are made.”

Although Ms. Stock brings a business perspective to Harbin Clinic,

she said Clinic leadership remains firmly in the hands of physicans to ensure the level of care remains superior. “The physician is always heard in what we do,” she added.

As future CEO of Harbin Clinic, Ms. Stock will not only be the first non-physician, but the first woman to lead Harbin Clinic.

“I take that as a huge responsibility to the women of this community,” she said. “I think it’s meaningful for other women to see that women in Rome, Georgia, can have great career opportunities and can be in leadership roles in an organization like Harbin Clinic.”

Additionally, Ms. Stock said while modifications are being made in the business of healthcare, the focus of the Clinic will remain the same: quality patient care.

“It’s why we are here and why we do what we do,” she said. “This is about serving the people of the Northwest Georgia area, and I am grateful that I will carry out such a legacy of personal care for the community I love. It’s a wonderful feeling to know that at the end of the day, we are here making a difference in people’s lives and that people really do trust and depend on Harbin Clinic to provide them with excellent service. That’s what the vision has always been, and that is what it will always be.”

Outside of Harbin Clinic, Ms. Stock said she loves to read and knit, but she feels her greatest personal accomplishment is the family that she has built with her husband Ray Stock, a recently retired Floyd County Police officer. “I have four adult children, six grandchildren and two more grandbabies on the way,” she said.

“Being a grandparent is a very special place to find yourself in life.”

Congratulations

to Dr. Davis on his retirement & Ms. Stock on her new role at Harbin Clinic!

- two great events celebrating the

InauguratIon of the fourth PresIdent of georgIa hIghlands College

donald J. green, ed.d.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

10:00am Inauguration Ceremony Floyd Campus Gym RSVP at inauguration.highlands.edu

6:30Pm The Highlands Inauguration Gala Cartersville Campus Sponsorship levels & ticket information available*

CoCktaIl reCePtIon begIns at 6:30Pm followed by dInIng and danCIng blaCk tIe oPtIonal (blue or orange tIe Preferred) The Georgia Highlands College Foundation, Inc., invites you to join us as we raise funds for scholarships in honor of this historic moment in our college’s history. Enjoy a fun evening of dining and dancing as you show your support of the “blue and orange” while enjoying some of the President’s favorite selections of music, food, and beverages. *For sponsorship levels, ticket information, and more visit inauguration.highlands.edu

August Chamber Happenings

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B. C. D. E.

A. MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY: Barbara Beninato, Rome Symphony Orchestra, (clockwise from top left) chats with Curtis Gardner, Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q, and Sharon Spivey and Cathy Toles, both of the Georgia Department of Labor, during the Chamber’s first ever Member Appreciation Day on Aug. 26th. Members who did not attend the event can still pick up their verification forms at the Chamber. All paperwork should be submitted

by Sept. 11th.

B. BUSINESS AFTER HOURS: Vann Knight, Knights Jewelers, welcomes attendees while Randy Quick, Rome Radio Partners, LLC, laughs during Business After Hours hosted by Knights Jewelers.

C. RIBBON CUTTING: J.J. Seifert cuts the ribbon marking the opening of Seifert Law, P.C. The new law firm is located at 605 E. First Street, STE 115.

D. RIBBON CUTTING: Corey Wright (center left) and Missy Alford cut the ribbon in front of Cartridge World’s new 712 Broad Street location.

E. RIBBON CUTTING: Rome City School officials cuts the ribbon in front the new Anna K. Davie Elementary School, 24 E. Main Street.

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ANNIVERSARY

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Advertiser’s Index Inside Front Cover 2015 Business EXPO 1 Riverside Parkway www.romega.com/business-expo 706-291-7663 ext. 313 page 6 Georgia Power 800 Broad St. www.georgiapower.com 706-802-5000 page 7 Heart of the Community Foundation P.O. Box 5064, Rome, GA 30162 www.theheartofthecommunity.org 706-802-3924 page 10 Hardy Realty & Development Co. 1609 Martha Berry Blvd. www.hardyrealty.com 706-291-4321 page 11 River City Bank 228 N. Second Ave. www.rivercitybankonline.com 706-236-2123 page 11 Greene’s Jewelers 328 Broad St. www.greenesjewelers.com 706-291-7236 page 15 Georgia Highlands College 3175 Cedartown Highway SE www.highlands.edu 706-802-0722 page 16 Berry College’s MBA Program 2277 Martha Berry Highway www.berry.edu 706-236-2211 page 19 Southeastern Mills 333 Old Lindale Rd. www.semills.com 706-291-6528 Back Cover Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers 312 Broad St. www.fgkjewelers.com 706-291-8811

Renewals

ADF Welding & Medical, Inc. Amanda Corbin Agency Allstate Insurance American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia Attorney Floyd Farless Ball Metal Beverage Container Berry College Elementary School Blackberry Mountain Studio, Inc. BMA Contracting Service CiCi’s Pizza Clay Service Co. Colston Contracting, Inc. Commercial Fluid Power Coosa Valley Financial Group, Inc. Easter Electrical Construction Co. Etowah Landing Care & Rehab Floyd County Family & Children Services Floyd County Government Floyd County Republican Party Forestar Group, Inc.

Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association, Inc. Georgia Pacific Georgia School for the Deaf Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau Greene’s Jewelers, Inc. Hight, Charles and Lee Home Instead Senior Care Hometown Headlines JEM MFG, LLC Jim’s Tire & Service Center Kelly Services Kitchen & Bath Depot Lansource, Inc. Logical Systems, Inc. Martha’s Skillet Restaurant Owens Financial Group, Inc. Petz Enterprises Plainville Brick Company Pruitt Health Ringer’s Limousine of Rome GA Riverside Toyota RJ Young Company

Rome Chapter Georgia Society of CPA’s Rome-Floyd County Commission Children & Youth South 93.5 (WSRM - 93.5FM) South Rome Redevelopment Corporation Southeastern Land Group Southern Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Sport Clips Hair Salon Spriggs Construction Co. Steel King Industries, Inc. Surya Rugs Sylvan Learning Center of Rome Telenet Systems The Three Rivers Singers, Inc. TLC Consulting Watters & Associates Landscape West Rome Baptist Church Williams Communications, Inc. WinShape Retreat

New Members Rodan and Fields - Betsy Richie Ms. Betsy Richie 508 E. 11th Street SE Rome, GA 30161 (404) 376-0028 www.betsyrichie.myrandf.com The Bailey Company, Inc. Mr. Gary Mcintyre 1203 Mauldin Road NW Calhoun, GA 30701 (706)629-6633 www.baileycompany.com Comcast Business Ms.Teimeiko Fletcher 3155 Northwoods Parkway Peachtree Corner, GA 30071 (770) 559-2409 www.business.comcast.com

N.R.T.P. Environmental Services, LLC Mr. Nicholas McLemore 7354 Blacks Bluff Road Cave Spring, Ga 30124 (706) 766-1734 www.nrtpenvironmental.com

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Mr. Kent Howard P.O. Box 1246 Rome, GA 30162 (706) 506-2501 www.fca.org Aycock Real Estate Services Dr. Alan Aycock, CPA, MSRE 5975 Rosemary Lane Cedar Bluff, AL 35959 (404) 271-5957 September 2015 17

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13 Oak Hill & the Martha Berry Museum 14 Chieftain’s Museum 15 Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau and Rome Visitors Center 16 Ridge Ferry Park GA -1 GA -156 17 Shorter University 18 Mount Berry Mall 19 Cave Spring US 27 33 22 20 Lock & Dam Park GA-53 21 Coosa Valley Fairgrounds 18 22 Stonebridge Golf Course 23 23 Berry College 30 24 Floyd Medical Center 26 13 14 25 GA-20 16 15 29 25 Harbin Clinic 17 GA-293 21 24 26 Redmond Regional 31 Medical Center 28 GA-20 27 27 Darlington School GA-100 20 28 Georgia Northwestern 34 411 GA-101 19 Technical College USUS-27 32 29 Unity Christian School 30 State Mutual Stadium 32 Georgia Highlands College 31 Saint Mary’s Catholic School 33 Richard B. Russell Regional Airport

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