Business spotlight/East Rome & Wal-Mart:
-East Rome Wal-Mart's grand reopening is Friday; as for surrounding development ... : After several months of ongoing upgrades, the East Rome Wal-Mart will celebrate its grand reopening Friday morning off U.S. 411 and Callier Springs Road. The 100,000-plus-square-foot store opened in April 2004; it recently became the third local store--behind West Rome and Cartersville--to get a new look. Some 2,500 of Wal-Marts' 3,600 stores are being updated by 2012.
-What business boom? Perhaps tje bigger news is what hasn't happened since Wal-Mart opened in East Rome. The three other corners of the Callier/411 intersection have been considered for development. An Atlanta-area company had plans for the church site while several signs advertising future growth have gone up --and down -- on the other side of Callier. The church has returned to its former home.
-Big plans fizzle: On the Wal-Mart side, the big player was to be Seven Hills Town Center, complete with 500,000 square feet of retail including an unnamed grocer and a few big-box stores. Today, 15 acres of that site are on the market under the name Calliers Crossing. Just up 411, the Evans' family continues to turn dirt across from Tractor Supply.
-What's new since Wal-Mart: Tractor Supply and the strip center backing up to Floyd Memory Gardens are the only sites to see growth since the megastore's opening. Two of the six strip center sites are vacant.
Bank of the Ozarks, successor to Unity National, reports second quarter net income of $10.9 million, up 14.6% from $9.5 million a year earlier. Details
+About buying Unity after it failed in March: "The company's net income and diluted earnings per common share for the first six months of 2010 included a first quarter gain, net of acquisition costs and applicable taxes, of $5.9 million, or $0.35 per diluted common share, from the March 26, 2010, acquisition of a Georgia bank pursuant to a purchase and assumption agreement with loss share agreements entered into with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp."
+Bank of the Ozarks has offices in Rome, Adairsville, Cartersville and Calhoun.
Tuesday's Buzz
-Kay Chumbler named interim president of Greater Rome Bank. Business
-Urban Retail Properties assumes control of Mount Berry Square. Details
-Mixed report on state revenue: June numbers up 3.8% from previous year; fiscal year ends with a thud, down 9.1%. Click
-SPLASH Bartow makes a big splash at Rome Braves' game. Bartow
Politics: T-minus one week to the primary vote:
-July 13: Rome Young Republicans, 6:30 p.m. at 333 on Broad. Guests: Richard Woods, candidate for School Superintendent; Jeff May, candidate for Public Service Commission; Barry Loudermilk, candidate for State Senate District 52; and Christian Coomer, candidate for State House District 14.
-Advance voting continues at two locations through Friday. Tips
-Local primary candidate profiles; updates. Click
Around the region:
-Sidewalk sale in downtown Rome Saturday: Downtown merchants and restaurants have a summer sidewalk sale set for 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and local songwriters will be stationed throughout the district throughout the sale.Facebook
-Job fair today, Wednesday for new Pet Supermarket in Cartersville: Management, sales associates, and full- and part-time employee slots are available as Pet Supermarket prepares to open at Felton's Crossing shopping center. The job fair is being held at Hilton Garden Inn, 24 Liberty St. (off Main Street) from 4 until 7 this afternoon and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday. 
-Voting begins in the 2010 People's Voice Awards in Bartow County: You can vote for your favorite restaurant, tourist attraction and retail site in the annual vote by the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The winners will be announced at the Sixth Annual Hospitality Heroes Awards during the 35th Annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn (click).
Your latest forecast:
-Tuesday: 60% chance of showers; high of 93.
-Tuesday night: 50% chance of shower, low of 71.
-Wednesday: 20% chance of rain, high of 94.
-Wednesday night: Low of 69.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional live (animated) radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-Sometimes it might be better just to keep your mouth tightly closed.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-RiverDogs beat Rome, 3-2, to take series finale.
-Braves off Tuesday; open five-game set in Hagerstown Wednesday.
-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. (click)
Rome Community Soup Kitchen launches Facebook page: Get updates on the Rome-Floyd County Community Soup Kitchen, a non-profit organization feeding those in need in our community. Click
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