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Leaders Of Cobb: After More Than Three Decades With Ed Voyles, Drew Tutton Looks Ahead to a New Chapter
After more than three decades of building relationships, developing employees, and helping grow dealerships within the Ed Voyles Automotive Group, Drew Tutton is beginning a new chapter in his business career. For Tutton, the transition comes with tremendous gratitude for the Voyles family, the opportunities they provided, and the thousands...
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Floyd County College and Career Academy students visit Coosa Steel
Students from the Floyd County College and Career Academy visited Coosa Steel on Thursday to see what working in a steel manufacturing facility might look like as they consider careers after graduation. The students were given a tour by plant manager Chance Highfield, a Model High School graduate who has been with the company for 18 years. Coosa Steel is a full-line steel service center on Darlington Drive. Started in 1972 by the Saville family, it sells bulk steel, the way a lumber yard sells wood products, and manufactures a full line of steel products used by almost every industry. “Right now, our biggest business is manufacturing and selling steel racks, mostly for the tire business,” Highfield said. “So if you need a mobile and collapsible rack, you’re going to want to talk to Coosa Steel.” During the tour, Highfield led students through the various buildings on the property, explaining what the machines do and what individual employees were working on. The company offers robotic plasma cutting, tube laser cutting, steel plate processing up to 6 inches thick, cold-cut steel sawing and precision structural steel punching, among other technologies. Several of the students studying computer-aided design at the academy expressed
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One oversized Thanksgiving table started Canton’s Rustic Trades
The first table Clay Adams built was too big for his house. On Thanksgiving morning in 2007, his family helped carry it from the garage into the living room. Adams and his wife, Maggie, had been thinking about how many relatives they needed to seat. They had given less thought to how much space would be left afterward.
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World Market Opens in Cumming Today, Bringing Global Foods, Home Furnishings and Gifts
Cumming shoppers have a new destination for international foods, furniture and home décor beginning Friday, Nov. 13, as World Market opens its fifth Atlanta-area store. The 14,727-square-foot store is at 2265 Market Place Boulevard, next to Ulta in Cumming Town Center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 8:45 a.m., followed by a weekend of product tastings and giveaways.
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Rome Commission Hits Pause on $5.6M Tax Break for Match Point Way Housing Project
Rome city commissioners hit the brakes Monday on a $5.6 million tax incentive package for a new residential development on Match Point Way, deciding to wait until they have final paperwork in hand before signing off. The commission voted to table the tax allocation district agreement rather than approve funding for the project, which sits on land owned by Berry College near the Rome Tennis Center and Mount Berry Mall.