State Mutual Insurance Company. In March 2020, Kerry Group announced plans to build a food-manufacturing facility in Rome at a cost of $125 million, the company's largest ever capital investment. Arts and culture Sites include: Martha Berry Museum, a museum honoring Martha Berry, the founder of Berry College Rome Area History Museum Chieftains Museum (Major Ridge Home), a museum of Cherokee history, honoring chief Major Ridge and other leaders Clock Tower, a clock tower museum Rome Symphony Orchestra, oldest symphony orchestra in the Southern United States Sites on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Floyd County, Georgia: Dr. Robert Battey House Berry Schools Between the Rivers Historic District Chieftains Double-Cola Bottling Company East Rome Historic District Etowah Indian Mounds Floyd County Courthouse Jackson Hill Historic District Joseph Ford House Lower Avenue A Historic District Main High School Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam On the Coosa River, 8 miles SW of Rome Mt. Aventine Historic District Myrtle Hill Cemetery Oakdene Place Rome Clock Tower South Broad Street Historic District Sullivan—Hillyer House Thankful Baptist Church U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Upper Avenue A Historic District Sports Since 2003, Rome has been the home of the Rome Braves, the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Rome Braves compete in the High-A East. According to numbers released in 2010, sports tourism is a major industry in Rome and Floyd County. In 2010, sport events netted over $10 million to the local economy, as reported by the Greater Rome Convention and Visitors Bureau. Of these, tennis tournaments accounted for over $6 million to the Rome economy in 2010. Rome hosted the NAIA Football National Championship from 2008 until 2013. Rome has hosted stages of the Tour de Georgia in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The Georgia Fire was an indoor football team that played in Rome as a member of the Professional Indoor Football League. In June 2021, Rome hosted the USATF outdoor track and field championships, which was held at Barron Stadium. Government The city of Rome commission-manager form of government was adopted in 1918. The city's charter as approved by the legislature authorized a nine-member City Commission and a five-member Board of Education, to be elected concurrently, on an at-large basis by a plurality of the vote. The city was divided into nine wards, with one city commissioner from each ward to be chosen in the citywide election. There