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More Northwest Georgia layoffs on the way?
>Shaw is closing a plant in Trenton, a move that will idle 444 employees, and statements attributed to the company on Thursday indicated more cuts are on the way, mostly in Northwest Georgia. (Channel 9). Counting Trenton's upcoming cuts, 14 "major" layoffs since Jan. 1 have cost the area 2,016 jobs, according to Georgia Department of Labor reports (see chart below)
| Companies with major layoffs since Jan. 1 | Jobs lost | County | September jobless rate |
| Shaw | 444 | Dade | 5.5% |
| Mohawk | 231 | Catoosa | 5.0 % |
| Southern Industrial Fabrics | 12 | Catoosa | |
| Dow Recihold Specialty | 57 | Walker | 5.7% |
| Shaw | 67 | Catoosa | |
| Ball Metal | 250 | Haralson | 6.7% |
| Rexam | 75 | Walker | |
| Mohawk | 158 | Floyd | 6.8% |
| Mohawk | 66 | Whitfield | 7.4% |
| Mount Vernon Mills | 250 | Chattooga | 8.7% |
| Pierre Foods | 153 | Polk | 6.5% |
| Wheelers | 59 | Floyd | |
| Wheelers | 39 | Bartow | 7.2% |
| Wheelers | 155 | Floyd | |
| Total, Jan. 1-Oct. 27 | 2,016 | 9 counties |
Source: Georgia Department of Labor
>Upcoming employment opportunities:
-Goody's store in Rome is interviewing seasonal help from 3 to 6 this afternoon.
-The new Tractor Supply Store at U.S. 411 and Peeples Valley near Cartersville is opening in January. A job fair set for Nov. 5-6 at the Cartersville Career Center, 19 Felton Place, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
AJC/Synovus seeks $900 in federal bailout program: The parent company of Citizens First of Rome and Georgia Bank & Trust in Calhoun and Cartersville has applied for $900 million to "shore up its balance sheet." >AJC
Key step forward for 411 Connector: The Federal Highway Administration has OK'd the Record of Decision for the proposed "411 Connector," moving the long-delayed project closer to onstruction than any ever before. It allows the Georgia Department of Transportation to begin exploring financing options for the highway connecting U.S. 411/41 to Interstate 75. While $25 million already is secured to get the project started, the key issue will be future funding--especially since the state DOT has frozen this and 10 other major projects around the state because of budget problems> Connector
Final day to vote in advance of Tuesday's election:
This is your last chance to vote early in Tuesday's general election. More than 40,000 people have done so already in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk counties--and a large turnout is forecast today.
-Floyd County: Another 1,807 people voted at the Rome Civic Center and county administration building on Thursday, boosting the early vote total since Sept. 22 to 16,025. That's nearly 36 percent of the registered voters in Floyd County.
-Bartow County: 16,086 people have votedin advance; 1,801 on Thursday.
-Gordon County: 797 people voted Thursday, boosting turnout total to 7,537.
-Weekend campaign events. Click Politics
-What to expect election day, night> Click Preview
Today on the Dining & Drink Guide:
-Rome fine wine festival is Sunday
-New cookbook coming from Armuchee High
-Latest public health resaurant scores for Northwest Georgia
-Big Dog Day on Nov. 12 to benefit kids, families
>For more, click Dining & Drink Guide
WEEKEND FOOTBALL PREVIEWS
This week's high school games:
>Darlington at Gordon Lee / WLAQ 1410AM, Webcast
>Model hosts Pepperell / WSRM 95.3 FM, Webcast / 95.7 The Ridge, Webcast
>Pepperell at Model / WSRM 95.3 FM, Webcast / 95.7 The Ridge, Webcast
>Rome's regional season over; playoffs next Nov. 7
>Plus: John McClellan's picks for the week
>All on The Football Report
Norman Arey's Norman's No-No's / brought to you by Riverside Toyota
Each Friday during college football season, Norman Arey presents his No-Nos--that is, the teams he picks to lose each weekend. Through Oct. 25, Norman was at 67.4 percent percent for this year's picks (6 of 9 last week). Who will make this week's losers list? Will we see a double dose of Georgia wins over Gators, Seminoles this Saturday? For more, click Arey
Shorter Hawks travel to Cumberland, Tenn., this Saturday: 2:30 p.m. game time. Listen to the game on 95.7 The Ridge or click Webcast
Downtown Headlines
-What's ahead in downtown Rome this weekend. Plus: Bryan Mullins of MullinsMania> Downtown Headlines
Weather Center/brought to you by Katie Dempsey for State House :
-Halloween forecast: Sunny and clear today with a high of 70 and low of 32. -Weekend forecast: Perfect. Highs in the low 70s, lows in the mid-40s, clear skies across the board.
-For the extended forecast, click WeatherCenter
High School and Shorter football / Brought to you by Printworks
-New sponsor joins NAIA championship game set for Rome
-Shorter now no. 22 in the NAIA football poll
-Hawks' game preview, focusing on receivers and ground game
-Pepperell No. 2, Rome No. 5 in latest AJC football polls
-John McClellan's picks for this Friday night's games> McClellan
-For more, click The Football Report
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