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State of the Economy:
'Dreadful' start to 2009; 'longest downturn since the Great Depression'
The latest Selig Center economic forecast is about as rough as they come. Some of the lowlights from UGA Dean Robert T. Sumichrast's presentation Wednesday:
-The recession will be "severe rather than mild and prolonged rather than short." -The "first and second quarters of 2009 will be dreadful. Just how dreadful depends on when, and to what degree, the credit markets thaw."
-Sumichrast predicts the recession will last 18 months. "It will be the longest downturn since the Great Depression."
-But he stopped short of calling the current economic cycle a depression.
-For more, please click Selig Center
Trouble brewing for mall owners? A cryptic release from an investment rating service is signaling potential changes for The Lighthouse Portfolio, owners of Mount Berry Square. What it says: "The largest specially serviced loan, the Lightstone Portfolio (3.5%), is 60 days delinquent and was transferred to special servicing in October 2008 due to imminent default. The Lightstone Portfolio is secured by four anchored retail properties located in Martinsburg, W. Va.; Rome, Ga. Hermitage, Penn.; and Cleveland, Tenn.... The borrower has approached the lender indicating that they would like to surrender the properties and is cooperating in the appointment of a receiver." Full release
Cartersville's Fuddruckers getting company at Guyton Park: Speculation that the 
Cartersville franchise of Fuddruckers on Tennessee Street is closing is bogus, says owner Charles J. Curlee. Comments appearing on the Bartow Life Web forum conclude a Japanese steak house would fill the spot. Ron Goss Jr. confirms a steak house is coming at Guyton Park Village Center--in the former Coffee Depot location--around Feb. 1. The owner just opened Blue Fin in Rome and is out of the country at this time; he owns several restaurants so the exact format of the Cartersville store isn't known. Curlee also owns the Rome Fuddruckers across from State Mutual Stadium.
>Earlier Bartow restaurant closings, openings> Dining
Terry is Realtor of the Year; Slickman is Humanitarian of the Year
The Greater Rome Board of Realtors held it's annual Christmas and Awards luncheon Tuesday. Awards were presented to:
>Realtor of the Year: Ruth Terry, (right) Keller-Williams Select Professionals 
>Humanitarian of the Year: Jane Slickman, (left) Garden Lakes Realty
>Three members were inducted into the Hall of Fame: Von Lambert, Lambert, Dixon & Tate Real Estate; Jerry Watford, Hardy Realty; and Shirley Muller, retired, Toles,Temple & Wright Real Estate.
>Georgia Association of Realtors President Van Johnson was in attendance to induct the following officers of the board for 2009:
>Graham Dixon, President (Lambert, Dixon & Tate)
>Ruth Terry, President-Elect
>Debbie Hayes, Treasurer
>Local directors: Julia Dent, Tom Sipp, Marry Ann Bohannon, Trinie Davis.
>State directors: Von Lambert, Della Gore.
Cartersville's Lori Royal wins Labor Department's Beck award: Lori Royal, a Georgia Department of Labor services specialist in the department's Cartersville Career Center, has been named recipient of the Larry D. Beck Spirit Award. Click Award
>Latest personnel updates from Floyd Medical Center> Health
Track today's Dow; Wednesday's close was up 172.60> Google Finance
Weather Center/ Brought to you by Roman Court
-90 percent chance of rain, high of 49; 30 percent tonight, 32 degrees.
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-Extended forecast: Weather center
Media report
-Cox blends AJC, WSB radio, TV parent companies under one name> Cox
-More static for radio ad sales: The Radio Advertising Bureau reports total ad revenue for U.S. radio markets "dropped 10 percent in October from a year earlier. Local revenue fell 15 percent; national, 1 percent." That includes many of the political ads for the November election> Radio
-Book publishers also hit by declines> Books
More updates
-Video of Rome Christmas Parade coming soon to Library Channel: We'll have broadcast times soon. The parade narrative will be provided by Lisa Smith and Randy Quick. For more, please click Downtown Headlines
-New dropoff point for annual Can-a-Thon: The Salvation Army will be holding its 26th Annual Can-A-Thon this Friday at State Mutual Stadium. The community is asked to bring canned, non-perishable goods between 5 a.m. and noon. All donations will be used to feed homeless and needy through the Salvation Army for the holidays and through 2009.
-Poinsettia pickup is Thursday, Friday: The Junior Service League's Sixth Annual Poinsettia Sale pick-up is Thursday and Friday at the Rome Civic Center. Pickup times are 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. both days. Additional plants will be for sale as well. For more, click JSL
-The gift of giving: Students learn about giving, not just receiving> Toys for Tots
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable / brought to you by Riverside Toyota
-Just say no: Georgia Tech's record at the Chick-fil-A Bowl anything but peachy. Click Arey
The Football Report, brought to you by PrintWorks
-John McClellan's picks of the week: Good news for Rome, Calhoun fans
-Calhoun selling game, bus tickets for trip to Quitman Friday night.
-AutoMax/BusMax named NAIA game transportation sponsor> Rome
-Click Football Report
Downtown Headlines
-Bryan Mullins of Mullinsmania.com checks out this week's entertainment options downtown. Plus: 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' opens Friday; Artspaces is Saturday, Sunday> Downtown Headlines
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