Regional economic development leaders talk 'new normal'
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Georgia. At the table: Al Hodge, president and CEO of the Greater Rome chamber; Heather Seckman, director of economic development for the chamber; Jimmy Phillips, president of the Gordon County chamber; Brooks Mathis, regional project manager
with the Georgia Department of Economic Development; Kay Read, president and CEO of the Cartersville-Bartow chamber; and Melinda Lemmon. director of the Department of Economic Development for Cartersville-Bartow County. Just as interesting was the setting: the region's 2009 success, Tellus museum> Trend
Region's first Hilton Garden Inn opens soon in Cartersville: The Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce and the Bartow Employer Committee are teaming up for a seminar on developing "open communication" skills to assist business leaders make better decisions on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 8-11:45 a.m. at the new Hilton Garden Inn off East Main Street. It is the first of four seminars, now through April 22, focusing on "Adapting to the New Business Climate." All four seminars are set for the hotel site. For more on the chamber seminars, click Business
>The second story line is the host site, the new Hilton Garden Inn, set to accept reservations as of Sept. 15. The hotel off Liberty Drive looks like a potential player for compact business meetings.
Rome City Commission, School Board qualifiers as of Monday evening:
-All seven incumbent school board members qualified; no challengers as of Monday evening. Qualifying were Faith Collins, Cheryl Huffman, Bruce Jones, Dale Swann, Judy Sims, Chris Wilson and Will Wood.
-In the Ward 2 City Commission race (three positions are on the ballot): Incumbents Jamie Doss and Duane Reid qualified as did challengers Jeff Brown, Sue Hamler Lee and Steven McDowell. McDowell ran for commission before.
-Candidates have until 4:30 p.m. Friday to qualify for the Nov. 3 election.
John McClellan's high school football picks for the week (Click)
-Rome gets first 'W;' Pepperell stays undefeated. Tough night for Tigers.
-Armuchee goes 2-0; first win for Model; Unity at 2-1?
-Cedartown's win streak ends; 0-2 start for Rockmart.
-Cartersville still perfect; losses for Adairsville, Cass, Woodland
-Calhoun, Gordon Central, Sonoraville each get second wins
Tuesday's Buzz:
-10 beer, food samples highlight 'A Tasting of Downtown' Sept. 17> Details
-Town Green, parking deck dedication at 10:30 a.m. Friday> Downtown
-Georgia Highlands announces furlough dates> Campus Headlines
-Roberts new senior vice president/commercial lead at Citizens First> CFB
-Sam Moss, Darlington's Dean of College Guidance, has been named to the Admissions Advisory Board at Auburn University> Darlington
-Lauren Winborne, co-founder of the non-profit organization It Won't Happen To Me, will visit Darlington Oct. 25-26> Driving
-Noon Optimist Club names first students of the month for new year> Click
Your latest weather:
-Tuesday: High of 81, low of 63. Rain chance: 20%
-Wednesday: High of 85, low of 60.
-Your extended forecast> Weather / Local radar > Radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable
-Countdown to kickoff: The top seven players in the ACC feature three defenders and four offensive players.
-Rome takes home opener vs. Charleston, 2-0
-Double-header tonight vs. RiverDogs, 6 p.m. start.
-Mills Fitzner's latest game pictures> Gallery
-'Softball Slam' coming to State Mutual Stadium Oct. 23-25> Sports
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