>The Office of Thrift Supervision recently issued a 24-page Supervisory Agreement reading past operations at Heritage First Bank. The agreement contains stipulations and guidelines for current and future bank operations. Hometown asked Greg Wilkes, the new chief executive officer of the bank, to answer questions we had after reading the document. His responses follow; click Bank Report.
>One key development for the bank: Since December, Heritage First has been raising new capital. The campaign ends May 31 and Wilkes expects it will have raised $7 million to $8 million in new capital.
-For more, click Bank Report
Employment
-Bentley Dye to hire 300; job fair June 9-10 at CVTC's Gordon Campus: Bentley Dye is expanding its Calhoun facilities and will be hiring 300 additional employees, some over the summer and others within six to nine months. The company currently employs 75 to 80 people at the 413 River St. complex. The new hires, to be screened during the job fair set for June 9-10 at Coosa Valley Technical College's Gordon Campus, will be assigned to the second complex now being built. Applications will be accepted for twisting, heat set, creelers, superba operators, extrusion operators and lab techs, according to the Georgia Department of Labor.
The hours both days: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. For additional information about the recruitments, contact the Rome Career Center at (706) 295-6051.
-The Gordon County Chamber newsletter in November said Bentley Dye purchased 42 acres in the McDaniel Station business park with plans to build a manufacturing facility. The total investment was valued at $30 million.
The economy
Forecaster Dhawan pessimistic about fast fix for U.S., state economies: Georgia State Economic Forecasting Center Director Rajeev Dhawan, who spoke recently at Berry College, issued his latest forecasts on Wednesday:
>The US: "Despite a growing chorus of experts predicting recovery in the second half of 2009, ... Dhawan warns that it will take much more than positive thinking to begin the recovery process."
>The state: "While metro Atlanta was once insulated from the "headwinds" of the national economy through the Olympic buildup, corporate relocations, the growth of Delta, and investments in hotel and convention facilities, the region's economy is now suffering with the rest of the United States."
>For more on each, click GSU
Health
-Health department: Remain vigilant about swine flu; 'probably' in our area:
Latest updates for Northwest Georgia> Health
-Harbin neurosurgeon Cowan publishes in Journal of Trauma > Health
Campus Headlines
-Dean's list from Georgia Highlands College> Click
Memorial Day
-Just in time for holiday travel--rising gas prices: A gallon of unleaded was selling for $2.21 this morning, up 31 cents from a month ago but down $1.57 from a year ago. For updates, click Georgia Gas Prices.
-Troopers predict 18 will die on Georgia's roads this holiday: The Memorial Day holiday period begins at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at midnight Memorial Day. The Georgia State Patrol estimates as many as 2,725 traffic crashes, resulting in 875 injuries and 18 traffic deaths could occur during the 78-hour holiday> GSP
-Georgia DOT will suspend construction-related lane closures on all interstates and major state routes from 5 a.m. Friday until 10 p.m., Monday.
-Quick forecast: Slight chance of showers through Saturday; 40% chance Sunday-Monday. Highs in the low 80s, lows near 60> WeatherCenter
-Weekend on the road? Try some of the special events at North Georgia wineries, from Braselton to Dahlonega to Young Harris> Wine Tours
Dining
-Later today: The latest public health inspection scores for restaurants in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties> Dining
-Ribbon cutting, grand opening set for 4:30 p.m. Friday at 333 on Broad.
-Thursday: 40% rain chance, high of 77. Gusts to 25 mph.
-Thursday night: 20% chance of rain, low of 64.
-Friday: 40% chance of rain, high of 80. Gusts to 15 mph.
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable/brought to you by Riverside Toyota
-If Buffalo gives Terrell Owens the key to the city, what would Michael Vick get?
-Red-hot Braves chilled by Tourists, 6-1.
-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos
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