More local layoffs on the way? Several dozen jobs at the AEP plastics plant in Cartersville appear to be in jeopardy. In an announcement made Tuesday, the company reported that "To date we have shut down our plant in Fontana, Calif., notified employees of a shut down of our plant in Cartersville, Ga., and reduced head count." Around 30 people work for AEP in Cartersville. AEP reported earnings of $11.6 million in the second quarter, more than doubling the $5.5 million in income for the same period in 2008. click AEP
-Extended unemployment checks to begin: The first checks for state extended unemployment insurance benefits will be mailed Thursday, state Labor officials report. It provides up to 20 weeks of additional benefits to individuals who have exhausted state unemployment insurance benefits and the first- and second-tier of Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits on or after Feb. 15. Click DOL
-Bentley Dye job fair ends today; 300 jobs available> Buzz
-Gingrey to host job retraining workshops June 30, July 2> Business
San Diego Padres use third pick to select Cartersville's Donavan Tate: The Cartersville High standout was projected to be the third choice in the MLB draft> Tate (click).
Updates on services for Sgt. Jeffrey W. Jordan: There are updated plans today for services honoring Cave Spring's Jeffrey William Jordan, 21. It now appears his body will return to Floyd County on Thursday. It also appears that the Army has awarded him the rank of sergeant, says family spokesman Bill Fortenberry.
-The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 until 9 p.m.
-Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church with the Rev. Rob Miller and the Rev. Robert Vines officiating. Burial will follow with full military honors at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.
-For the complete obituary, please click Henderson and Sons
>How to help: An account has been established for Jeff's son, Tailor, at Coosa Valley Federal Credit Union> Click
The photos above and below show the ready-to-grow building sites for restaurants and shops at Berry Crossing, home of the recently opened CVS store at Martha Berry and the Bypass. The drug store quickly rose on the corner, opening in March.
Look closely and you can see the foundations of the strip center's future occupants. >But the only thing new on the remaining site has been a Board of Adjustments notice about changes being sought on setback standards which would allow the project to be subdivided (June 16, 2 p.m., click meeting agenda). We have another round of calls into Metro Group Development, which announced plans for Berry Crossing last fall, and Ables Realty. One reason to subdivide: A potential tenant could be seeking land ownership with an option to design it's own building.
>As designed, Berry Crossing is to feature a 37,000-square-foot campus including CVS, the Wachovia branch already on site (due for renovation) and 19,500 square feet of retail space. (click).
Dining/On the road this Sunday? Try The Old Mill: Downtown Acworth landmark serves a brunch that covers breakfast, dinner choices--and more> Click
Weather:
-Wednesday: 20% chance of showers, thunderstorms. High of 90.
-Wednesday night: Low of 68, partly cloudy skies.
-Thursday: 30% chance of rain, high of 92.
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Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable:
-It's that time of year: I have my very first college preseason football magazine
-Rome takes game one vs. Savannah, 4-3.
-Up next: Tonight, Thursday at Savannah.
-Latest Mills Fitzner game photos> Gallery
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