Two more restaurants close in Cartersville . . . : Two relative newcomers, Avalon on Slopes Drive off Tennessee Street and Michaela's Smokehouse on Ga. 20 near I-75 have closed.
-. . . and Game Time, new sports bar/grill, on the way in: A new sports bar in the Avalon spot behind Slope's BBQ and next to the Carmike 12 theaters is just about ready. Game Time sports grille should open in mid-October and more is on the way for the plaza just off Tennessee Street near the U.S. 41 interchange.
Mixed report on Rome jobs: Up 300 from July, down 1,800 vs. Aug. 08
Source of chart, text: Georgia Department of Labor
In an economy hungry for good news, let's look at the positives first:
-300 more jobs were filled here last month, 39,500 vs. 39,200 in July.
-Georgia's jobless rate dipped to 10.2 percent, a tick down from 10.3 in July.
-But on the flip side, there were 1,800 fewer jobs in Rome/Floyd County last month vs. the 41,300 people working here in August 2008. And the statewide jobless rate 13 month ago was 6.4 percent.
-Says Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond:"Tens of thousands of jobless Georgians are facing an increasingly difficult job market. The slight decline in the August unemployment rate appears to be a bit of positive news, however, a closer examination reveals that the reduction was primarily due to work force shrinkage."
-Georgia's labor force has shrunk by 79,039, jobs from 4,823,467 to 4,744,428; the number of unemployed workers nearly doubled from 244,962 to 481,588; the number of jobs declined by 314,100 from 4,181,100 to 3,867,000.
-In August, the over-the-year losses came in trade, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, professional and business services, including temporary employment agencies, and construction.
-Job growth came in healthcare; private educational services (13,400 jobs).
-Next week: The county-by-county unemployment rates.
-Sept. 24/Shorter, Forum, Labor Department team up on job fair> Click
-Latest local jobs posted on CareerBuilder> Click
PDI closing Rome, Douglasville stores: PDI, known for its plumbing and lighting fixtures as well as accessories and parts, is closing the store at 246 N. Fifth Ave. as of Friday, Sept. 25. The Lawrenceville-based company bought H & H in 2001. The PDI group has eight stores but is reducing locations to six with the closing of both Rome and Douglasville> PDI
Dining & Drink:
-Latest restaurant health inspection scores later today> Dining
-Busy weekend at North Georgia wineries; what's ahead> News Vine
High School Football:
-John McClellan's Friday night picks> Football Report
-Armuchee, Gordon Central, Chattooga to stay perfect.
-Rome, Darlington, Rockmart, Sonoraville all looking at wins.
-Coosa, Cartersville, Cedartown, Woodland have tough nights ahead.
Latest from Georgia High School Football Daily> Details
Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: High near 81, lows of 70. Rain chance: 60% to 80%
-Friday: High of 82, low of 69. Rain chance: 40% to 60%
-Your extended forecast> Weather / Local radar> Radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable:
- If you don't like some of my observations, tough. Want to make something of it?> Click
Shorter Hawks
-Preview of Saturday's Shorter-Pikeville football game at Barron> Click
No comments:
Post a Comment