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Georgia State forecaster: The worst is yet to come 
In separate forecasts for the nation and Georgia/metro Atlanta, Dr. Rajeev Dhawan--who directs GSU's Economic Forecasting Center--says we've not hit bottom just yet. "Toxic debt" will continue to be a problem for banks, he says. As for the state: Look for the jobless rate to rise above 10 percent Dhawan is the keynote speaker at Berry College's Business Outlook 2009 presentation on April 22> Forecast
Thursday: Chamber Health & Wellness Expo at The Church at Liberty Square (Click directions). The hours are 3 to 7 p.m. with a business-to-business session from 3 to 5 p.m. (admission is a business card) and the public session from 5 to 7 p.m. (admission $2 per person or two non-perishable food items).
Ribbon-cutting set for March 6 for Coosa Valley FCU's new Cartersville office: A 4 p.m. ribbon-cutting is set for the newly opened Cartersville office of Coosa Valley Federal Credit Union. The office is on Tennessee Street just off U.S. 41 and close to the Carmike 12 Cinemas. The credit union's annual meeting is set for Saturday evening at The Forum in Rome.
CVTC hosts 'Finding a job in this troubled economy' on Tuesday: Coosa Valley Technical College's Economic Development Division and Office of New Connections and Special Populations hosts "Finding a Job in this Troubled Economy" Workshop from 9 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. in the auditorium at the Floyd campus. Expanded details: Click Find Jobs
Career Fair/Expo set for March 3-4 at North Metro Tech
(Media release) North Metro Technical College is holding a two-day Career Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 3-4 on the NMTC campus. The fair is free of charge and is open to all. On March 3, from 10 a.m. until noon, presentations on two new job search tools-- eRecruiting and Optimal Resume -- will be held in the 100 building auditorium. The Career Expo will conclude Wednesday with a job fair in the NMTC Building 400 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Career Expo is sponsored by North Metro Technical College Career Services, Education & Career Partnership Grant/Dual Enrollment, Special Populations, Retention Services and Georgia Work Ready Initiative. For more: Mike Carroll, Career Services Coordinator: (770) 975-4063
Gingrey votes 'no' on spending bill: U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey voted against H.R. 1105 – the $410 billion fiscal year 2009 Omnibus Spending bill – which passed the House Wednesday by a vote off 245 to 178, mostly with Democratic support. Said Gingrey: "Last night, President Obama pledged to cut our federal deficit in half before his four year term is up. This is a noble goal, but while it is always easier to talk about fiscal responsibility "in the future" – the road to a decreased deficit must start today. Unfortunately, the calls for fiscal restraint that echoed through the House Chamber less than 24 hours ago failed to reach Speaker Pelosi and her allies in the House as Democrats today approved nearly a half-trillion dollars in additional deficit spending. I hope that my colleagues in the Senate will take the commitment to fiscal responsibility more seriously, reject the overloaded spending in this bill, and look for ways to tighten the federal belt before sending it to the pPresident's desk."
On Dining & Drink:
-Part two of our snapshots from Dahlonega's wine country. This week, Frogtown Cellars, home of the Frogtown and Talking Rock labels> Drink
WeatherCenter, brought to you by Roman Court:
-Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
-Thursday night: 40% chance of showers after 1 a.m. Low of 51.
-Friday: 80% chance of showers, possibly a thunderstorm. High near 64.
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Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable / brought to you by Riverside Toyota
-Who's no. 1? It seems nobody wants to be; no stampede to coach from press box. Click Arey
March 14/Georgia Trail of Tears meeting: The next meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association is Saturday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the Old Newnan train depot. The speaker will be Chris Haveman, Creek Indian specialist. He is a graduate student at Auburn University, majoring in history with a focus on Creek Indian removal. For more, click www.gatrailoftears.org or call Linda Baker at 770-704-6338. E-mail: badnil@windstream.net.
Artists invited to apply for fall's 34th Annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn> Festival
Bartow schools set pre-K, kindergarten enrollment> Schools
1902 Stock Exchange Dinner Theatre presents You're A Good Man Charlie Brown on Saturday. The dinner and show costs $45 per person and includes. Call 770-773-1902 for reservations.
-Leadership nominees, winner credit CVTC for their success: At a luncheon designed to honor them, the four GOAL nominees from Coosa Valley Technical College instead praised the school and their instructors for helping each achieve goals of their own. This year's winner: Claudia Miller (right)> 
This month's Georgia Trend features comments from seven majors about their communities' ties to the state, our economy and what to expect from the General Assembly. Says Bagby: "The two things that have kept us in good shape for a long time are education and medicine." Click 
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>Michael McPherson, right, Unity's president and chief executive officer, told bank employees on Friday to expect the report in Sunday's newspaper. McPherson said, "You should know that the Texas ratio is the level of non-performing assets versus the level of bank capital. Non performing assets are loans in excess of 90 days past due or on non accrual of interest plus foreclosed property held by the bank. It should be noted that Unity has one of the lowest Texas ratios that will appear in the article. 
-More on the five-, four-diamond award restaurants: In December, 
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