Special report: Employment
4,300-plus jobs lost in major layoffs here since Jan. 2006
-Barely five months into the new year, Greater Rome is watching 650 jobs vanish and those are only the "direct" jobs. Yet to come will be the "second-tier" employers involving support businesses, suppliers, even restaurants and shops.
-And as grim as the running total between Jan. 1, 2006, and now looks--4,338 jobs together in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon and Polk counties--consider this: these mostly are employers required to inform the state Department of Labor and local governments of significant staff reductions.
-The four-county employment total for March 2010 was almost 124,000, down 4.5 percent or by 4,454 jobs, from 128,432 people employed in March 2009. That's more than 4,400 jobs in 12 months vs. 4,338 major layoffs over 4.5 years.
-Missing from the list that follows: the loss of three Goody's stores, Circuit City two Office Depots and others.
-The list below mostly is from the Labor Department; we added in totals for the Pierre Foods' announcement and CCH Small Firm Services relocation to Kennesaw later this summer:
| 2010/Company | Jobs lost | Communities | When |
| Pierre Foods | 350 | West Rome | August 2010 |
| CCH | 380 | West Rome | July 1 (moving) |
| 2009/Company | Jobs lost | Communities | When |
| Perot Systems | 32 | Rome | Dec. 22 |
| Cintas | 40 | Calhoun | Nov. 12 |
| Advanced Steel | 39 | Rome | May 14 |
| Trinity Rail | 659 | Cartersville | April 22 |
| Kmart | 80 | Rome | April 8 |
| Kobelco | 144 | Calhoun | April 7 |
| Shaw 7 | 390 | Calhoun | March 24 |
| 2008/Company | Jobs lost | Communities | When |
| Mohawk | 160 | Calhoun | Dec. 31 |
| Mohawk | 79 | Shannon | Dec. 1 |
| Shaw 7G | 125 | Calhoun | Nov. 19 |
| Temple Inland | 91 | Rome | Oct. 22 |
| Pierre Foods | 153 | Cedartown | Feb. 8 |
| Wheeler's | 59 | Rome | Jan. 8 |
| Wheeler's | 39 | Cartersville | Jan. 8 |
| Wheeler's | 155 | Rome | Jan. 8 |
| 2007/Company | Jobs lost | Communities | When |
| Legacy (Perot) | 64 | Rome | Nov. 6 |
| Mohawk | 150 | Calhoun | Sept. 4 |
| Bacova Guild | 92 | Cartersville | July 27 |
| Aramark | 57 | Rome | June 5 |
| State Mutual Ins. | 26 | Rome | April 9 |
| 2006/Company | Jobs lost | Communities | When |
| Springs Gobal | 324 | Calhoun | Dec. 6 |
| Academic Books | 91 | Cartersville | Nov. 28 |
| Morse Automotive | 240 | Cartersville | Nov. 3 |
| Florida Tile | 130 | Shannon | Aug. 14 |
| Fiskars Royal | 82 | Calhoun | May 3 |
| Morse Automotive | 90 | Cartersville | March 13 |
| Chemical Products | 17 | Cartersville | Jan. 11 |
| 5-year total | 4,338 | | |
Source: Georgia Department of Labor
Another huge hit for West Rome as Pierre Foods to idle 350
-Just as the effects of CCH Small Firm Services move to Kennesaw start to be felt comes another blow to West Rome and the local economy.
-Pierre Foods, which in December 2006 paid $93 million for Rome's Zartic Inc., plans to cease production here by August, idling up to 350 employers.
-Some could be placed in other Pierre Foods' operations but none are local
-The hit comes as up to 380 CCH Small Firm Services employees start to transition to the new consolidated operation in Kennesaw. CCH's current offices are just off Redmond Circle, not far from the Pierre Foods campus.
-In March 2008, Pierre Foods closed its Cedartown plant; 153 people were laid off in the closing. The company is expanding in North Carolina. (Click)
-For the official announcement from Pierre Foods, click Here.
Some positives out there as well:
-LG Hausys America broke ground last month on a new manufacturing facility near the Gordon-Bartow line valued at $50 million and bringing 80 new jobs. Hiring could start in the third quarter.
-The Calhoun Times reports Shaw will hire 200 workers in all for a refit plant in that community, aided by Georgia Northwestern Technical College training.
-A year ago, Bentley Dye held a job fair in Calhoun to fill 300 jobs; it received more than 2,000 applications. The company changed names and went on to hire additional workers for its new plant in Gordon County.
-Toyo Tire in White has continued to grow. Also, Pirelli, Marglen and other existing industries have announced expansions as well.
-Rome/Floyd development groups and the county commission meet today to discuss bonding and the industrial sites at Ga. 140 and Ga. 53. No new employer is expected to be identified at that time, however. But prospects are being courted.
-While new home construction has lagged, commercial and institutional building jobs have been plentiful. New residence halls were built at Berry College and now two major medical projects on either side of the Floyd Medical Center campus are under way.
-To date, we've seen little if any spinoff effect from the billion-dollar VW plant near Chattanooga. A suppliers park is accompanying that project.
-There are reports of 2,000 jobs associated with a massive indoor ski resort talked about near Red Top Mountain. Don't hold your breath on that one.
-Several hundred jobs are discussed as well by the committee pushing the Tennis Center of Georgia project that did not receive $7.5 million in key funding (bonds) from the state this legislative session. One caveat: Many of those potential jobs would go to enterprising Berry students.
Cartersville splits series with Eastside, losing opener by a 5-2 score and winning the night cap, 10-1. Deciding game three is at 5 p.m. Thursday. Hear it on WBHF 1450 AM and via Webcast here on Bartow Headlines
June 4-6/Signs for upcoming Dixie Highway Yard Sale now available
(Media release) Phones in Northwest Georgia began ringing in December 2009 with thrifty shoppers seeking the dates for the 2010 Dixie Highway 90-mile Yard Sale. This great sale that began in 2006 has grown leaps and bounds each year. More than 500 sales were recorded in Bartow County alone in 2009, accounting for just one-half of the surveyed route. Get all the details needed to join us on June 4-6, 2010 for 90 miles of bargains by visiting online at www.DixieHighway.org. Be sure to see Dixie Dollar Coupons and the homepage for a list of rental spaces. There are many residents, churches and businesses in Adairsville, Cassville and Cartersville with spaces available for rent. Sale participants may stop by the Cartersville Visitor Information Center in the railroad depot in downtown Cartersville anytime Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. or Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to purchase a Dixie Yard Sale Sign with stake for $5 each. Call 770-387-1357 for more information.
The Duck Report: What's ahead for the Ninth Duck Derby> Click
-May 13: Let's Label 20,000 Ducks!
-May 14: Free evening concert at Duck Derby/Riverside Park.
-May 15: Duck Dash 5K and Kids' Fun Run, Cartersville Soccer Complex.
-May 15: Duck Derby 9 at Riverside Park!
-Plus: Track the duck> Facebook
Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: Mostly sunny, high of 90, low of 64.
-Friday: High of 90, low of 63; 20-30% chance of rain day, overnight.
-Weekend preview: Mid 80s, best chance of rain is Sunday.
-Extended forecast> Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-There may be some hot seats in college football coaching but there's not one in Athens.
Rome Braves> Sports
-Rome loses 3-2 as Savannah scores in bottom of 10th
-Rome at Savannah tonight-Saturday.
-Mills Fitzner's latest game photos> Click
-Rome Braves' May 16 game changes to a 4 p.m. start.
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