Bartow's jobless rate down from July 09, mostly flat vs. June 2010.

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Local jobless rates: Down from July 2009, about the same as June

	July  2010 Employed	July 2010 Unemployed	July 2010 % jobless	June 2010 % jobless	July 2009 % jobless
Bartow	40,061	4,999	11.1%	11.2%	11.9%
Chattooga	8,992	1,205	11.8%	11.2%	12.2%
Floyd	44,049	5,216	10.6%	10.6%	10.8%
Gordon	21,555	3,067	12.5%	12.5%	13.5%
Polk	18,379	2,118	10.3%	10.5%	10.8%
State	4,218,183	480,486	10.2%	10.3%	10.2%

Source: Georgia Department of Labor

-Overview: Northwest Georgia's employment snapshot for July is another edition of good news, bad news. Compared to the same month in 2009, things look good. The jobless rates in Floyd, Bartow, Gordon, Polk and Chattooga counties dropped, especially in Bartow and Gordon counties.

-Little change: Compared to June, the July report was mostly flat with a tick or two down except for a big increase in Chattooga County: from 11.2 percent to 11.8 percent.

-What to watch in August: Two major closings--Pierre Foods in Rome (350 jobs) and the Mohawk spun yarn plant in Cartersville (229 jobs).

-Help is on the way: Two job fairs are set for next month: On Sept. 9, the Cedartown Career Expo from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cedartown Career Center, 262 N. Park Blvd. 770-749-2213  And on Sept.  23, the Northwest Georgia/Shorter University Job and Career Fair at The Forum,1 until 5 p.m. with more than 30 employers. Business.

-Statewide job report. Click Business

CVB moving to new Brown Center; depot office goes to to downtown development office

(Media release) The Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau will close its offices and Visitor Information Center on Aug. 28 at the Historic Railroad Depot in downtown Cartersville. The CVB is relocating to the new Clarence Brown Conference Center on Ga. 20.

-The Cartersville-Bartow County Visitor Information Center reopens on Sept. 20.  The visitor information center will be open Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. A grand opening for the Brown Center will be held in August.

-Features of the new Visitor Information Center include designated parking, ample restroom facilities, free WiFi, in-lobby destination marketing presentations and more. 

-The CVB will operate the 44.000-square-foot Clarence Brown Conference Center. It will feature 15 interior rental spaces in addition to the Cass Courtyard and Bartow Amphitheater. 

-The Cartersville Depot, owned by the City of Cartersville, will remain open to the public and will be operated by the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority. 

-The CVB's Welcome Center in Adairsville's Historic Rail Depot will consolidate with Cartersville.

The Adairsville Depot also remains open to the public as the Adairsville Rail Depot Age of Steam Museum is located inside

-Details: 770-387-1357 and or at www.NotAtlanta.org

Chattahoochee Technical College extends deadline for admissions

(Media Release) Prospective students have a little bit longer to get documents together for fall quarter at Chattahoochee Technical College. The deadline for the submission of fall quarter application packets (application, application fee, official test scores and sealed high school/GED and college transcripts) has been extended to Friday, Sept. 3.  For more: www.ChattahoocheeTech.edu or call 770-528-4545.

Search specifics set for Newman's replacement as Shorter president:

An article appearing in a recent edition of The Christian Index details what qualities are sought for the next president of Shorter University. Dr. Harold Newman announced his retirement in June after successfully guiding the school to university status. Newman has agreed to stay on through is contract or until a replacement is named. Among the characteristics sought: "A born-again evangelical Christian ...an advocate of Christ in the fine arts ...a proponent of both Liberal Arts and Professional Studies... an awareness of fund raising." Click Shorter

Air show that really happens in the air at Russell Airport Friday, Saturday: -The Admiral John Towers Regional Aerobatic Competition flies into Rome's Richard B. Russell Airport this Friday and Saturday as pilots from all over the Southeast come to show their flying skills. It is free and open to all. Details

Watch Gingrey's Polk town hall via C-SPAN: A 96-minute video of U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey's meeting was taped Aug. 18 at the senior center in Cedartown. Included: Some transcript breakouts. Plus: the clarity of the video is amazing, especially since it is via the Internet. To view, click Gingrey

Aug. 26/Labor Department seeks 45 workers for its new Disability Adjudication Services office in Dalton. Click

Wednesday's Bartow County Jail reports. Incident reports /

Your latest forecast:

-Thursday: Sunny, high of 90, low of 69. 20% rain chance.

-Friday: High of 90, low of 67.

-Weekend preview: Sunny, upper 80s and upper 60s at night.

-Forecast: Click  / Regional animated radar

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey   

-ACC Coastal is one of the most competitive divisions in all of college football.

Rome Braves. Click Sports

-Greensboro takes opening game of final home stand of 2010 season, beats Rome, 6-3. 

-Tonight: Braves host Greensboro. 7 p.m.

-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. Click 

John McClellan's High School Football Picks & Forecasts. Click McClellan

-Cass gets county's only win as Cartersville (vs. Pepperell), Adairsville (vs.  Ridgeland), Woodland (vs. Cass) in for rough evenings, says NW Georgia's Mr. High School Football.

Rome Braves. Click Sports

-12th inning rally gives W. Virginia win over Rome, 5-2.

-Tonight: Braves host Greensboro. 7 p.m.

-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. Click