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700 new jobs possible in Bartow County over the next decade thanks to an agreement signed Tuesday by the Bartow-Cartersville Joint Development Authority which now goes before Toyo Tire's board. According to the story first reported by WBHF AM 1450:
-It's part of twin inducement resolutions, together valued at $910 million, offered by the deveopment authority as something of an incubator for development bonds for Toyo's growth in White in northeast Bartow County.
-The $880 million portion of the package would help with equipment purchases and growth on the Toyo campus. "The company could grow at a pace it's comfortable with," says Melinda Lemmon, Bartow's economic development director. The $30 million portion, for the warehouse operation, would provide for almost immediate equipment purchases to allow Toyo to keep up with customer demand.
-In all, the pact would extend beyond 2020 and could grow Toyo's local employment totals from 650 to 1,350 in 10 years.
-The goal is to close the development deal by year's end, Lemmon adds.
- Last month, Toyo announced it was hiring an additional 200 people. The company was named the Georgia Manufacturer of the Year in 2009.
Restaurant roller coaster continues: First we saw three local Arby's close suddenly in Rome and Rockmart. Last week, it was the longtime home of Mrs. Winners in Cartersville. This week, it is the Martha Berry site of Mrs. Winners as well as the original home of Bella Roma as the owners focus on the 11-month-old Bella Roma Grill at State Mutual Stadium. Even The Three Rivers Club at the ballpark is closed for renovations. On the way: A new Opi's Roadhouse in Shannon and Mellow Mushroom in downtown Rome. Click Dining.
5,000-plus due at four-day Southeastern Cowboy Festival and Symposium: Concerts, lectures, exhibits, vendors and a Sunday morning "Cowboy Church" are part of the eighth annual celebration at the Booth Western Art Museum in downtown Cartersville Thursday through Sunday. A closer look: Click
Wednesday's Buzz:
-Oct. 21: Chamber's Business After Hours, hosted by Cartersville Medical Center. Go to the north tower, classrooms one and two, 5-7 p.m. Chamber
-Now on Facebook: Georgia's Department of Transportation. Click
Tuesday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click and Click
Your latest forecast:
-Wednesday: High of 74, 50% rain chance. Low of 40
-Thursday: Sunny, high of 78, low of 41.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar: Click
Friday night predictions from Georgia High School Football Daily
John McClellan's week nine high school football picks. Click
-This week's winners include:
-Adairsville beats Model / Cartersville over Cedartown
-Chattahoochee thumps Cass / N. Whitfield over Woodland.
Norman Arey's sports commentary. Click
-Basketball season may be a welcome relief at the University of Georgia.
Shorter Hawks football. Hawks
-Next up: Oct. 23, at Harrison High, vs. Cumberland, Ky. 1:30 p.m.
Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium. Click Sports
-Oct. 23: Montgomery Gentry concert.
-Nov. 12: Braves Celebrity Shootout golf match.
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