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Dislocations in Northwest Georgia

Company County/
Career Center 

# Affected

 Month Comments

Announced
Ball Metal Food Tallapoosa 250 06 - 12/08 Plant Closure - Rapid Response
Mohawk Whitfield 68 04/08 Layoff
Mohawk Floyd 153 04/08 Plant Closure
Rexam Walker 75 4/08 Layoff

UI Applications Taken
C.C. Dickinson Rome 5 03/08 Layoff
Sage Dining Rome 8 03/08 Layoff
Shaw Rome 8 03/08 Layoff
Spartan Construction Rome 23 03/08 Layoff
Mohawk Rome 8 03/08 Layoff
Kelly Services Rome 10 03/08 Layoff
Global Rome 4 03/08 Layoff
Fluor Rome 9 03/08 Layoff
Evans Construction Rome 5 03/08 Layoff
Great Southern Express Dalton 27 03/08 Layoff
Shuroki Dalton 20 03/08 Layoff
Southern Staircase Bartow 35 03/08 Closure
Centaur Samples Dalton 11 03/08 Layoff
Springs Cartersville 9 03/08 Closure
3 Cupboard Convenience Stores Blue Ridge 4 03/08 Closure
Plymart Blue Ridge 10 03/08 Closure
Cheryl's Daycare Blue Ridge 5 03/08 Closure
Millwood Specialty Floors Blue Ridge 10 03/08 Closure
Johnson's Paving Blue Ridge 6 03/08 Layoff
Fresh Express Polk/Haralson 90 03/08 Closure
Sony Haralson 10 03/08 Layoff
Shaw Plant LM NW GA (Fort O.) 12 02/08 Lay-off
Smith Lumber Co. LaFayette 60 02/08 Lay-off
Mt. Vernon Mills LaFayette 263 02/08 Lay-off
Quality Carpet Cushion LaFayette 10 02/08 Lay-off
Beaulieu Dalton 25 02/08 Lay=off
Mohawk Dalton 25 02/08 Lay=off
Suzuki Rome 60 03/08 Lay-off
Springs Rome 28 01/08 Closure
Johnny Carinos Rome 12 01/08 Closure
Wal-mart Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Suzuki Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Shaw Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Spartan Construction Rome 12 01/08 Lay-off
Sage Dining Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Packaging Products Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Passport Carpets Rome 8 01/08 Lay-off
Mohawk Rome 20 01/08 Lay-off
Kelly Services Rome 7 01/08 Lay-off
Inland Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Global Personnel Rome 9 01/08 Lay-off
Harvest Moon Rome 10 01/08 Lay-off
Fluor Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Department of HR Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Defender Rome 15 01/08 Lay-off
Evans Construction Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Cleveland Electric Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Accustaff Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Action Electric Rome 5 01/08 Lay-off
Pyramid Moulding Fort Oglethorpe 16 01/08 Lay-off
O'Reilly Auto Parts LaFayette 6 01/08 Lay-off
Advanced Auto LaFayette 14 01/08 Closure
Mt. Vernon Mills LaFayette 25 01/08 Lay-off
Roper LaFayette 50 01/08 Lay-off
Syntex LaFayette 14 01/08 Lay-off
Shaw Dalton 8 01/08 Lay-off
Davies Dalton 5 01/08 Closure
Garmany's Dalton 10 01/08 Closure
Imery Marble Dalton 8 01/08 Lay-off
Dalton Foam Dalton 12 01/08 Lay-off
GEO Specialty Chemicals Cedartown 5 01/08 Lay-off
Bacova Cartersville 13 01/08 Lay-off
Mohawk Amerchee 153 03/08 Closing Plant
Mohawk Dalton 68 03/08 Closing Plant
Mount Vernon Mills Trion 250 02/08 Lay-off
Pierre Foods Cedartown 153 02/08 Closing Plant
Mount Vernon (Reigel) Chattanooga 8 01/08 Lay-off
Pyramid Molding Walker 25 01/08 Lay-off
Syntec Industries Walker 14 01/08 Lay-off
Wheeler's Floyd 264 02/08 Closure
Legacy Molding Floyd 64 01/08 Closure
Hon, Inc. Polk 20   Lay-off
Springs Rome 200 12/07 Closing
Trinity Rome 5 12/07 Lay-off
Shaw Rome 6 12/07 Lay-off
PSC Rome 5 12/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Rome 17 12/07 Lay-off
Fluor Rome 7 12/07 Lay-off
Evans Rome 17 12/07 Lay-off
Chartwells NW GA (Fort O.) 17 12/07 Lay-off
Simpson Bridge  Const. LaFayette 6 12/07 Lay-off
Olde Ferg's Restaurant LaFayette 20 12/07 Closing
West Point Pepperell Dalton 12 12/07 Closing
R&R Textiles Dalton 4 12/07 Lay-off
Overwrap Packaging Dalton 40 12/07 Closing
North GA Surgical Dalton 10 12/07 Closing
EPI/Colonial Printing Dalton 36 12/07 Closing
Davies Jewelers Dalton 8 12/07 Closing
Bacovia Cartersville 9 12/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Rome 21 11/07 Lay-off
Profile Rome 11 11/07 Lay-off
Shaw Rome 8 11/07 Lay-off
Sage Rome 10 11/07 Lay-off
WalMart Rome 8 11/07 Lay-off
Wheelers Rome 5 11/07 Lay-off
Springs Rome 17 11/07 Closing
Fluor Rome 10 11/07 Lay-off
Department of H.R. Rome 9 11/07 Lay-off
Accustaff Rome 5 11/07 Lay-off
Edge Flooring Dalton 2 11/07 Closing
Lil Pigs Market NWGa (Fort O) 4 11/07 Closing
Cecil Gravitt Construction NWGa (Fort O) 4 11/07 Lay-off
Richhold Chemical LLC LaFayette 1 11/07 Lay-off
Movie Gallery LaFayette 6 11/07 Closing
Oriental Weavers Dalton 25 11/07 Lay-off
Springs Dalton 20 11/07 Lay-off
Bacova Cartersville 22 11/07 Lay-off
Temple Inland Floyd 35 11/07 Layoff
Wal-Mart Rome 5 10/07 Lay-off
Springs Industries Rome 28 10/07 Lay-off
Shaw Rome 5 10/07 Lay-off
Rome Builders Rome 5 10/07 Lay-off
Mount Vernon Rome 5 10/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Rome 19 10/07 Lay-off
Inner Harbor Rome 5 10/07 Lay-off
Global Rome 18 10/07 Lay-off
Fluor Rome 7 10/07 Lay-off
Atlantic Skanksa Rome 5 10/07 Lay-off
Faus Rome 25 10/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Home Gordon 170 10/07 Closure
Mohawk Industries Dalton 65 10/07 Closure
Brooks Industries Dalton 41 10/07 Lay-off
Inner Harbor Hospital Cedartown 25 10/07 Lay-off
Bacova Cartersville 10 10/07 Lay-off
Global Employment Solutions Blue Ridge 2 10/07 Closing
Schroder's Rome 10 9/07 Closing
Shaw Rome 7 9/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Rome 21 9/07 Lay-off
Faus Rome 15 9/07 Lay-off
Global Rome 26 9/07 Lay-off
Tandem Staffing LaFayette 22 9/07 Lay-off
Blue Bird LaFayette 9 9/07 Lay-off
Bacova Cartersville 11 9/07 Lay-off
Oriental Weaver USA Dalton 40 09/07 Lay-off
Too Tall Paul's Eatery Gordon 14 09/07 Fire Damage
Poston of Dalton Whitfield 60 09/07 Fire Damage
A. C. Dorset Whitfield 37 09/07
Zartic Rome 12 8/07 Lay-off
Shaw Rome 5 8/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Rome 10 8/07 Lay-off
Dept of Human Resources Rome 5 8/07 Lay-off
Stoffel Seals Cedartown 45 8/07 Lay-off
Zartic Cedartown 50 8/07 Lay-off
Bacova Cartersville 100 8/07 Lay-off
Sewell Clothing Co. Bremen -- 7/06 TAA filed 8/07 approved 10/07
McDonald's Rome 30 07/07
Faus Flooring Rome 130 07/07 Moving out of State
Mohawk Rome 8 07/07
State Mutual Rome 16 07/07
Sam Smith Chevrolet LaFayette 1 07/07
Forrest Cate Ford LaFayette 3 07/07
Morgan Corp. Cartersville 30 07/07
Aramark Floyd 30 07/07 Lay-off
Springs Calhoun 32 03/07 TAA
Springs Rome 15 03/07 TAA
Velsicol Chemical Fort Oglethorpe 45 03/07
Morse Cartersville 44 03/07
Forrest Cate Ford LaFayette 20 04-05/07
Carl Black Ford Summerville 22 03/07
Hometown Foods Blue Ridge CC 25 02/07
State Mutual Rome CC 34 06/07
IGA Rome CC 50
Profile Extrusion Rome CC 43
Li-Foam Rome CC 13
General Shale Rome CC 40
Springs Industries Gordon Co. 370 04/07
Best Manufacturing Menlo 12 1/31/07 TAA
Atco Rubber Gordon 18 01/07
Columbia Recycling Whitfield 100 01/07 Fire
Shaw Industries Whitfield 113 01/07 Lay-off
Zartic (Pierre Foods) Polk 127 01/07 Lay-off
Shaw Industries Rome CC 45
Mohawk Industries Rome 25 02/07 Lay-off
Mohawk Industries Catoosa Co. 51 02/07 Lay-off 40 full-time 11 temp
Huddle House LaFayette CC 15
Bi-Lo LaFayette CC 43
Hometown Foods Blue Ridge CC 25
Morse Automotive Bartow 100 12/06 Closing
Academic Book Services Bartow 182 11-12/22/06 Closing
EPI Whitfield 57 09/13/06 Positions Transferring to Marietta
Southern Family Markets Gilmer 30 08/06 Closure
Florida Tile, Inc. Gordon 130 Jan - Dec 07 Closure TAA
Astro Dye Works Gordon 65 07/21/06 TAA
Fiskars Royal Floor Mats Gordon 80 07/07/06 TAA
Mark Lynn (Diamond Crystal) Haralson 100 06/05 Buy out by Hormel.
Diamond Crystal Haralson 29 10/05 Lay-off
Morse Automotive Bartow 115 07/25/06 TAA - Closing
Three Springs of Fannin Fannin 35 07/06 Closure
Dari Dip Restaurant Catoosa 43 05/06 Closure
Mount Vernon Mills Chattooga 140 05/31/06 TAA
Kent Marine Bartow 16 04/06 Relocating to Milwaukee
American Greeting Walker - 03/17/06 TAA Lay-off
Kroger Floyd 10 02/06 6 part-time, 4 full-time positions
Big Lots Gordon 15 01/06 12 part-time, 3 full-time positions
J. Crew Gordon 9 01/06 6 part-time, 3 full-time positions
Zartic Polk 105 01/06 Lay-off
Royal Doulton Gordon 7 01/06 Part-time positions
Racemark Catoosa 25 9/05 Lay-off
American Glove Co. Chattooga 8/25/2005 TAA
Ind. Control Associates Bartow 1 4/30/2004 Certified Trade Act Petition
Winn Dixie Whitfield 20 8/05 Closure
Tennessee Turbo Walker 20 08/05 Closure
Save-Rite Bartow 45 8/05 Closure
NCI Building Systems Haralson 60 8/29/05 Division Closure
Oriental Weavers Whitfield 90 05/17/05
Hutcheson Medical Center Walker 42 04/12/05
Springs Industries Gilmer 192 06/05
Pentafab, Inc. Whitfield 79 04/05  
Shaw Industries Paulding 8 01/15/04 114 jobs transferring to other Shaw plants
Shaw Industries Floyd 4 01/05
Sunrise Hosiery Walker 18 12/10/04 Certified Tract Act Petition
Branson Tractor Co. Walker 4 12/04 All other jobs are transferring to Rome
Associated Rubber Haralson 7 12/03/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
Associated Rubber Gordon 12 12/03/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
Glad Manufacturing Bartow 400 11-04 to 6-05 Certified Trade Act Petition
Sunrise Hosiery of GA Walker 18 11/12/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
Edge Carpet Whitfield 52 10/15/04
Blue Ridge Textile Fannin 30 09/04
United Synthetics, Inc. Walker 27 09/04/04
Major League, Inc. Pickens 2 08/03/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
Galey & Lord Floyd 450 08/07/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
Apollo Knitwear, Inc. Walker 10 06/10/04
Bluebird Walker 70 Apr - Jun 2004 47 layoffs on 4/16/04; remainder in May and June
Ivy League Kids Walker 8 04/01/04
Small Wonders Daycare Walker 13 03/05/04
Steel Tec Paulding 25 03/31/04
Burner Systems Catoosa 100 2/18/04 80 of 100 transferred to Tiftonia
Glad Manufacturing Bartow 87 Feb/Mar 2004 Certified Trade Act Petition
Hoover Hanes Rubber Corp Haralson 105 4/16/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
NCI Building Haralson 50 1/23/04
Murphy Harps Polk 12 2/12/04
Morse Automotive Shoe Dept. Bartow 1 2/10/04 Certified Trade Act Petition
Glad Bartow 30 1/16/2004
Gourmet Day Café Walker 4 12/31/2003
Caraustar (Jefferson) Smurfit) Polk 43 1/13/2004
Bake Line Chattanooga TN 200

TBA

 NWGa Chattanooga MSA counties will be affected.
Microfibres Pickens 19 Nov 2003 6 more layoffs on 12/30/03
Mt. Vernon Mills Chattooga 25 Oct 2003
Ronile Walker 21 Oct 2003
Bluebird Walker 175 Jan 2004
Harriet & Henderson Polk 125 Oct 2003 New company hired all but 25 employees
Certified Trade Act Petition
Bretlin Whitfield 60 TBA Buyout of company. Some employees may be absorbed by new owner.
Unilever Bartow 200 Dec 2003 Majority will leave in Dec. Plant closes 1st quarter 2004
Inland-Rome Floyd 56 Aug 2003 43 additional positions eliminated through attrition
Goodyear Bartow 120 Sep 2003
Upholstery Fabric Mill Pickens 35 Nov 2003 Certified Trade Act Petition
Brumlow Mills, Inc. Gordon 200 Aug 2003
Herman Miller Cherokee Operations Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens 63 Aug 2003 August through February
Georgia Marble Pickens 65 July 2003 Structural/Memorial Div. only
National Spinning Company Walker 137 June 2003
Evenflo Cherokee 136 May 2003 80% of 170 total from Pickens Co.
West Point Stephens Whitfield 90 May 2003
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