Thu., May 23, 2013 3:03am (EDT)

Articles Tagged "Dalton"

  • Mon., May 13, 2013 12:00pm
    Runners and mountain bikers in Dalton will soon have a new trail in the heart of the northwest Georgia city. Dalton Parks and Recreation Department Director Steve Card says an opening ceremony for the new hiking and biking trail on Mount Rachel could be held in the next month or so.
  • Thu., May 2, 2013 4:23pm
    A budding housing recovery is behind a Dalton carpet-maker’s plans to create 2,000 new jobs. Industry experts say more job announcements could follow.
  • Thu., October 11, 2012 8:13am
    The Georgia Department of Labor is teaming up with business and community leaders in two northwest Georgia counties to try to help job seekers get matched up with employers looking to fill vacant positions.
  • Mon., September 3, 2012 5:30am
    The city has lost more jobs per capita in the past year than any other in the U.S.
  • Thu., August 2, 2012 4:54pm
    New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Dalton lost more jobs IN THE PAST YEAR than any other U.S. metropolitan area. Despite the loss of 46 hundred jobs, local officials say they are turning things around.
  • Fri., June 22, 2012 4:00pm
    Pennington says operational funding will depend on a combination of grants, a sliding scale fee schedule and increased Medicaid funding.
  • Mon., May 21, 2012 11:46am
    Authorities say two-dozen people were being decontaminated after a chemical was released at a plant in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton.
  • Tue., February 28, 2012 6:13pm
    Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich kicked off a statewide bus tour this week tour ahead of Super Tuesday March 6.
  • Thu., December 22, 2011 8:57am
    More detailed unemployment data from the state labor department shows the Dalton area has the highest jobless rate at 11.8 percent. Metro Athens posted the lowest unemployment rate in November at 6.9 percent.
  • Fri., December 2, 2011 5:05pm
    A Latino organization is challenging at-large voting districts in the cities of Dalton and Gainesville. The group says the districts disenfranchise non-white voters.