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🌱 Patch AM: How exposed is Dalton’s flooring economy if Georgia tips into recession?
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- How exposed is Dalton’s flooring economy if Georgia tips into recession?
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📰 News we're reading
• Selig Center annual report: Risk of recession in Ga (northwestgeorgianews.com) — Dalton’s flooring industry is singled out as vulnerable in a new University of Georgia forecast warning that Georgia faces nearly 50–50 odds of a recession next year. The report says Trump-era tariffs and tighter immigration policies are slowing growth statewide, squeezing trade-dependent hubs like Dalton, Savannah, and Brunswick, even as consumers and stable housing values keep the broader economy from sliding further. 
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Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 Highway 225 N , Chatsworth
9:30 am - How the Homeschoolers Stole Christmas
Chief Vann House Historic Site , 82 GA-225 , Chatsworth
2:30 pm - Varsity & JV Girls Basketball @ RMS
Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
5:00 pm - North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
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7:30 pm - Fire Tower Open House
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12:00 pm - Fire Skills and Smores
Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
4:00 pm - JV Girls Basketball Tournament @ RMS
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🗞 Nearby News
Chatsworth
- Freight line from coast to northwest Georgia reports record traffic (savannahnow.com)
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Ringgold
- Things to do in Chattanooga are this week include Vienna Light Orchestra and North Georgia Holiday Spectacular (timesfreepress.com)
- Candidates lining up to seek Greene's open seat (northwestgeorgianews.com)
- Basketball Game Preview: Heritage Generals vs. Ringgold Tigers (maxpreps.com)
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