The Georgia Department of Labor reports almost 200 Bartow job losses by May 9th. The job losses involve 4 companies. According to the Department of Labor, the layoffs include VNC Specialty Alloy or Vista Metals of Adairsville affecting 120 employees, the effective date is May 9th, 2020. Melinda Lemmon, Executive Director of the Cartersville Bartow Economic Development Office says Vista Metals located in Adairsville in 2010 with 50 employees. The company expanded in 2018 and added 90 jobs.
Sixty-five employees of America’s Auto Auction Atlanta Incorporated were laid off March 17th. The business is located in Bartow County. The Cartersville Vision Works Office laid off six employees effective April 4th and Floor Covering Installation laid off 2 employees on April 11th.
The Business Layoff and Closure listing contains information reported to the Georgia Department of Labor as required by the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
Below is the entire list report by GDOL for Norwest and Northeast Georgia.
| Estimated Total Number Affected : 2362 | ||||||
| ID | Company name | City | ZIP | County | Est. Impact | LWDA |
| GA201900061 | St. Partners, LLC | Gainesville | 30504 | Hall | 220 | 2 |
| GA201900063 | Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. | Alto | 30510 | Banks | 600 | 2 |
| GA201900072 | Shaw Industries Group, Inc. Plant 23 | Dalton | 30721 | Whitfield | 275 | 1 |
| GA201900073 | Kindred Specialty Hospital LLC | Rome | 30165 | Floyd | 78 | 1 |
| GA201900100 | Nails Creation & Spa | Buford | 30518 | Hall | 5 | 2 |
| GA201900146 | Black Diamond Grill and Grill, Inc | Cumming | 30041 | Forsyth | 38 | 2 |
| GA201900216 | Divine Home Nursing, LLC | Cumming | 30041 | Forsyth | 9 | 2 |
| GA201900221 | Personal Touch Salon | Gainesville | 30506 | Hall | 1 | 2 |
| GA201900224 | Hunt Enterprises LLC | DAHLONEGA | 30533 | Lumpkin | 2 | 2 |
| GA201900225 | America’s Auto Auction Atlanta, Inc. | Cartersville | 30120 | Bartow | 65 | 1 |
| GA201900269 | River Street Tavern Inc | Ellijay | 30540 | Gilmer | 29 | 1 |
| GA201900291 | Daniel DeReuter | Dalton | 30720 | Whitfield | 4 | 1 |
| GA201900312 | St Joseph Clinic, P.C. | DALTON | 30720 | Whitfield | 13 | 1 |
| GA201900346 | Accounting & Tax Service of Rome | Rome | 30161 | Floyd | 1 | 1 |
| GA201900352 | IH Services | Trion | 30753 | Chattooga | 46 | 1 |
| GA201900356 | Asbury Automotive | Cumming | 30041 | Forsyth | 13 | 2 |
| GA201900382 | Art Carpet, LLC | Chatsworth | 30705 | Murray | 10 | 1 |
| GA201900389 | FLOOR COVERING INSTALLATION | CARTERSVILLE | 30120 | Bartow | 2 | 1 |
| GA201900395 | Kelsey Hayes | Flowery Branch | 30542 | Hall | 386 | 2 |
| GA201900400 | CR&G LLC | Dalton | 30720 | Whitfield | 22 | 1 |
| GA201900401 | MATCO INC | DALTON | 30722 | Whitfield | 20 | 1 |
| GA201900453 | The Finish Line, Inc. | Gainesville | 30501 | Hall | 12 | 2 |
| GA201900530 | Southern Exposure Technical Services, LLC | Acworth | 30101 | Paulding | 4 | 1 |
| GA201900546 | Coral Hospitality-GA LLC | Helen | 30545 | White | 69 | 2 |
| GA201900547 | Coral Hospitality-GA, LLC | Young Harris | 30582 | Towns | 173 | 2 |
| GA201900551 | Coral Hospitality-GA, LLC | Dawsonville | 30534 | Dawson | 59 | 2 |
| GA201900612 | VMC Specialty Alloys LLC | Adairsville | 30103 | Bartow | 120 | 1 |
| GA201900625 | Vision Works (Hiram) | Hiram | 30141 | Paulding | 7 | 1 |
| GA201900628 | Vision Works (Cumming) | Cumming | 30041 | Forsyth | 5 | 2 |
| GA201900635 | Vision Works (Gainesville) | Gainesville | 30501 | Hall | 8 | 2 |
| GA201900638 | Vision Works (Cartersville) | Cartersville | 30121 | Bartow | 6 | 1 |
| GA201900670 | Bloomin Brands (Carrabbas 6117) | Cumming | 30041 | Forsyth | 60 | 2 |