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Spherion Staffing Services announced Wednesday that Al Gainey and Stacey Reece, owners of offices in Gainesville, Buford and Eastanollee, are recipients of the 2015 Spherion Spirit Award.

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a watered down bill allowing craft breweries to let customers take home beer.

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill legalizing fireworks sales in Georgia.

Eddie Staub, founder and executive director of Eagle Ranch in Flowery Branch, Georgia, will be honored at Leadercast North Georgia, the local simulcast of an international leadership event

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Braselton began construction on a new expansion Monday, allowing the hospital to begin offering obstetric services to the community.

Motorists headed to the pump are finding the highest gas prices of 2015. The national average price for regular unleaded is $2.62 per gallon, up 59 cents since this year's low of $2.03 in late January.

Ray C. Jones is retiring from the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) board of directors after nearly 40 years of service. He is succeeded by Steve Blair, who is well-known in Hall County for his community and board service.

While prices remain below $3 per gallon across most of the country, American drivers paid the highest gas prices of the year in the month of April.

Mercedez-Benz plans to lay off 259 employees as it shifts its U.S. headquarters from New Jersey to Atlanta.

Bill Turk, CEO and Founder of Pest Control Insulation, recently announced Stacy Harris as Marketing Coordinator for the company. In this role, Harris, will work with the company’s Marketing Manager to drive the company’s marketing efforts through multi-channel outlets.