AP Business

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning that the unemployment rate for Northeast Georgia dropped for the month of April, and once again, the Gainesville Metro posted the lowest jobless rate of any metro in the state of Georgia.

Jackson EMC President/CEO Chip Jakins announced Wednesday that its renewable energy supplier, Green Power EMC, has reached an agreement to purchase the full output of a new 52-Megawatt solar array planned for construction in Jeff Davis County near Hazlehurst.

A new Natural Resources Manager is on the job at the Elachee Nature Science Center in Hall County.

As the Hall County School Board prepares to adopt its upcoming budget, three public hearings have been scheduled, and the Board plans to ask for a property tax increase to restore some funding lost during the economic downturn.

April was a time of change for the North Georgia Technical College Administrative Services Department.

In response to a sustained demand for skilled employees in Georgia's growing film industry, the University of North Georgia (UNG) has established a four-year degree in film and digital media.

Even though gas prices have increased lately, American motorists saw the lowest gasoline prices for the Memorial Day holiday in up to five years, according to AAA.

Chattanooga is looking into the possibility of building light commuter rail throughout the city, but a long-running plan to connect the Tennessee city to Atlanta with a bullet train is likely stopped in its tracks.

Ty Cobb or the Georgia Peach has a posthumous legacy of having been a surly guy.