Local Business News

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Gainesville last year were down 37.9 percent compared to 2017.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce recently completed a study of Hall County healthcare providers that concludes that sector employs 13 percent of the county's workforce with an average salary of just over $59,000.

A 23-lot subdivision planned in the Murrayville area is getting a recommendation for approval from the Hall County planning staff.

State Bank and Trust Company, a division of Cadence Bank, which has a branch in Gainesville, is offering zero-percent interest consumer loans for furloughed federal employees impacted by the government shutdown.

Gainesville's Spring Chicken Festival will have a new home when it returns in April: Longwood Park.

Last year was another banner year for Georgia for workers and the state Department of Labor, with increases in jobs, workforce, and employed residents.

Gas prices are back on the rise, now that the oil market is regaining strength, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA - the Auto Club Group.

Gregory Katulka has been appointed resident director of Merrill Lynch’s Gainesville office.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center is seeking public support for plans to add a surgery center its Braselton campus.

The Oakwood City Council Monday night is scheduled to consider plans for a mixed-use development which were tabled by the council in December.