Local Business News

Approximately 239,000 Jackson EMC members and former members will receive a check in the mail this month from the electric co-op.

The University of North Georgia had a $620 million economic impact on a 17-county area of north Georgia during fiscal year 2017.

Vivian Vakili has been appointed to the position of economic development director for Forsyth County.

Veterans living at Gardens of Gainesville received special recognition recently during the unveiling of the facility’s new Veterans’ Wall.

Mohak Davé, MD, chief of Emergency Medicine for Northeast Georgia Medical Center is the recipient of this year's Emergency Department Director of the Year Award from the Georgia College of Emergency Physicians.

Hall County and the City of Gainesville are working to bring the public "timelier, informative and engaging" video content at their fingertips, and are shutting down The Government Channel.

Georgia’s net tax collections for November totaled $1.83 billion, for a decrease of $13.1 million, or -0.7 percent, compared to last November.

First, it was Denny's, now another Gainesville eatery on Browns Bridge Road has closed.

Music, food and dancing will combine to benefit the Gainesville community at the Annual Charity Ball on Saturday, Dec. 8.