Local Business News

Students, colleagues , and mentors gathered in the Brenau University East Whalen Auditorium to honor the three 2018 Masters in the Art of Nursing honorees Thursday morning.

United Community Bank's David Brindley has been named a Sales and Service Champion for the fourth quarter of 2017.

McKibbon Hospitality announces the promotion of Erik Rowen to President of Development and Renovation Services.

WomenSource, a Gainesville-based non-profit, is offfering a free seminar to area women who need some help with navigating career and job fairs.

Students from West Hall High School and Lakeview Academy have been named STAR Students from the Hall County and Gainesville area school systems.

Nancy Norton was named 2017 Woman of the Year and Doug Carter was honored as the 2017 Man of the Year by the Gainesville Rotary Club.

Max Rubenstein, 17, of Atlanta and Angelica Krubeck, 11, of Cumming have been named Georgia's top two youth volunteers of 2018 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

Gainesville has been selected a top retirement destination by Where to Retire, the only magazine in the country geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions.

Nearly 1,000 building permits were issued in Gainesville and Hall County last year for new, single-family homes.

​Home heating systems in our area worked overtime in December and January to keep up with a combined 33 days of below freezing temperatures.