Local Business News

Inspired by a number of area children and their families battling a childhood cancer diagnosis, BGW Dental Group joined with its patients to make a difference, donating $4,135 to CURE Childhood Cancer.

The federal government is awarding grants for broadband projects to increase access to job training, educational and health care services in rural Georgia, including Fannin, Gilmer and Pickens counties.

Daniel Hill of Rabun Gap has been named North Georgia Technical College’s 2018 Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership. Hill is an accounting student at the Clarkesville campus.

An entertainment venue is proposed for Chestatee Road and a dog daycare and grooming business is in the works for Friendship Road, with both applications headed to the Hall County Planning Commission next month.

Brenau University’s online graduate education and MBA programs rank among the top online higher education programs in the United States, according to the 2018 listings compiled by U.S. News & World Report.

Carroll Daniel Construction Company's division manager, Trent Brown, has been selected to serve on the steering committee for the Association of General Contractors of America’s Construction Leadership Council.

The Gainesville Kiwanis Club is now accepting nominations for the John W. Jacobs, Jr. Youth Service Award.

The number of unemployment insurance claims filed in Georgia last year was the lowest in 20 years.

Lanier Technical College officials have named the school's semi-finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership.

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia has received $46,000 from PetSmart Charities to help fund its spay and neuter efforts in the area.