Local Business News

Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores across the country — a move that seems sure to cost jobs — on the same day it announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out one-time bonuses to others.

Angela Valencia has joined Peach State Bank & Trust as a Mortgage Officer.

A Gainesville woman, Katie Mathis Dubnik, and a woman from Lula, Caroline Black Lewallen, are among the members of this year's Leadership Georgia class.

Michele Piucci has joined Peach State Bank & Trust as Senior Vice President and Deposit Operations Manager,

A Brenau University student from Hoschton is one of five winners of scholarships from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

Non-essential state agencies from Columbus to Augusta and northward will be closed Monday due to the winter weather advisory.

The winners in Gainesville's annual Arbor Day Art & Essay Contests have been announced as well as plans for this year's Arbor Day celebration.

The Braselton Planning Commission is scheduled to consider plans for a residential development and a warehouse-distribution facility later this month.

Hall County residents are being reminded that they have from now until April 1 to close the books on a number of tax-related matters, including filing for homestead exemptions.

​With the health care world continuing to expand in Gainesville and Hall County, the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will officially recognize those efforts next month.