Local Business News

The Georgia Department of Education has been recognized by the federal government for its state promotion of Farm to School across Georgia, and three school systems were singled out for special recognition.

RMS Associates, Inc., an Atlanta-based MSP, VOIP and technology solution provider, has completed the acquisition of Global IT Department, LLC of Flowery Branch. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Gainesville Police Department will host the 15th annual “Shop with a Gainesville Cop” Friday at WalMart on Shallowford Road.

As a part of its 10th Anniversary Celebration, Scott’s Downtown and The Loft will be hosting a Public Safety Appreciation Holiday Luncheon next week.

New doctors planning to spend their residency at Northeast Georgia Medical Center will now have a place to practise, study and even sleep while working at the hospital.

The new website for the city of Suwanee is tentatively slated to launch in February, according to city documents.

It may be Monday before power is restored to all Habersham EMC customers who were left in the dark by Friday's snow storm.

The Braselton Town Council and Downtown Development Authority officially welcomed Memorial Park Funeral Home to the city's historic downtown recently.

The Gainesville planning staff recommends approval of plans to expand the Hall County Department of Family and Children Services office but emphasizes the need to protect an adjacent subdivision.

A proposed 55-lot single family home subdivision near downtown Flowery Branch got first reading approval from the Flowery Branch City Council Thursday.