Local Business News

North Georgia Technical College is waiving application fees for new students on three Wednesdays in July.

​Goodwill of North Georgia has been awarded over $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Labor grant money to help young adults exiting the corrections system.

Tanger is excited to recognize 5 individuals in the local community as this year’s recipients of their Hometown Heroes program.

Forsyth County Commissioners Wednesday announced their intent to leave current millage rates in place, but due to growth in the tax digest, the move will reflect an increase in property taxes for some property owners.

The Gainesville City School System has scheduled two sessions for parents and community members to offer input on two documents for the new Mundy Mill Academy.

Entegra Financial Corp., based in North Carolina, has acquired Chattahoochee National Bank of Georgia, a banking institution founded in Gainesville in 2008.

After weighing public comments made at two public hearings the previous week Hall County Commissioners were presented with a modified, and slightly lowered, budget and millage rate at the third, and final, public hearing Thursday evening.

Motorists are finding some of the lowest gas prices of the year, according to this week's report from AAA.

The Flowery Branch City Council voted Thursday night to approve their budget for the 2018 fiscal year and to maintain last year's millage rate despite some increased property values.

The state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased for the fourth consecutive month to 4.9 percent in May