Local Business News

Piedmont College students, faculty, staff, and friends gathered in the Chapel at the Demorest campus last week for a Convocation service to welcome a record freshman class and a new campus minister.

A veteran Gainesville insurance executive, Ed Parks, died Saturday at the age of 85.

The Hall County Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a rezoning request next month for a 16.7-acre tract of land in East Hall where an agri-entertainment venue is planned.

Hiawassee and Ellijay are among fourteen places in Georgia recently awarded low-interest financing totaling $13.1 million by the state for water, sewer and wastewater infrastructure improvements.

Mazda is recalling more than 190,000 CX-7 sport utility vehicles because of a potentially dangerous steering control defect.

Several northeast Georgians were named to state boards by Gov. Nathan Deal last week.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce 2016 Most Fit Company Awards will be presented at the HealthSmart Breakfast on October 5 at 7:30 at the Gainesville Civic Center.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors recently awarded $92,275 in grants, including $82,500 to agencies serving area residents.

Funded by $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education's High School Equivalency Program, the University of North Georgia will launch its own five-year program that will enable 50 migrants to attain a high school education free of cost.

"Inc." magazine has ranked Gainesville-based Dress Up number 1,931 on its 35th annual Inc. 5000, a ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.