Local Business News

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.

The Georgia Mountain Food Bank has four new board members.

U.S. health officials are warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach, where Florida officials say mosquitoes have spread the Zika virus to five people.

As part of AT&T’s continuing efforts to drive economic development and investment in Georgia, AT&T and representatives from the Gainesville and Hall County Development Authority recently announced that the Gateway Industrial Centre is certified as AT&T Fiber Ready.

Nominations are being accepted for this year's Master Craftsmen Awards, which will be presented October 19 at Featherbone Communiversity in Gainesville.

Dr. Julia Behr, former Assistant Dean for the Augusta University College of Nursing at Athens, has been named Dean of the R.H. Daniel School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Piedmont College.

The price is going up for shorter trips during peak commuting hours in the I-85 Express Lanes starting Aug. 22.