Local Business News

Tanger Outlets Commerce this past week announced Nick King has been named General Manager/Marketing Director for the retail center.

North Georgia Technical College recently named Tammy Keyes the school's 2021 Employee of the Year.

If you see smoke billowing out of Tallulah Gorge Wednesday, April 7, it's nothing to be alarmed about. Officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources are conducting a controlled burn on more than 1,300 acres in an around the Gorge.

After being suspended for more than a year during the coronavirus pandemic, jury trials have resumed in the Mountain Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Habersham, Rabun and Stephens counties.

Gasoline prices in the Gainesville metro area are among the lowest in the state this week, according to Monday's fuel price report from AAA-The Auto Club Group.

Those traveling to get their COVID-19 vaccine at clinics in or near the city limits of Gainesville can take advantage of discounted WeGo rides through June.

Habersham County Commissioner Tim Stamey was recently awarded a certificate by ACCG for successfully completing the core requirements in the Lifelong Learning Academy.

Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City of Gainesville’s general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) bond rating to Aa1 from Aa2 through the Gainesville Redevelopment Authority. The City has approximately $5.6 million in rated GOULT bonds and the outlook remains stable.

Thirteen students within the Hall County School District have been named finalists or alternates for this summer’s Georgia Governor’s Honors Program.

For February, the Gainesville metro area saw positive over-the-month measures in nearly every employment category, according to the State Department of Labor.