Local Business News

The Habersham Canning Plant is changing its hours of operation for the rest of the month.

One of the South’s largest conflict resolution competitions returns to the area this week as Brenau University hosts its 13th annual Invitational Mock Mediation Tournament Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9-10.

The Georgia Retail Association (GRA) said Tuesday that the average Georgian celebrating Halloween this year will spend $74.34, compared with $77.52 last year, a decrease of just 4 percent.

Awards recently were presented to 10 skilled tradesmen at the 4th Annual Master Craftsmen Builders of America Ceremony.

The 15th Annual Harvest of Hope Masquerade Ball is planned Oct. 16 at the banquet hall at First Baptist Church in Gainesville.

Beginning this month, houses under construction in select Acadia Homes & Neighborhoods’ communities throughout the Metro Atlanta area will come complete with a very special guarantee. Its properties include Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch and others in the Gainesville area.

Northside Hospital-Forsyth has earned The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Gold Seal of Approval and the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure.

On October 1, at the Pink Partini Fashion Gala, something much more than a fashion show will take place.

Peach State Bank & Trust has a new member of its Community Development Board. Abit Massey, Chairman of the Community Development Board, announced Tuesday that Susan Hosford would be joining the group.

The Greater Hall Chamber will host a Marketing Workshop on Tuesday, September 29,from 11 AM - 1 PM at the University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus.