Local Business News

A fire that destroyed three vehicles and damaged others behind a Norcross business is believed to be an act of arson, according to the Gwinnett County Fire Department.

The president of the Northeast Georgia Latino Chamber of Commerce and a former Georgia Supreme Court justice are the featured speakers for Brenau University's GOLD Speaker Series in September.

Northside Hospital has announced a major expansion for the emergency department at Northside Hospital-Gwinnett in Lawrenceville.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will forego its annual meeting and gala this year for a more subdued celebration in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even though the coronavirus pandemic still lingers, Hall County Government officials are taking steps to safely re-open government facilities and resume certain programs

In a called meeting Thursday morning, the Hall County Board of Education validated the sale of $157 million in general obligation bonds to fund a facilities plan for the district over the next 10 years.

Residential students at Young Harris College in Towns County will move back to campus for the fall semester the week of Aug. 10.

In place of the normal pleas for blood drives, now donors who have had coronavirus are specifically being asked to help.

Dustin Hamby, an 18-year veteran of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, has been promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) in Cleveland.

The east side of Russell Street in Suwanee has been closed to traffic until Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 5 p.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.