Local Business News

Plans for nearly 500 new homes are scheduled to be considered by Brasleton officials this month, starting with the city council on Monday.

A new “live work play” community is the future of Forsyth County. The City of Cumming will look a little different in a few years, as the City Council just approved, with conditions, rezoning 151 acres between Marketplace Blvd., Turner Road and Hwy. 400, to allow for a mixed-use community.

Fox Factory has begun hiring the 800 people company officials have said they need to staff a new plant in Gainesville.

The state of Georgia has started the year off on the right foot when it comes to the state's employment health.

After jumping a few cents in the prior reporting period, gasoline prices in Georgia are down again, according to Monday's fuel price report from AAA-The Auto Club Group.

After building the Fockele Garden Company into a nationally-recognized residential and commercial landscape design, install and maintenance company, co-owner and creator of the company Mark Fockele has retired.

The Pendergrass Flea Market, which was devastated by a fire nine years ago, is open today despite a small early morning fire today.

A $240,000 gift from the Thomas T. and Bernice F. Irvin Foundation will help fund a new home for Piedmont College’s School of Education.

The resurfacing the State Route 10 loop in Athens and a portion of Georgia 385 in Habersham County were among the projects included in the latest contract awards by the state Department of Transportation.