Local Business News

Gainesville led all metropolitan areas in the state in job growth last year, with a 3.6 percent increase, according to the State Labor Department.

Sixth-graders from Gainesville Middle School experienced a day of running a business with the help of Brenau University faculty, staff, and administrators Friday.

The state of Georgia had a banner year in 2019, according to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.

Motorists who travel I-985 around the new Exit 14 will encounter single lane closures on the highway both Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 20 and 21.

Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.40 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.

The spring will bring with it the opening of a Children’s Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, which is being designed to provide the chance for play and learning in a botanical-rich setting.

Northeast Georgia Health System recently unveiled its new Therapeutic Music Program at the medical center.

Two Gainesville men, John Ferguson and the late Tom Paris, Jr., are to be inducted into the Northeast Georgia Business Hall of Fame next month.

A state Representative from Clarkesville is Gov. Brian Kemp's choice to serve as chairman of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Commission.

The Pier 1 Imports store in Gainesville is one of up to 450 stores the company is closing.