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Rezoning for a warehouse/office complex on Clarks Bridge Road to house a plumbing and electrical business is being recommended for denial, according to a report from the Hall County planning staff.

This week's planned merger of Northside Hospital and the Gwinnett Health System is another indication of Northside's expanding footprint in northeast Georgia, which includes almost 30 outpatient centers stretching from Gainesville to Blairsville.

Gainesville was alone in July among the metropolitan areas in the state in a decrease in the number of initial claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia.

The first day of classes this week for the Fall Semester at Lanier Technical College set a new enrollment record for the school.

With nearly 15 percent of Hall County's population age 65 and older, two institutions are joining forces to educate and serve community members 55 years old and older.

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday the month of July was another "solid month" for Georgia and for the Gainesville metro, with Gainesville setting records for both labor force and employed residents.

A study released Tuesday by the University System of Georgia revealed the University of North Georgia had an economic impact of more than $667 million on the northeast Georgia region during fiscal year 2018.

On Sunday, gas prices in Georgia averaged $2.46 per gallon for regular unleaded, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA - the Auto Club Group.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center is one of only three hospitals in Georgia – and 24 hospital systems in the Southeast – to receive the American Cancer Society’s HPV Cancer Free Partnership Award for 2019.

The Women’s College of Brenau University is getting its first graduate degree program in its 141-year history: an Executive Women’s Master of Business Administration.