Local Business News

The Norton Agency released a development plan near the intersection of Jesse Jewel and Limestone Parkways for a housing village designed for the new wave of medical residents at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.

Truett McConnell University has selected a new Director of Alumni Relations from within the TMU family, according to information released this week by university officials.

Ahead of the new school year in Gainesville, a local community group has planned a morning of prayer for the school system.

Ashley Fender was named Teen Volunteer of the Year last week at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center's annual appreciation dinner.

The University of North Georgia's new stand-alone Blue Ridge Campus is set to open in time for classes beginning fall semester 2020.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded $77,000 in grants during its June meeting, including $45,000 to organizations serving Hall County.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Economic & Political Forecast August 13 at Lanier Technical College.

QuikTrip is planning a convenience store at a busy intersection in Gainesville and wants a section of a nearby street abandoned to help accommodate the development.

The Center for Lifetime Study at Brenau University, which is home to the Brenau University Learning and Leisure Institute, recently filled two positions on the Gainesville campus.

The unemployment rate for the Gainesville metro area increased in June, but State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Gainesville set another record for total jobs during the month.