Local Business News

While Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler continues to think positive when it comes to the employment picture in the Gainesville metro area, he said numbers in the December jobless report may not appear to be good news at first glance.

Georgia gas prices have risen an average total of six-cents in the past 10 days, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA - The Auto Club Group.

Brenau University’s online graduate education and MBA programs ranked among the top online higher education programs in the United States, according to the 2019 listings compiled by U.S. News & World Report.

The University of North Georgia's middle grades education bachelor's degree is expanding to UNG's Gainesville Campus starting this fall.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Gainesville last year were down 37.9 percent compared to 2017.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce recently completed a study of Hall County healthcare providers that concludes that sector employs 13 percent of the county's workforce with an average salary of just over $59,000.

A 23-lot subdivision planned in the Murrayville area is getting a recommendation for approval from the Hall County planning staff.

State Bank and Trust Company, a division of Cadence Bank, which has a branch in Gainesville, is offering zero-percent interest consumer loans for furloughed federal employees impacted by the government shutdown.

Gainesville's Spring Chicken Festival will have a new home when it returns in April: Longwood Park.

Last year was another banner year for Georgia for workers and the state Department of Labor, with increases in jobs, workforce, and employed residents.