Local Business News

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.

Gas prices are back on the rise, now that the oil market is regaining strength, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA - the Auto Club Group.

Gregory Katulka has been appointed resident director of Merrill Lynch’s Gainesville office.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center is seeking public support for plans to add a surgery center its Braselton campus.

The Oakwood City Council Monday night is scheduled to consider plans for a mixed-use development which were tabled by the council in December.

A state senator from North Georgia says it's time to make broadband services more accessible, especially to Georgians who live in rural areas.

Almost five months after a sprinkler system flooded the building, INK (Interactive Neighborhood for Kids) is preparing for its Grand Reopening.

Junior Achievement of Northeast Georgia’s Business Hall of Fame Gala is Saturday, February 2 at 6:00 pm at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville.