Business News

The Sears store in Gainesville is one of 504 Sears and Kmart stores Sears Holding Corp. plans to sell.

A memorial service will be held Sunday for Gainesville businessman Tom Paris, Jr., who died earlier this week.

Black Friday: the day that shoppers traditionally put on their tackiest Christmas sweaters and rush to the stores to get the best deals on holiday gifts. At least, that's the way it used to be.

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said all employment indicators remain positive for the year for the Gainesville metro area, even as the jobless rate increases.

Jackson EMC has donated $30,000 to Path Project in Gainesville for the purchase of a van to provide transportation for students in the Baker & Glover Mobile Home Park.

The Habersham County Commission has given the owner of a Clarkesville recycling business until January to get into compliance with the restrictions of his business license.

You could call it an early Christmas present. Habersham EMC’s Board of Directors has approved a rate decrease for its members by reducing the Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment (WPCA) factor for the remainder of 2018.

Holiday travelers this week should see prices at the pump that are nine cents lower than last week - and the lowest prices since March - with a statewide average of $2.48 per gallon.

North Georgia Technical College has two new vice presidents, Keith Powell and Amy Hulsey.

Three Forsyth County schools and a Habersham County theater group are among recipients of Vibrant Communities grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts.