Business News

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has announced the 12th class of Youth Leadership Hall and it is the largest class yet with 79 students.

The state Board of Regents has approved a tuition increase of two percent for all 28 of the colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia, which limits the increase systemwide to $27 to $98 per semester for a full-time, in-state undergraduate student.

The annual United Way of Hall County Volunteer Recognition and Celebration was held at the Gainesville Civic Center Thursday morning.

Michael T. Underwood has joined Peach State Bank as a Senior Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer.

Groundbreaking will be held Friday on phase two of an expansion of Kaya Vineyard & Winery in White County.

Officials say they have ended restrictions on poultry producers that were enacted after the first confirmation of avian influenza in commercial birds in Georgia.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday morning that the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.1 percent in March.

State and local officials gathered on the campus of North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville Wednesday morning to celebrate something officials believe will benefit all of North Georgia for decades to come.

Like a schoolyard bully wanting everyone’s attention, the traffic problem in the Dawsonville Highway corridor has pushed its way to the front of the line.

The Lula City Council has decided to stay with its current liability insurance provider when the May 1 renewal date arrives.