Business News

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded Hall County Government the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its Fiscal Year 2017 budget.

Federal disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofit organizations in Hall County because of the drought that began on Dec. 15, 2016.

Gainesville native Peyton Wilhoite has joined the staff of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce as Project Manager for Economic Development and Government Affairs.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded $103,750 in grants during its January meeting, including $97,000 to agencies serving area residents.

The Rotary Club of Gainesville recently presented a $1,500 check to Brenau University President Ed Schrader for the 2017 RISE summer program.

Dr. Henry S. Jennings, a retired longtime Gainesville physician and founder of the Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Clinic, has died.

Yes, it’s the time of year that budget requests are presented, but Thursday morning the Gainesville City Council heard a four-year plan regarding the Hall Area Transit System that did NOT involve a specific dollar request…at least not yet.

Just 223,000 Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, fewest in nearly 44 years.

Investors bet big on U.S. stocks Wednesday, giving the market its biggest single-day gain in nearly four months and pushing the major indexes to record highs.

A split vote at the Tuesday, Feb. 28, Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting provided official closure to a 'fowl' argument that has split the community over the past several months.