Business News

Habersham EMC is suspending the disconnection of service for nonpayment for electric service and its Internet service immediately and will also waive late fees.

A new report touting the best mid-sized cities in the nation for small businesses has seven Georgia cities on the list with Gainesville ranked top among those cities.

Contracts have been approved by the state Department of Transportation for a bridge project in Forsyth County and resurfacing of 18 miles on I-85 in Banks and Franklin counties.

Two high school students from Hall County have been named Washington Youth Tour delegates by Jackson EMC, and Habersham EMC has also announced its representatives.

Forsyth County residents are being invited to share input on the amenities planned for Phase 4 of the Sawnee Mountain Preserve.

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation will be limiting public access to its offices beginning Monday and continuing through March 27 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

A $5,000-per-academic-year scholarship landed as a major surprise for 40 University of North Georgia students in fall 2019. Now, as part of this scholarship the donors, Chantal and Tommy Bagwell, are asking the recipients to "pay it forward" when the opportunity arises.

Regions Bank is closing the branch location it has on Dawsonville Highway in Gainesville June 5.

Gainesville's labor force was larger and the unemployment rate was slightly higher in January, according to a report from the Georgia Department of Labor.