Business News

Ricky D. Crocker is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the North Georgia Technical College Alumni Association.

Piedmont College will host a Preview Day from 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Swanson Center, for students and parents interested in learning about academic programs available at the Demorest campus.

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia is taking appointments for its annual Pet Photos with Santa Claws event.

The Gainesville City Council has agreed to move forward with an annexation and rezoning request made by West Ahaluna, LLC, to develop a 219-lot subdivision along the Dawsonville Highway corridor.

The U.S. economy grew at a solid annual rate of 3.5 percent in the July-September quarter, propelled by solid gains in business investment, export sales and the biggest jump in military spending in five years.

Walmart Stores Inc. is considering matching online prices from competitors like Amazon.com, raising the stakes for the holiday shopping season.

An optimistic statement from the Federal Reserve sent the dollar up and gold prices down Wednesday as traders prepared for rising interest rates.

The Federal Reserve cited an improving economy Wednesday as it ended its landmark bond-buying program and pointed to gains in the job market - a key condition for an eventual interest rate hike.

Nordstrom at the Mall of Georgia will be closing its doors.

Difficulties with funding continue to plague the Hall County Library System, and HCLS board members have been asked to come up with some options for finding new money or face the possibility of making changes in operating hours.