Local Business News

​Grace N. Hewell, a well-known Gillsville folk potter and member of the Hewell's Pottery family has died.

Employees of the Wrigley Gainesville Factory recently participated in a food drive and a coat collection campaign to benefit North Georgia charities.

Gas prices leveled off over the weekend, after declining for more than three weeks, according to Sunday's fuel price report from AAA.

North Georgia Technical College Photography Instructor Jeff Gulle was named Photographer of the Year for an unprecedented fourth time at the recent Georgia Professional Photographers Association annual convention and print competition.

Gina Rider has been promoted to Senior Vice President at Peach State Banks & Trust.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the draft of the county's Comprehensive Plan Dec. 1 and will, after the hearing, consider sending the document to state and regional officials for their review.

Gov. Nathan Deal has named three northeast Georgians - one from Gainesville and one each from Cleveland and Cumming - to state boards.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region in October was 4.8 percent, down five-tenths of a percentage point from 5.3 percent in September.

Animal Medical Care has hired Dr. Heather Tarpley in what the firm calls a move to "to strengthen and expand the services it provides" to Gainesville and Hall County.

Will Hicks, Vice President/Investments and Branch Manager of the Stifel's Gainesville Private Client Group office, has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation from the Center for Fiduciary Studies.