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The manager of the Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Hall County expects the venue to shatter previous year numbers for area economic impact this year.

Gainesville attorney Ashley D. Bell was named this week as one of 25 "On the Rise" honorees by The Daily Report, a legal publication based in Fulton County.

Rachel Spain is the newest member to the United Way of Hall County team.

The Georgia Department of Labor released area jobless rates for February Thursday morning, noting that the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region in February was 5.3 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from January.

Attorney Jody Cooley, a partner in the law firm of Hulsey, Oliver, and Mahar, LLP in Gainesville has withdrawn from the firm to join the legal department at Wayne Farms LLC.

For the fifth year running, Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has surpassed the $1 billion mark in local and state economic impact.

Towering cranes dot the city's skyline, signaling the rise of a $1.4 billion retractable-roof stadium that is supposed to keep major sporting events streaming to Atlanta.

In the past 20 days, gas prices have risen a total of 23 cents nationwide, 29 cents in Florida, 28 cents in Georgia, and 29 cents in Tennessee according to the latest numbers for AAA.

The University of North Georgia's Women's Leadership Initiative is hosting a series of weekly sessions on various topics this month as part of the school's celebration of Women's History Month.

A Gainesville woman has been named to a state board and a Flowery Branch woman has been appointed to a new term on another state governing board.