Local Business News

Braselton's new trolley service will begin operations Friday and will run regular routes each Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Gainesville City Council unanimously approved the city’s bid to “buy-back” the 41.224-acre tract in Gainesville Industrial Park West sold to Koch Foods in 2006 but never developed.

Chris Grimes, who has served Forsyth County in various capacities since 2006, has been appointed as the county's new Director of Emergency Management.

Gov. Nathan Deal will join members of the Hall County State Legislative Delegation at this year's Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Gainesville.

The Georgia Department of Labor is partnering with Defender Services to host a job fair in Cornelia Nov. 7.

Construction students from 17 area high schools will be participating in the Northeast Georgia Workforce Development Alliance Skills Challenge in Gainesville this week.

The third meeting of a state Senate study committee looking at advanced communications technologies and right-of-way policy will be held in Gainesville Nov. 9.

Northeast Georgia Health System’s president and CEO is one of this year's recipients of the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Women Who Mean Busines award.

As work continues to restore power in areas in Florida and Georgia hit hard by Hurricane Michael last month, more than 20 team members from Jackson EMC are heading to the Florida panhandle to assist a fellow electric cooperative in that effort.

The City of Gainesville plans to create a new business park because the city of Gainesville is running out of building sites for new businesses.