Local Business News

The featured speaker at this year's Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce HealthSmart Expo will be a man who is no stranger to the opioid epidemic and knows first-hand the devastating and sometimes fatal impact it can have on people.

With the approach of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, area businesses and non-profits are teaming up to raise money to help combat the disease.

A Gainesville man and a Suwanee man have been named to state commissions by Gov. Nathan Deal.

The federal government will invest almost $2.4 million in four multi-year projects in Georgia, including two in northeast Georgia, that aim to build infrastructure while conserving natural resources.

The city's downtown parking deck will close Monday as planned, according to a spokeswoman for the City of Gainesville.

The grand opening next month of the new Lanier Technical College campus north of Gainesville will feature a concert by Academy of Country Music Award Winner Mark Wills.

The City of Suwanee's 2016 Annual Report has received a national award from the City-County Communications & Marketing Association.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce is out with its latest report on the top employers in Gainesville and Hall County, and it shows that the Northeast Georgia Medical Center continues to lead the way, by far.

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents has recommended $13.6 million in state funding for the University of North Georgia to begin renovations on the former Lanier Technical College campus space, located next door to UNG's Gainesville Campus.

Special Olympics Hall County will once again host a golf tournament to raise funds for local athletes.