Local Business News

The University of North Georgia celebrated its sixth annual Scholarship Gala recently at the Forsyth Conference Center in Cumming.

The topic will be climate change at a community forum on the Brenau University campus in Gainesville on April 12.

The Lake Lanier Association held its annual meeting recently with nearly 500 people in attendance at Port Royale Marina.

North Georgia Technical College is offering an 18-hour introduction to small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (drones) that provides hands-on skills training for aspiring business operators to fly drones safely and efficiently and helps them prepare for FAA certification.

Margaritaville at Lanier Islands will hold a job fair April 7-8 for more than 400 positions such as water park attendant, lifeguard, bartenders, and servers.

Christ Place Church has taken the wraps off its new logo as a followup to the new name for Blackshear Place Baptist Church which was introduced last month.

A Mississippi bank is buying a Georgia bank, with a branch in Flowery Branch, for $453 million in cash and stock.

Brenau University has appointed longtime occupational therapist and Associate Professor Kathleen Foley as interim director of the School of Occupational Therapy.

David Smith and Tess Mosley received top awards at the annual Gainesville Kiwanis Club ceremony.

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will hold a called meeting Wednesday as discussions continue regarding the proposed extension of the county’s SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax).