Local Business News

A Cumming lawmaker wants bigger tax breaks for donations given to rural hospitals.

Veteran banker Carl Blackburn has joined Peach State Bank & Trust as Vice President and Mortgage Lending Manager.

Not much change in gas prices from last week, according to AAA. Prices in Georgia rose one penny a gallon.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee and the Georgia Forestry Service recently announced the winners of the 2017 Arbor Day Student Art and Essay Contest.

When the Braselton Planning Commission meetslater this month, members will vote on a rezoning request for a mixed use development in the downtown area.

Georgia's General Assembly gavels in a new legislative session on Monday.

State Bank Financial Corporation, the holding company for State Bank and Trust Company, has completed its mergers with NBG Bancorp, Inc. and S Bankshares, Inc.

A job fair is planned at Goodwill in Oakwood Tuesday.

The 2016 Year-End Summary Report from the Greater Hall Chamber Economic Development Council indicates 18 new and expanding firms will add nearly 800 new jobs and $163 million in new capital investment to Hall County and Gainesville this year.

The state Department of Natural Resources has scheduled a series of public meetings this month regarding the development of proposed hunting regulations for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 hunting seasons.