Local Business News

A new Christmas attraction is coming to Towns County and opens on Thanksgiving.

Thomas F. Lowry, RFC, CRPC of Georgia Wealth Advisors, LLC recently completed his semiannual training from America’s IRA Experts with Ed Slott and Company, LLC in Coronado, California.

Brenau University’s School of Nursing was dedicated earlier this week in memory of long-time New Holland/Gainesville resident Mary Inez Grindle.

The Bradford apartments and HomeStar Financial Corporation's Gym of '36 have been named winners of this year's Business Beautification Awards by the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.

AAA projects that 48.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, an increase of one million travelers compared with last year.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday morning that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in October

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton will be home at some time next year to a one-of-a-kind marble water garden.

Coming up on Monday, Nov. 21, the Brenau University Music Dept. will host an event called "Singing for the Shelter Animals" at the Burd Center on the Gainesville campus.

Gas prices continued their downward march toward $2 a gallon last week. The average price is $2.02 in Tennessee, $2.19 in Georgia, and $2.16 in Florida.

As Truett McConnell University's new multi-million dollar George Blaurock Student Wellness Center nears completion, the University is making a push to raise between $300-500,000 before next spring.